Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-07
ENDS HIS OPPRESSION
The Strange Case Of Albert Kra.
kowska, Who Committed Sui
eide at Marion.
Oppressed and Prosecuted in His
Native Land He Seeks Free
dom in America.
Homesick and Afraid Of Officers He
Ends All by Taking His
Life.
ALBERT Kra.


kowska committed suicide in room No
10 of the Freisinger hotel at Marion
yesterday evening He was discovered
almost Immediately after life was ex-
tinct by his cousin, Tony Kuroszczyk,
and cut down. He left letter to his
wife in eros Torchaly, Poland. The let
ter was on the stand in the room, only a
few feet from where he hung. He used
slipped through the buckle and around
his neck, hung to the hinge on the door.
The door was a low one and the man
was forced to lift his feet a foot off the
floor before the strap would choke him.
Homesickness is the fact most in ev-
idence causing his Redistribution. He
had violated the meat laws in Germany
and was forced to flee, leaving his wife
and six children there. He thought the
officers here were on the watch for him
and intended to capture him and re-
turn him to German Justice He had
never been away from home before and
was afraid to return and this his cousin
thought was the reason for his suicide.
He came here early in October and was
employed around the coal house in the
Marion yards of the Milwaukee.
Coroner Ranck was notified about
1885 o'clock last night and drove over.
When he arrived the man was laid on
cot in the room where he hung himself.
His lips We're cracked and caked over
from the blood that had issued out of
his mouth. He was still in the overalls
in which he worked. They were short,
coming up to his ankles, showing the
gray blue workingmans socks and all
of the heavy shoes he wore. His hands
We're tied across his breast by red
cotton handkerchief. This was done by
one of the employees of the hotel. A
portion of the strap still dangled from
| the painted hinge and the remainder
still encircled his neck.
| On stand almost within reach of the
corpse was letter addressed to Mrs.
| Mary Krakowska, eros Torchaly, Po-
/ land.
| He stated this would be the last letter
she would ever receive from him. The
Lord would take care of her ana she
must not let them Officers of the law
take the farm away from her. Ii neces-
sary she should sell half and keep the
other half or rent it. He explained that
Tony would tell her all about it (mean-
ing suicide) He was afraid to come
back, the letter went on, for he was GER
tain to be put in prison three years.
The officers We're watching him here
and he thought he was doing best. With
4 a few fervent "adois" and repetition
that the Lord would watch over her
and the children he signed it, Albert
Krakowska. The body will buried here.
STORY OF KRAKOWSKA.
Albert Krakowska a few months ago
was Polish farmer, living six miles
from Gros Torchaly (Grand VilLage.)
He owned twenty-five acres and had a
few head of stock. He was happily
married and in fairly good circum-
stances. Six children. three boys and
three girls frightened that Polish fire
Iside.
/ A disease, strange and terribly con-
ltagious, broke out among the cattle of
the province. Stringent meat laws We're
put into effect. No cattle of any kind
could be sold from any herd in the
Iprovince. The disease had not yet
REACHED his Immediate vicinity and he
had couple of calves which he had
intended to dispose of. The money was
needed in the household; he must have
lit.
4 One morning early this fall he loaded
the calves into a wagon and took them
1 to the nearest market. Meat was scarce
and the buyers We're willing to take it
4 and ask no questions. He sold them
and in the evening returned to his farm
home. a neighbor saw him and after
inquiry put the suspicious officers on
his track.
HAD TO LEAVE POLAND.
Il Albert Krakowska was forced to
leaye, to flee from home. He had only
the clothes on his back. How much
money was in his possession is not
known, nor is it known whether he had
money or was forced to borrow it, AT
!. any rate he came to the United States.
4 He had been corresponding previously
4 with his two cousins, John and Tony
fIurosZcZyk at Marion, and thence be
came. He was met at the depot %
. |Oct. 8 by his two cousins and secured
work at the coal house in the Milwau.
kee yards.
He told them all about it and was
constantly in fear of the officers in this
country. He became homesick and as
he did not hear from his wife he be-
Icame more so.
He worked along in fear and worry
until yesterday noon. After he and
Tony and John had eaten their noon
lunches he laid down by tool box.
At a quarter past 1 o'clock he com
planned to Tony that he was sick at his
stomach and the latter advised him to
return to his room. He acted upon the
advice.
He was seen by various people
around the hotel until 4 o'clock. Then
. he disappeared with the subsequent
/, discovery as already related. Ten cents
in money and a lead pencil formed the
capital found in his pockets. In a va
, lise in his room We're found some
clothes given him by his cousins.
1t is pitiful story of suicide Sad
/. der than nest suicides because of q
tinge of oppression. Separation from
loved ones is tryin. Coupled with
/, fear, groundless it seems, and
in foreign situations and sur
t roundings the background of the
story is still sadder. 1t is only
/. necessary to look into his fair face and
} his sunken eyes to see the centuries OF
: oppression and tyranny that he inner.
tied from his ancestors, then one turn:
J away to think and love the fairer LAND
> OF America. with it's sweeter liberty
n0re and more