, 1908-01-16

manager for the Acme Cement Plaster
company. owning the Laramie plant
of that company, left this morning at
4 o'clock for his home at st. Louis,
summoned by word Of the death of his
wife and two sons, one 7 years OF
and the other only 10 months. Mr..
Jacobs before leaving for the east on
the delayed fast mail train gave 1t as
his belief that Mrs. Jacobs had killed
the Two boys n afterwards AXE her
own life. They lived in their own
home on West Pint boulevard in st.
Louis, one Of the pl%easantest residence
districts in the city. Mr.. Jacobs was
wild with grief and suspense, and
could hardly talk coherently on the
subject. He was not in possession OF
many OF the facts and could only guess
at the cause of the terrible tragedy.
Had Been Here Week.
Mr.. Jacobs left his home at st. Louis
on Tuesday, January 7, for this city,
arriving here on Thursday, a week ago
today. He came to remain during the
rebuilding of the plaster mill here,
and was quartered in o II at the
Union Pacific hotel. At 10 O'Clock last
night a reporter for The Republican
received a message from Denver ask
ing him to locate Mr.. Jacobs and Sc
cure an interview, as the Associated
Press carried a report that the wife
and two sons of a ranchman living
near this city had been found dead in
their home at st. Louis. The telegram
intimated that murder had been COM
mitted. Mr.. Jacobs is not a ranch-
man, but was easily found at his room.
Informed by Reporter.
Although a telegram had come for
him but a few minutes after the ar
rival of the query for the metropolitan
correspondent, it had not been deliv-
cred, the receiver not having been To-
Gated by the messenger boy. The re-
porter for this paper, taking his own
message, placed it in the hands of Mr..
Jacobs, at the same time informing
him of the receipt of a message for
himself, the contents, of course, being
unknown to the newspaper man. The
newspaper query contained more in
formation, however, han did the mes
sage directly to Mr.. Jacobs, which vas
from James R. Dougan of st. Louis,
secretary of the company and a warm
friend of the Jacobs family. Mr..
Dougan simply informed his friend
that a terrible tragedy had occurred
and asked him to let the secretary
know when he was likely to reach
Kansas City, intimating that he would
meet him there.
Heart Almost Broken.
The full import of the message was
not borne in upon Mr. Jacobs for a
moment or two. He was lying on his
bed reading and did not rise for a few
seconds. Then he sat up and began to
moan, my God, my God, my poor
babies"
When his own telegram came a few
minutes after he began to make prep
arations to return to st. Louis. He
asked that Mr.. Scott, the superintend-
ent of the local plaster mill, be sent
for, and before the arrival Of that gen
tleman he declined to make a very
lengthy statement. To Mr.. Scott, how
ever, a close personal friend, he told
that Mrs. Jacobs for about three years
had been in an eastern sanitarium at
intervals. About four months ago, he
said, she returned home, accompanied
by two trained nurses, who took up
their residence in the West Pine boule,
ward home, one of them being in con-
slant attendance upon the lady. Mrs.
Jacobs health improved so rapidly
that when Mr.. Jacobs left her a little
more than a week ago n of the
trained nurses had been left off and
the other was caring for the lady. Mr.
Jacobs stated that his home life, when
his wife was with him, had been ex
tremely happy, and that both wer'
wrapped up in their two sons, loving
them, he said, as few parents could
love.
Mother Lives in East.
, Mr.. Jacobs stated before leaving
: that he would hasten home, although
from this distance he could tell moth
ing of the future plans of himself