The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-12-07
Otto Eskeldsen, Swedish I'm.
migrant, Shoots Himself
in Racine.
BODY is FOUND IN CEMETERY
Man Left Here Monday and Left two
Notes Behind, Which Indicated He
Was Homesick and Disheartened.
Seek to Find Brother in Far West

>Otto Eskeldsen, a young Swede who
had been resident OF Kenosha for
the past eight months and who had
foomed at the home of Sidewalk In
spector Edward flaming on Rowland
avenue until last Monday afternoon,
committed suicide at Mound cemetery
IN Racine Monday night shooting him
self through the right temple with a
thirty-two caiibrn revolver. All day
Tuesday the remains OF the man were
held at a nlorgue in Racine and it was
not until this morning that the facts
in regard to the suicide became known
to the friends OF the dead man in
| K enosha.
Eskeldsen had left the flaming
home early Monday afternoon and had
said nothing of his plans for the
future. His rooms was in perfect
order and when he failed to return
home oil Tuesday evening Mr.. Tanning
went to the room and made an investi-
cation and found packed suit case
il which two notes were found These
were addressed to friends of the dead
man in Kenosha and they indicated
that he was tired of life. In one of
the notes Eskeldsen declared that he
would never get any better. In an
other he intimated that he was plan
ming to shoot himself on account of
| the fact that he had been unable to
| master the English language and this
fact made it difficult for him to get
work here. Just why he went to the
Racine cemetery to shoot himself is
not known.
He was a young man of exemplary
habits, but for long time had seemed
| to brood over the fact that he could
not learn English. He had been home
sick for his native land and some of
| his friends had suggested to him that
he return to Sweden, but he had de-
clared that he did not have the money
| W ludhc JIG Zip GILL CHdG III duult1OH
to this he could not humble his pride
| to return to the old home without
making good. He has a brother in
Mamie, Utah~eand efforts are being
made to reach him.
Eslleldscn is supposed to have gone
to Racine early Monday afternoon and
to have wandered out to the cemetery
late i'll the evening. Martin NJ. Nelson,
farmer living near the cemetery was
passing there just after nine O'Clock
Monday and saw a man sitting on one
of the benches in the cemetery. He
called assistance but when efforts were
made to awaken the man it was dis
covered that he was dead The body
was still warm and it is evident that
Eskeldsen had shot himself only a few
minutes before. An ambulance was
called and the dead man removed to
the 'morgue. The superintendent of
the cemetery declared that tracks in
the snow indicated that the man had
walked practically all over the come
terry before he had sat down on the,
bench where he shot himself. The re-
volver with one chamber empty was
found III che snow at the end of the
bench where it had fallen from the
ifeless hand OF the man.
T Eskeld5en s friends in Kenosha de-
clare that 50 far as they know he has
no near relatives in this country save
The brother living in Utah As yet the
officials Of this county have not been
asked to make any provision for the
burial OF the dead man The coroner
Of Racine county is holding an investi-
cation today and it is probable that
after verdict has been returned by
the jury that the remains will be sent
to this county.
Eskeldsen was an electrician by
trade and had formerly been employ
ed by the Kenosha Gas and Electric
Company.