Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Jurors Find Mrs. Matusek Killed
Children While Deranged.
FORM SEYMOUR LAKE CLUB
Business Men Meet and Decide 20
Utilize site for New Organization
--KnOckeIs Takes Liniment
for Bitters.


That Rosie and Michael Matusek came
to their deaths from carbolic acid admin
istered by Anna Matusek. their mother.
and that Anna Matusek came to her
death from the same poison, taken with
suicidal intent while suffering from tenn
porary arrangement, was the verdict OF
the coroners jury which yesterday after
noon investigated the tragedy at Twenty
eighth and c streets. South Omaha, Mon
day.
The Inquest held in LarlSin's undertaking
rooms, was conducted by Coroner Willis
c. Crosby.
The only new fact ELECTED was that Mrs.
Mientus. the mother of Mrs. Matusek. was
aware that her daughter. when they were
downtown, had bought a bottle OF some
thing. She asked the young woman what
she was doing in the drug store and her
reply was that she was buying ice cream
for the children. 1t was the circumstance
OF seeing this bottle, Mrs. Mientus adj
mitted, that made her hurry back to the
house when she could not discover Mrs.
Matusek in the house or any Of the neigh
bors.
Trouble over Bills.
The trouble which in all probability pre-
cipitated the tragedy was, according to the
mother, a scolding she had given her
daughter over grocery bill of $50 on
Sunday. 1t seems that Matusek had given
his wife So to pay to reduce the bill ana
that when the man called Sunday this was
not deducted.
Joseph Matusek, who looked picture OF
grief and sorrow, told how some three
weeks ago he had told his wife he would
have to take charge Of paying the bills
himself.
This was because" he said, IT was
afraid of losing my Job at the packing
house as people were coming there after
me with bills
He said that until this he had given his
wife all his earnings and that he cooked
his own breakfast every morning and
made up his own dinner pail before he left
for work at $50. Monday morning at that
hour he left his wife sleeping In bed. The
night before she seemed to be OF her usual
disposition.
While Joseph sandusly. the saloon
keeper 70 whom she sold some eggs on
the way down town. and Mrs Mientus
agreed that on Monday morning the woman
appeared to be quite natural, the latter
confessed that for about a week her daugh-
ter appeared to be uneasy, unsettled. and
she once heard her mutter to herself. "Oh.
u wish were dead" but she would not
explain why.
No Previous Trouble.
On the point of the relations between her
daughter and her husband the old woman
was emphatic. ''They never had any
trouble" she said, ''until this arose aN,ut
the bills. He was always good to her and
he always worked"
The funeral OF the mother and the two
children will be held at o'clock Thursday
morning at the residence at Twenty eighth
and C streets. The ntermeht win be in
the German Catholic cemetery and each
will be buried in a separate grave.
Seymour Lake Country Club.
At a meeting OF business men OF Omaha
ana South Omaha. held in the Commercial
club rooms last night, it was decided to
organize a club to be known as the Sey-
mour Lake Country club. which win have
a. it's location the beautiful and pictur-
esque tract west OF the water which gives
it's name TO the organization.
L. NJ. Lord. who presided. stated that
they had obtained forty-one of the sixty
subscribers for stock necessary to complete
the purchase and he ADDED that as these
had been obtained in four days he antici-
pated no difficulty in securing the other
nineteen.
1t was pointed oct that the organizatio
would be neithsr South Omaha nor Omaha
but composed Of business and professiona
men OF both OF the cities, combining to
gether to provide a place for the recreation
OF IT'S members. and that In addition L
/ golfing there would be facilities for al
sorts Of outdoor pastlmes as well as tn,
pleasure OF boating on the lake
The trustees for the club have. II wa
announced, an option on seventy acres o
land west OF the lake, This option expires
April 80. The purchase price Is $40 80. The,
have also an option on a five years leas
OF the lake. with an opportunity OF renew
| ing It for five years. The yearly rental o
the lake is $500 and the club viii have [
maintain the banks in repair.
Each of the stockholders will have al
lowed him a lot for the purposes OF build
ing a bungalow, as It 10 the intention o
making the place a summer home. Tn
stockholders will be free from club dues
Each share OF stock is $500.
After the club had been named and {
w Sears directed to draw up the article
OF association. Il was decided that the d
rectorate should be limited 10 nine
To effect the permanent organisation
meeting viii be held In the same place FIT
day evening.
Takes Linimeat for BitteFn.
George Knockle, who lives at 2io2 Mad
son street and is employed In Armour
packing house. Is IN serious conditio
through mistaking n bottle OF liniment 70
a bottle OF bitters. The lniment was
mixture Of ammonia and sweet oil and 5
searched Wa the mAns threat that d