The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22


of the attentions which he had made
in an effort to force on the woman.
Since he had left the house he had
made frequent efforts to see Mrs.
Benerowicz and she had told her
friends that she feared him.
The woman has lived in Kenosha for
years and has borne spotless reputa-
ton. She was released without bail
and there is little reason to believe
that there will be any further warrant
issued for her. The bullet which
brought death to HIM entered the low
er left jaw and ploughed its way
into the edge of the juggler vein. The
man died from loss of blood. HIM
has been a resident of Kenosha for a
number of years and outside of his in
fatuation for Mrs. Benerowicz his
reputation had been good
After she had been released by the
police Mrs. Benerowicz returned to her
home with her husband and children,
but sleep was denied her during the
night. She was so hysterical that she
walked the floor during the night.
She was seen at the little Strong street
home this morning and re-enacted the
story of the tragedy. ~ had just gone
to Sleep she said, "when I heard
the rafting of the window at the head
of my bed. [ was afraid that some
one was breaking into the house and
when I looked out saw him run away.
did not know that it was John at
the time. I took the revolver and put
it on the dresser just under the cover
and then went back to bed. It was
only few minutes till ] heard the
other window open and when I went
to the room he grabbed my night
gown and tried to pull me through the
window. He was trying to kiss me
and could not tell just what he said.
/ did not know what was doing when
shot the revolver. Then I ran out of
the house and saw him running toward
Lyman avenue He was running
across the sidewalk. I did not know
that / had shot him. Mrs. Benero-
wicz sobbed all the time she was tell
ing her story and her husband was al
most as much effected. She seemed to
realize the fact that she had taken a
human life and while she had no fear
of punishment she seemed to feel a
horror over the tragedy which could be
expressed only in her grief stricken
sobbing. She had made no effort to
clear up the house after the tragedy
and the marks of the scuffle were still
plainly visible on the carefully scrub
bed floor. The husband asked the Of
fcials time and again if the wife was,
to be re-arrested and when he was in
formed that there would probably be
no further arrest in the case he kissed
the officers hands and cried.
The little children, still running
about in their night clothes, could not
realize what it was all about. During
the morning hundreds of curious peo-
pie visited the little house Of tragedy
and followed the trail of human blood
which despatched the sidewalk all the
way from the house to the plant of the
Badger Brass company nearly three
blocks away. People in the neighbor-
hood told stories of how they had seen
Him. walking up and down in front
of the house on several occasions. It
is declared that he had been about
the house nearly every night in the
last two weeks evidently seeking a
favorable opportunity to invade the
house during the absence of the hus-
band of the woman.
Many of the neighbors went to the
home this morning and attempted to
quiet Mrs. Benerowicz, but she refused
to be comforted.