The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-01-22
Mrs. Constantia Benerowicz
Shoots and Kills John Him.
who Sought to Attack Her
POLICE FOLLOW TRAIL FBLOOD
Man Had Gone to Home of Woman
Late in Night and After Terrific
Struggle the Woman Managed to Get
Revolver and Fatally Wounds Him.

Following a trail of blood by the
light of smoking lanterns for more
than four blocks the police of Kenosha
early this morning brought to light
tragedy of passion and revealed the
terrific and successful battle of a WON
an to save her honor The battle end
ed with the taking of human life I'M
| der conditions so dramatic that the
case was without parallel in the his
tory of crime in Kenosha The woman,
| is Mrs Constantia Benerowicz, aged &c
years and the wife Of Leo Benerowicz,
laborer employed at the plant of the
American Brass Company. The man
who met death in his effort to dispoil
the home of his friend was Joha Him.,
45 years of age and former boarder
at the Benerowicz home. The man
shot through the neck was found dead
more than half a mile from the home
of the Benerowicz family two hours
after the shooting had taken place.
Mrs. Benerowicz resides at 7o7
Strong street. HIM had gone to the
home of the woman just after ten
O'Clock Monday night with a view of
forcing his attentions upon her while
her husband was at his work and fol-
lowing terrific battle the woman
managed to get hold Of revolver
and shot him.
| The husband had gone to work just
after nine o clock Monday evening and
when he left for his work he thought
he saw a man standing in front of the
house but he paid no attention to the
matter. The wife had put the three
| little children to bed and sat in the
living room of the house reading a
book. Later she retired and just af-
ter she retired she thought she heard
some one attempting to open a front
window of the house. She made an in
spection, but found nothing and re-
turned to her room, but fearing that
all was not right she secured revol-
yer from the trunk Of her husband and
laid it on the dresser in the living
room A few minutes later she was
again aroused and going to the living
room she discovered Him. attempting
to enter the window of bedroom
adjoining. He caught her in his
arms and shouted Nov you are all
mine. The woman attempted to
scream but HIM caught her about the
throat and the two fought in the open
window. The woman finally managed
to break from the grasp of her i'm
passioned lover and reaching to the
table only a step away picked up the
revolver. Him. was making a second
effort to crawl through the window
when the woman began firing. She
fred two shots and the man dis
appeared.
The three little children had been
awakened by the struggle in the liv-
ing room of the house and when the
mother began firing they were Juggling
at her night dress. The woman after
the shooting became hysterical and
only partially clothed she ran through
the streets screaming and calling for
aid. She ran to the Office of the brass
company where her husband was en-
ployed where she was stopped by Mer-
chant Policeman Louis lie elise. In
the meantime the police had been no.
titled of the shooting by Mrs. Frank
Martin and when they found the WON
an she was highly hysterical. She told
the story of the attempted assault upon
her and declared that she had shot the
man. The police made search of the
neighborhood, but they could find no
trace of Him.. They reached the con-
clusion that the woman in her hysteria
had convinced herself that she had
shot him. When she ran out into the
street she still held the revolver in her
hand evidently fearing a second at
tack from the man. HIM had lived at
a boarding house a quarter of mile
from the home of the Benerowicz
family and the police were searching
for him when a telephone message from
Eugene Murdoch reported that the
body of man had been found on Ly-
man avenue half mile from the
place where the shooting had taken
place. The police hurried to the place
and found the man dead. The trail
Of blood led directly to the window
where Mrs. Benerowicz had described
her fight for her honor. The woman
was taken into custody by the police
and taken to the police office. In the
early hours of the morning Judge @
4, Randall of the municipal court, was
called and he Went to the police Office
and after the woman had sobbed out
her story he directed that she be re-
leased. The remains of the slain man
had been removed to the Hansen
morgue and the inquest will be held
this evening.
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