South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-17
Friends Declare Realty Man
Tried Suicide Once on Mon
day Before Successful At
tempt tuesday at LakeViIle.
FUNERAL AT RESIDENCE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Financial Difficulties Only Mo-
tive COnieCtured for Act
Scrubbed Notes Indicate
Mind Was Unhinged at Last.

The funeral Of Edward +. Dubail,
real estate man who committed sui
eide Tuesday afternoon by drinking
carbolic acid, will be held at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
residence. 1921 s. Michigan st. The
services Will be held in private and
Will be conducted by Rev. J. F. Mckay
pastof OF the Stull Memorial Methodist
church Burial will be in the Bow
man cemetery The following persons
have been chosen as panbearers: w.
e.. Crabnl, Harry Schock, L. +. Barter,
J.. r. Greenan. 6. l.. Bingham and Or.
r.. w. Vaughn
Dubail was thwarted in an attempt
TO take his life Monday afternoon at
CrumstOWn, according to friends.
Jacob Michalski. 1911 Grace St, has
stated that he went To Crumstown
with Dubail Monday afternoon and
that while there ne took a new re-
Nolver away from the real estate man.
Dubail refused 10 go home Monday
night and Michalski took him 10 the
home OF Anton Leda on Ford St,
where ne spent the night.
Sought Rest on Farm.
The three men who were with Du-
bail when he went 10 the Renes farm
yesterday afternoon were Stephen
Ieda, 1854 Fisher ST.; Stanislaus Peiza.
1926 Ford ST.; Frank PrZsbysz. 1922
Grace ST., and Jacob MichalskL Du-
bail had expressed a desire to go tol
the Beues farm which is on the
shores OF Riddles lake 10 spend a few
DAYS i'm recuperating his. health.
Michalski promised to stay at the
farm with him and Duban asked the
other three men to make the trip In
AN automobile which he had hired for
The purpose.
Financial troubles are said 10y busi-
ness friends To have been the motive
Tor the act of Dubail. They are of
the opinion that the man has been
losing money and that these Difficult
Ties unbalanced his mind.
Late yesterday afternoon Dr. t. j.
Swantz. county coroner and Dr. &. IS
Frumpacker made trip 20 the Renes
farm where a preliminary lnNestlga-
tion of the death was held Accord
ing 20 the men who were with Dubail
and Fred ReucS on whose farm the
south Bend man killed himself as they
N ere entering the yard OF the Renes
home the automobile became stuck IN
the mud. 10 was necessary for all the
men including Dubail to get out OF
the car and 10 pun u out OF the rut.
seen Smoking Pipe.
around all OF the men excepting Du-
bail went up to the Kenes house. Du-
bail sat down ON an embankment near
the automobile and started 10 smoke
his pipe according 10 the men who
were with him. While they were at
the house one OF them noticed Dubail
take out bottle. drink the contents
and fall over They rushed 20 him
and discovered that he had taken car
bolic acid.
The automobile was rushed to Lake
Vile and Dr. j. j. How brought back
20 the farm When Dr. How arrived
ar the scene Dubail was dead. Dr.
Swautz after making an Investigation
took pubaiTs valuables i'm charge and
found among his papers little note
book upon which we're Scribbled al
most unintelligible words telling what
disposition 20 make of his personal
property Judging from the writing
Dr. SwautZ is of the opinion that Du-
balls mind was unbalanced on Mon
day when the note was written. An
attempt had been made TO give an
itemized statement OF his debts and
assets and directions were given for
finding certain payers The note
stated That several persons would
know why nuhall committed his act
Son Knows No Reason.
krcighhaum' s ambulance brought
DubaiIs body 90 the mOrgue here last
right. Donald pubail son Of the elder
Dubail was unable last night 10 give
any reason for his fathers act. He
stated yesterday that his father left
home Monday morning and that he
had not returned.
According 20 stephen Leda. who
saws hc has known Dubail for the past
- years Dubail came To his sample
room at 6 O'Clock yesterday morning
and asked for the revolver which
NIiChalski had taken from him onf
Monday. Leda refused and after some
discussion Dubail suggested the trip
90 the Bcnes farm. The six ounce
bottle found beside Dubail bore the
mark of tho Public drug store but it
could not bee learned last night just
when the poison had been purchased.