The Detroit times., 1917-09-24
HANGSSELF
AND THREE
CHILDREN
Hamtramck " ON a n
Believed Insane At
Time of Crime

That Mrs Julia Mikoia was in-
sane when she hanged herself and
her three little girls In The family
home al 40. 2olS ST. Aubnave~
Hamtramck. SATURDAY. is the nIm
belief OF the bereaved husband. Jonn
Mlkola. a molder for the Enterprise
Fouudry company Repeatedly be
says, she has accused ann or asoo-
clating with other women, aitho Ter
suspicions are groundless.
The husbands fanciec inndeAif
had been the source of much IRE.
tion in the household Misols adj
mitted when questioned oy me
Hamtramck police. that lac haa
struck his wife last Monday nigh'
Ia an argument growing our OF Der
accusations. They had made mp
since. however, and AIRS. Mikoia
seemed TO De in a cheerful mood
when her husband left for work sat
urday morning.
The note. written in Hungarian,
which Mrs. Mikola left on me
kitchen table. contains just q hint
81 the trouble. As interpreted nl
The husband u reads
you take the TWO boys IT'D take
the three girls leave you now so
YOU can be happy Take care Of the
kids
Mikola was AZ bis work when the
Hamtramck police brought him
news OF the tragedy IN his home.
He was so stunned a. first that he
answered questions win diihculiy.
When the full meaning OF his wife's
act struck home he burst into an
uncomfortable 1T Of weeping
II was some time between 1880
and 1 o'clock Saturday thar Mrs.
Nikola carried her mad plan into
execution. Mrs, Julia Henezy living
in the fiat above the Mikola apart
ments, left with Mrs Mikola bill
she owed and money with which 10
pay II when collector called later
as Mrs Henezy was going out
At 1880 Mrs. Mikola sent her
two boys. John. aged nine and A.
drew, aged seven. 10 the Henezy fiai
with the bill and money and YER
bal message 20 Mrs Henezy's daugh.
ter that they had better pay tho
bin themselves, az she might forget
She told the boys they might play
with the Henezy boy until she rap
ped on the ceiling, which would sig
Nifty their lunch was ready.
The boys played on tn ! o'clock.
Needless Of the time until hunger
told them II was past the lunch
hour. Then they rushed downstairs
only 10 find the doors locked John
hid q buttonhOOk IN his pocket with
which be managed 10 force the lock
he called 20 his mother. but there
came no answer Then ne saw the
body 81 his sister. Irene. aged six
dangling from bed post In the
front room and, with Andrew close
az his heels. ran upstairs 10 tell
Mrs. IIcnezy, who had returned from
iiRr shopping
Mrs. Henpzy was ihcredulous ana
the boys retraced their steps, this
time 20 discover their mother hang
inx from the ceiling in the middle
bedroom They reported their sec.
ord discovery 10 Mrs. Henezy. who
row thoroly alarmed. rushed down
stairs and confirmed the report
II was not until the police came
that the fun extent OF the tragedy
became known Dangling from
clothes hooks In closets of the two
Bedroom they found little Olga
aged three years. and Yolonda. the
ably. one wear old Mrs MikOia
had used strips OF cloth and towel
70 hang the younger girls Irene
}was suspended by "a piece of rope
In her own case Mrs Mikola mad
Fashioned q loop from new pair
~ shoelaecs placed this around her
neck with The other end sled to 81
pipe in the ceiling. to which no
chandelier had yet been attached.