The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-07-22
5HO0 ISL Owe 4,
WHO IS MARRIED;
KILLS He RSELF.
Rather Than Live Without Jul
JUS Jonas, Leo Feist's Broth
er-in-Law, Miss Pauline
Meglige, Chicago Does This.

lige, 1927 North Lawndale avenue,
shot and probably fatally wounded
Julius Jonas, borther- in-law of Leo
Fest, New York music publisher, and
wealthy commercial traveller, ct her
home early Sunday, she then killed
herself
The girls lifeless body was found
lying across the body of Jonas.
Miss Meglige had been named in
a divorce action instituted by Mrs.
Jonas some time ago but the pro-
ceedings had been dropped.
He Came "for the Last Time"
Jonas called on Miss Meglige Sat
urday night "for the last tire" He
had received a telephone call during
the day from the girl
She wanted to see him.
Jonas protested saying it would not
be discreet.
Just once more" she pleaded.
He finally consented.
Before keeping his fatal appoint
rl=nt he took his Wife and four
children for an automobile drive, Six
weeks before Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas had
celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary, and apparently the mem
DRY of the other woman was for
gotten.
Jonas told the girl that the chap
ter in his life and hers which had
brought on his wife's suit for sep
araion was to be closed. According
to the story he told Sunday during
brief moments of consciousness.
1T will be closed she said.
AS dawn crept into Paulines room
Sunday the girl arose and went to
her dresser. In the second drawer
was revolver she had bought two
months before
She slipped into the next room.
Jonas was asleep. He had boarded
in the Megiige home during his do
nestle troubles and maintained a
room there. She shook him. He
awoke and sat up. There was brief
conversation. Then came two shots
in rapid succession.
Her Sister Finds Body.
Pauline's lifeless body was found
across the body of Jonas by her sis
ter, Mrs. Helen Sanders, who was
sleeping in room nearby and was
aroused by the Shots
She heard the feeble voice of Jonas
calling for help and rushed into the
room
There she found her sister-dead.
Jonas was dying. His features
were almost obliterated. The bull
let entered his head near the right
temple.
Hold my hand, please" he said.
MIS-. Sanders did.
A1oW is Faulkner" he asked
she is dead" Mrs. Sanders said.
Jonas sank back. Its all over it's
all over he moaned. MY love is
dead"
The sister ran to the room of Mrs.
Barbara Meglige, the mother. The
mother was taken to the ROOM She
collapsed
The girls body was taken to a
nearby undertaking room.
He'll Be Blind, if He Lives.
In the hospital it was said that
Jonas probably would die
IF he does live he will be stone
blind, said DR.. Herman A Moge.
The bullet smashed the optic nerve"
Soon Mrs. Jonas, accompanied by
her SON jerome, "a, and her 21-year-
old daughter Harriet, arrived in the
hospital
Harriet wept Mrs. Jonas was si-
lent. Jerome was sto]id.
Tho love affair of Jonas and Miss
MesIige was given wide notice when
Mrs. Jonas filed her divorce suit. At
that time the dead girl declared she
would never give him up"
Mrs. Sanders said that for t:ae last
few days her sister had been strange
ly uncommunicative and at times
morOSe.
She said Jonas met her sister in st.
Louis five years ago.
Jonas was then q salesman IIso
no. ln mi l,l,
concern. In search of a place to stop
he rang the doorbell at the home of
Mrs. Barbara Meglige, who kept a
boarding house.
Pauline Meglige, a daughter, had
obtained a position as a saleswoman
ia a St. Louis store. Her interests
were all counter, sales methods and
business system
Evenings she and Jonas talked
-.shop."
lie had shot up from Cub" sales
Hsap to a Mhirlwind salesman for
phorrzgraph concern at $4,000 year.
To Atlantic City Together.
Soon Jonas began taking Miss
Megiise to theaters, dances, hotel
dinners.
Then they went together to At
lantic City.
PauiIne knew Julius was married"
her sister said. Il don't believe he
tried to deceive her. They were des-
perately in love.
But Pauline realized the right his
wife and family had to him.
Mother and nay brother William
urged her to break off the relation
ship.
after these family conferences
Pauline and JuljnS would hava ma
thetic meetings and partings, only to
come together again