South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-20
SOUTH BEND MAN
SHOT IN CHICAGO
BY JEALOUS WOMAN
Julius Jonas, Former Member
of Chamber Of Commerce,
Caught in Trap.
BY STUART H CARROLL

and dying in ward q the Mon
trose hospital in Chicago and Pau
lire Megii;sch. who fired the shot
which severed his optic nerve. IS
dead with a bullet from the same
revolver-a suicide.
Julius Jonas. former member OF
~the South Bend Chamber OF Com
merce, local clubman and well
known here for years. IS the man
ia the tragedy which was staged
Sunday morning al 1927 LawndaIe
av.. the Chicago home OF the woman
who shot him. Jonas was married
and the father OF four children.
His wife IS a sister Of Leo Feist.
New York music publisher. They
had been married % years last
March Mrs. Jonas had filed bill
for separate maintenance. naming
Pauline Meglitsch as the other
woman.
Meet at Rooming House.
Nine years ago ia st. Louis at a
roOming house conducted by the
mother OF Pauline was written the
first chapter In the tragedy which
eliminated Sunday. Nine years ago
Julius Jonas was a salesman travel
ing the Missouri territory for his
firm. Pauline was a saleslady in d
local store
Appeared Model Husband.
In 1916 Jonas and his family
came to South Bend. He was local
representative for tie Pacific Mutual
Insurance Co., with offices in the
Farmers Loan and Trust building
lie made friends fast and those who
knew him here said Monday that he
seemed always 10 be a model hus-
hand and father: that he gave them
no mixing of the clandestine ro-
nance which led TO the occurrence
Sunday
4 year later while he still was
in South Bend Jonas received a
letter from the Pacific Mutual Of
fering him a position with them in
Chicago at a salary Of SO a week
and expenses. lie seemed unde-
cided at first whether 20 accept il
but on the advice of his friends
wrote TO his main office and told
them that he would go 20 Chicago.
Made Rapid Rise.
From that time his rise in the
business world was rapid ending
upon his becoming salesmanager for
the Nitanola company at u salary OF
$4,000 a year
1t was in 1915. too. according 10
his wife's story that she first be-
came suspicious OF her husband s
relations with Pauline Meglitsch.
She said that Jonas began taking
Pauline 10 dances, parties and thea
ters That they went together to
Atlantic City. That he had bought
for her a seal-skin coat a beaded
bag many chic hats and other ar
ticles which woman IN 'Eht love.
But always he was good 10 his
family. sending them checks week
Is while on the road and spending
his time with them while in Chi
cago-
Celebrates Anniversary.
Last Saturday was their 25th
wedding anniversary. and Jonas took
his wife and children for an auto
mobile drive and 10 tea at the Edge
water Beach hotel.
They were happy, for Jonas had
promised his wife that he was
through with Pauline and that he
should not see her again.
Saturday night Jonas left his
home for business trip. Just be
? fore leaving he received telephone
call from Pauline. who wanted %
talk with him. He reminded her
that their romance was ended and
she insisted that il should be ended
after he had seen her once again.
Clad in Nightdrcss.
That night. Saturday, Jonas and
Pauline were together. They re
turned 20 her home about midnight
and the man went 10 the same room
I'm her house that he had occupied
while a bOarder there some years
aEo.
Then came the dawn Of Sunday
morning Pauline. i'm her own
room. still clad in her night-gown
took from a drawer in her dresser
a revolver
She stepped into the next room
where Jonas lay asleep. Sitting or
the edge Of his bed she ava kened
him They talked for a few mo-
ments-then Pauline drew the re-
volver which had been concealed in
the folds Of the gown.
Shoots ut His Head.
She fired at his head and the
bullet crashed through his right
temple and came through on tn,
opposite side. JIG had severed the
optic nerve.
Then Pauline turned the weapon
on herself and pulled the trigger
She died instantly.
Before they carried Jonas 70 the
operating room. Mrs Jonas gave
him her forgiveness.
She Is waiting now in 4 little
room near him at the Nfontrose hos
pital-waitiuE 20 see If he shall
come back 20 her sightless. or II he
shall go down the trail OF death
after the woman who tried 10 wiz
him from her.
For Tuesday NJ BuChler Bros.
S19 -. Mich. st.