The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-06
INSANE MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Robroli CaIageri Takes His
Own Life This
Morning.
DETERMINED TO DIE

Robroli Calageri, aged IS years and
resident of Kenosha for a number
of years, committed suicide at his
home, SIG JENNIE street, just before
nine o'clock this morning, when she
shot himself twice with a 45-calibre
revolver. He was shot through the
right ear and second bullet ploughed
its way into his left breast, just over
his heart, causing almost instant death.
Officers found the body of the man
in a pool of blood on bed in the home
on Jenne street and it was removed to
the Cardinal morgue on West Grand
avenue.
Calageri had been suffering from a
mental ailment for some time and only
Monday night he had returned to Ke-
nosha after long term of treatment
at the state hospital for the insane at
Mendoza. His wife was the only per-
son in the house with him when Gala
geri fred the fatal shots, but she was
hysterical after the death of her hus-
band and was unable to give any con-
nected story of the suicide.
Sun eFeu ZOE Long lime.
The unfortunate man was native Of
Italy, but he had resided in Kenosha
for many years and for many months
he had been suffering from mental
ailment. The records of the police
show that months ago he attempted to
throw himself from the Middle street
bridge into the Kenosha river and he
was saved by pedestrians. Shortly af-
ter this attempt at suicide he was com
mitted to the state hospital at Men
dota, but he had shown such improve
ment that he was returned to his home
here on Monday.
Calageri appeared in very happy
frame OF mind on his return to his
wife and the two sons and there was
happy reunion of the family Monday
evening. The man was up early this
morning and had eaten breakfast with
the other members of the family. He
showed no signs of mental breakdown
to the members of the family.
Finds Revolver in Trunk.
The old 45-calibre revolver which
Calageri used to kill himself with was
his own, but it had been hidden away
in trunk in the bedroom and the son
who had the key thought it was i'm
possible for his father to get possess
sion of it. Just after breakfast Gala
geri had gone to the bedroom. He was
fully dressed and had planned to go
out and visit some Of his friends later
in the morning. His wife heard the
shot in the bedroom and rushed to the
door. Just as she reached the door to
the bedroom, she heard the second shot
and going into the room she found her
husband on the bed, bleeding from
two CHASTITY wounds. She fed from
the house and went to the meat mar
ket of Eugenio Madrigrano, only a
short distance from the house. The
market men returned to the house with
her and notified doctor and the po-
lice. When the doctor arrived. he de-
clared that the man had probably died
instantly. The fact that Calageri had
fred the two bullets into his body in
dicated that he had determined to die
Probably No Inquest.
Coroner Parker was called by the
police and he made an investigation
into the case before the body was re-
moved to the morgue and it is not ex-
pected that an inquest will be deemed
necessary in the case.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral The man was
widely known to the Italian people of
the city and his tragic death caused a
profound sensation in that section of
the city.