The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-26
Mrs. Dominicka Baubonis
Commits Suicide in Fit
of Dependency.
WRITES SHE us CRAZY
In Letter to Husband Woman
Declares She Is Ending All
Because She Is Crazy.

Dependent to a point of insanity
because of brooding over a fear that
her husband had deserted her, Mrs.
Dominicka Baubonis, aged SO years,
after locking her children out of her
bedroom at the home at 2 Park court,
hanged herself to the bedpost some
time early Tuesday evening. The
tragedy was discovered just after mid
night when Anton Borchinski, boarder
at the home, returned to the house.
discovered the children sleeping on
the floor in the parlor of the home,
and was unable to break his way into
the death room.
Fearing tragedy, he notified the
police and Potrolmen Long and Mel
bush, who answered the call, found
the body of the dead woman and cut
it down When all efforts to revive the
woman failed, the coroner was sum-
moned and at his direction the body
was taken to the Crossin mortuary on
Wisconsin street.
Sent Children Out to Play.
Investigation showed that Mrs. Bau-5
bonis had given no indication early in
the evening that sac intended to end
her life. Her husband, Ignatz Baubo-
mis-, three weeks ago went to Jerome.
Pa, where he has been employed in
the mines, but the VIZ and two chill
dren, Bertha agedsef1, and Raymond,
remained in Kenosha Several board
ers, who had lived with the family for
several years, continued to board there.
On Tuesday evening at supper, Mrs.
Baubonis did not act in the least
strangely. After supper the boarders
went to the theatre and, the two chill
dren went out to play. When they re-
turned, they found the door locked
into the room, and wearying in wait
ing for their mother, they cuddled
down on the floor to sleep.
Police Discover Body.
Borchinski was the first to return
to the home, arriving shortly after
midnight. Seeming danger, he sent
the children to bed and then summoned
the police. Patrolman Melbusch in
investigating flashed light through
the window of the bedroom and dis
covered the woman's body hanging
from the bedpost The officers then
broke into the room and cut down the
body.
The children were not awakened and
were not told of their mothers death.
This morning they believed that their
mother had been taken to the hospital
and the truth will be broken to them
by their father when he reaches Fe-
nosha.
Writes Letter to Husband.
Near the woman's body, Coroner T.
7. Parker found note written in
Lithuanian. which she had left for her
husband. In it she declared that sew
eryone was cross to her" and that she
was through with life. She declared
she loved him and her children but
that she was crazy and was going to
kill herself.
Investigation showed that the fam
lily had lived in America more than
twelve years and during this time had
apparently been very happy. Three
weeks ago, the husband since he had
no employment here went to Jerome.
Pa, where he had formerly worked
and where he secured work at 81 a dav.
During the time that he had been
gone, he had written six letters to his
wife, but had sent little money be-
cause, as he explained, payday came
only once month and he could not
send any until later. He told her IF
she needed money. to borrow it of
friends of the family. To friends and
relatives Mrs. Baubonis had given lit
tie indication that she was brooding
over her loneliness. She had said that
unless he came back to Kenosha. she
intended soon to move east
Had Daughter Write Letter.
This morning in one of the drawers
Of the dresser was found letter which
Bertha, the ten-year-old girl. had writ
ten at her mothers dictation to her
father. The letter had never been
mailed but it serves to show that the
woman had long been brooding over
the fact that her husband was gone
and that she feared he had forgotten
her. This letter, written in English
IT the little girls childish hand, reads:
Dear Daddy: | think you are not
nice. How do you treat ma? Everv-
body is telling lies about mother but
you are one of them too. And why
don't you send some money? Every
BODY is fooling u.s. And YOU are one
Of them too. You come home or we
will go there. If you don't want to
send any money or don't want us so
we don't want you either. From.
Bertha"
Mother Added Postscript.
The little girl declares that is all
she had written. This morning. how
ever, when the letter was found. some !
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