The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-09

her husband was about to leave again
caused her to attempt to take her own
life, the police are at a loss to de-
termine. Although the woman had
not been able to make a statement as
yet, they are inclined to favor the lat
ter theory after taking into consider
alton the circumstances.
DR.. w. G. Stewart was Immediately
summoned to give first aid, and the
woman removed to st. GATHERINGS hos
pital in the Hansen ambulance. There
DR.. Stewart dressed the wound, and
the wife and mothers fight for life
began.
Had Nervous Breakdown.
Three years ago, the husband, him.
self in i'll health accepted a position
travelling through the southwest, with
headquarters at Oklahoma City. He
took his young wife and ,one-year-old
baby girl, Adrienne, with him. Two
years ago, Adrienne, then a little over
two years old, was taken suddenly i'll.
Specialists were called and pronounced
the case pneumonia, but it was too
late. The baby died two days later.
Two months later Earl was. born, and
the mother suffered nervous break
down.
Last winter she was strickened with
pneumonia which nearly cost her life.
A month ago she came north by au-
tomobile with her husband to spend
the summer with her people in order
to avoid the hot southern weather.
Mr.. DeGuire returned to Oklahoma
after spending week with the Piehl
family. Last Saturday he arrived in
Kenosha after being summoned by
wire to the bedside of his wife.
Wife is Ill.
Examination by physicians showed
that Mrs. DeGuire, in addition to be-
ing extremely nervous was suffering
from a congestion of the lung which
was believed to be an echo of the
pneumonia attack She rallied i'm
mediately, however, when she saw her
husband.
Last night for the first time she was
taken for an automobile ride, and lat
er walked about the house, accompan-
led by her husband She was appar-
emily in excellent spirits, and seemed
to sleep well for the first time in oyer
week.
Baby Adrienne "Calls''
Sunday morning about 2 a. m, short
ly after Mr.. DeGuire arrived, she
amoke clutching him to her and
screaming. At the foot of the bed
there hangs a large picture of the
baby which was taken away. Sobbing,
she reached her arms out to the pic
ture and cried: ooh, Daddy, Baby
Adrienne is calling me. Can't you see
her reaching out her little arms for
me to come to herr
The husband quoted and sQothed
her back to sleep. The following
morning she appeared depressed for
several hours. She told members of
the family that she could see the baby
with a vividness which was startling.
Again on Sunday night she awoke with
start, but there was no evidence of
hysteria and she quickly returned to
sleep.
Sister Sees Ambulance
Mrs. CECILIA Ziesmer, of 1872 North
Pleasant street was just entering the
office where she is employed when she
saw the Hansen ambulance speeding
down the street. ''An automobile has
killed someone else" she told her hus-
band, Max, who was with her. Fifteen
minutes later she was informed that
the call which the ambulance was an
swering at the time was the one from
her home to take her sister to the
hospital.
DR.. Stewart said later that Mrs. De-
CURE has a little better than an equal
chance to live. Without complications,
and a recurrence. of the lung conges-
ton, which is feared. she will prob
ably recover. The bullet,,he said, en-