The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-23
FIRES BULLET
THROUGH BRAIN
Kenosha Barber Shoots
Himself Before His
Former Wife.
FOUND TRIANGLE
81 Won't Bother You Any
More" Tells Former Wife as
He Fires Bullet into Brain.

A tryst, which had held out hopes of
bringing about the reconciliation of a
couple divorced in Kenosha recently,
turned into tragedy late Wednesday
afternoon when Sheldon E. Long, 40,
former Kenosha barber, shot himself
through the brain in Scoville Park in
Oak Park, Illinois, in the presence of
his former wife, Mrs. Jane Long of 374
South Main street, Kenosha, who had
gone to Chicago to meet him and talk
over their Misunderstanding.
Long died a few moments after he
had dramatically ended the attempted
reconciliation by drawing revolver
and firing bullet through his temple.
A coroner's jury made an inquest into
the circum stances of his death and
brought in a verdict this morning de-
claring that it was a suicide.
wont Bother You Longer"
Mrs.. Jane Long of Kenosha, from
whom Long had been divorced last
Februry, had gone to Chicago We'd
nesday morning with Mrs. Hazel Jen-
sen, also of Kenosha, a friend of the
wife, to meet Long. The trio went to
Scoville Park at Oak Park to talk.
Suddenly Long interrupted the tryst
by pulling revolver from his pocket
81 won't bother you anymore" he
said, and with that fired bullet into
his right temple before they could
halt him. He fell to the ground, his
former wife leaning over him. A
crowd of women and children who
were in the park rushed to the scene
and were also witnesses Of the sui
eide.
Found He Had Another wife"
Investigation revealed that since
July 4th, last, Long had been living
with Mrs. Louise Sheldon, a divorcee,
who had been a waitress in an Oak
Park cafe. Mrs. Jane Long of Keno
sha, the former wife, had not known
of this recent supposed marriage and
did not learn of it until after the sui
eide.
Sheldon E. Long was we'll known in
Kenosha. He came here several years
ago and had been barber in this city
until only a few months ago. Since
his divorce he had lived at 323 Main
street, third floor, until he left for Oak
Park. Only few weeks ago he had
renewed his attempts to bring about a
reconciliation with his former wife,
having written that he would come to
Kenosha for her. 1t was because OF
this that the wife, waiting here in
vain, had gone to Oak Park.
Question Three Women.
The three women, two from Keno
sha and the third from Oak Park, were
held for questioning by Chicago au-
thorities but were released after their
stories showed that there was no cause
for blaming the suicide upon anyone
of them.
Mrs. Louise Sheldon, the Oak Park
woman, who at first had posed as a
wife of Long, admitted under cross
questi oniDg that she was only COM
mon law wife.
Mrs. Jane Long sent a telegram to
her relatives in Kenosha telling them
that she had been detained in Chica-
go, but not telling of the tragedy. She
told the coroner in Chicago of her
domestic affairs, clearing up her con-
nection with the case entirely. Mrs.
Jensen was merely held as witness
Had Fallen From Horse.
Friends of Sheldon E. Long told to-
day how more than year ago he had
been badly injured in fall from a
horse and declared that this had prov
en- the cause of his strange actions.
He fell while at the National Guard
encampment at Camp Douglas when ne
was a member Of Troop E. 1t is said
that he had never fully recovered from
the injuries and that this had preyed
on his mind in such way as to un-
balance him at times.
No announcements have reached Ke-
nosha as to whether or not the remains
will be brought here for burial.