Evening star., 1932-09-18
DUBOIS NOTE SAYS
WIFE A SUICIDE
Body Concealed because
People Wouldn't Believe
Me-" Attorney DivuIges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
QUINCY, Mass, September II (R.-
Charles E. Dubois, in a letter left by
him just before he committed suicide
and made public tonight by his at
torney, said that his wife committed
suicide and that he secreted her body
because he was convinced people"
would not believe my story"
The letter was made public by At
torney jeremiah j. MacAnarney. who
had said he found the letter in drawer
after a visit by Dubois.
Dubois, who made conflicting state
mentS to police and others after the
mysterious disappearance Of his wife,
committed suicide in Quincy board
ing house few hours before his wife's
body was taken from a cement cryt
in the cellar of their cottage at Ply
mouth.
Protection OF Woman"
Dubois in the letter said he had
not told the attorney the whole truth
before" because he wished to cover
the good name of good. pure woman" +"
The name of the woman was net re-
leased with the letter.
The letter told of vacillations on
the part of Mrs. Dubois in her an
nounced intention to get a separation
from her husband. 1t said that during
the last three months she decided 10
step cut of my life and perhaps We
would both be happier"
Dubois in the letter said that on
the day of this terrible thing" he
was getting breakfast when he heard
a loud report in his wife's bed room
He said he went in and found her shot
through the head.
Il was overcome with the belief that
no one would believe my story" he
wrote. 'I could not bear the thought
Of speaking in any way about (deleted)
because blurring my mind was the
thought ii would involve - With
out further thought I secreted the
body.
The world will not believe my story
and If it did there is no happiness
left for me-"
In postscript Dubois said he
could not tell Mr.. Sullivan (Assis-
tant District Attorney John v. Sulli-
vanD the truth because 1 did not want
IS name in the papers"
Letter of Suicide.
The text Of the letter follows:
Dear Mr.. MacAnarney:
Il am sorry that I had not told you
the whole truth before, but I wanted
you to believe that my inexplainable
actions have all been because I wished
to cover the good name Of a good pure
woman. AS you know from what
have told you'll have lived in voic
with no real happiness.
Last year my wife was going to &C
- g.
me and again this last month she sug-
gested I make some money arrange
ment and we separate. Then she
would change her mind and seem tc
care for me. She knew my feelings
toward her and told me she did not
blame me. At times she threatened
to do away with herself.
During the last three months she
seemed to have decided to step out Of
my life and perhaps We would both
be happier On the day of this terrible
thing I was getting breakfast ready
when heard terrible report and went
into my wifes bed room. She had not
got up and there she lay in the bed
shot in the head. thought what in
the world can do knew people knew
about our troubles and I was over
come with the belief that no one would
believe my story as to what actually
happened. I could not bear the thought
of speaking in any way about, because
blurring my mind was the thought that
it would involve -. Without further
thought I secreted the body.
Dreaded Court Exposure.
"Now that my relations with -
have come before the public, I cannot
bear the thought of hearing her name
in court. My wife knew how unhappy
she had made me and know that now
she knows I never wronged or would
wrong her. The world will not believe
my story aand if it did there is no hap
piness left for me. I think you will
find that my wife had told people that
she is going away
& can say no more but the truth
as have written it.
You are the only one that knows
some of my troubles and the relations
that I have had with my wife and
know I want you to believe everything
that this letter says. Thanking you
for your kindness to me. I am, sincerely
CHARLES E. DUBOIS"
"P. ST could not tell Mr.. Sullivan
the truth because I did not want -
name in the papers"
wifes body brought to climax one of
Massachusetts, most puzzling murder
cases. Conflicting stories told regard
ing his wifes absence from the Summer
cottage caused neighbors to report Du-
bois to the police. They arrested him,
but a judge refused to grant them a
murder complaint as the police had not
found the body.
One of the strange angles Of the case
was the fact that Mrs. Dubois had, for
several days, listened to her husband
digging and making the grave which she
was to occupy. She was puzzled by his
activities and actions at the time but
apparently never suspected to what use
her husband was to put the hole in the
floor.
She wrote to a friend, Mrs Paul Gil
lot of Hastings, N. Y, telling her that
Dubois no longer loved her and was
like crazy man over that woman.
She also said her husband would work
in the cellar for hours and then come
upstairs and be strangely silent.
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