Pierce County Courts

Keene suicide saw jail in his future

KEENE — A former Jaffrey man who committed suicide Wednesday by setting himself on fire in front the Cheshire County Superior Courthouse explained his actions in a rambling letter to at least two newspapers.

“A man walks up to the main door of the Keene N.H. County Courthouse, douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. And everyone wants to know why,” wrote Thomas James Ball, 58, of Holden, Mass.

His letter, more than 10,000 words long, was received in the mail by the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Ball ended his life in front of the courthouse where two thick files trace the disintegration of his marriage. The files include reports of slaps on the face of a preschooler. An arrest. A subsequent divorce. Visitation disputes. Orders to pay child support. A pending contempt charge.

In a statement Thursday, officials said Ball started the fire about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday outside the courthouse. Ball had started the fire, which was intentionally set, officials said.

“The investigative team has determined that Mr. Ball took his own life,” said a statement issued by the Keene police and fire chiefs and state fire investigators.

In his letter, Ball said he was facing jail time.

“I am due in court the end of the month. The ex-wife lawyer wants me jailed for back child support. The amount ranges from $2,200 to $3,000 depending on who you ask. Not big money after being separated over ten years and unemployed for the last two. But I do owe it. If I show up for court without the money and the lawyer say jail, then the judge will have the bailiff take me into custody. There really are no surprises on how the system works once you know how it actually works. And it does not work anything like they taught you in high school history or civics class,” he wrote.

Ball was set to appear in court on June 24 for not following a judge's order that he pay half of his children's medical expenses — $2,062 — that his ex-wife, Karen Ball of Jaffrey, had paid.

Thomas and Karen Ball were married from 1990 till 2002.

Karen Ball was at her Jaffrey home Thursday evening, gathered with her children and extended family.

Ball's brother, Donald A. Ball, a Worcester, Mass., attorney, said he would not comment other than to say “The family's very upset.”

Little of the rambling letter makes much sense.

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