The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-06

next day. That day he was arrested,
and I didn't see him for couple of
weeks, when he said: "We are all
made up and good friends now" He
asked where Constable Nixon lived and
said he wanted to get his knife and re-
,olver. About eight days ago he was
hauling some coal and told me he was
going to Omaha in day or two. This
is all know about the case. Replying
to question from juror, witness
,aid that Rot,ls had seemed to be ieal-
Gus of somebody in North Mankato He
said that somebody else had been with
his wife. He said this the first time |
saw him. He did not say who it was.
Dr. II. A. Tomlinson of st. Peter
said: l held autopsies upon the bodies
IF Martin and Minnie Rotus. Found a
hole in Mrs. Rotus' back, 2h inches to
the left of the spine and just below the
1oint of the shoulder blade. Opened the
body and found the heart displaced on
recount of large accumulation of dot
ed blood. The ball had fractured the
lib and entering the chest had wounded
he main blood vessel from the heart, so
hat the blood was nearly all drained
rom the heart into the chest cavity,
ausing death practically instantaneous
No hn b,l11a
Examining Rotus, we found a bullet
wound on the right temple and two on
he left chest. The bullet through the
head had gone clear through, fractur-
'ng the skull and destroying brain sub
stance and causing large hemorrhage.
This was the wound that had caused
leath. The other two wounds were
'ound first. This is the bullet that we
ound in the head. (The bullet was
considerably fattened.) The bullet in
Mrs. Rotus probably passed into the liv-
II. Did not open Rotns' body.
Coroner Merritt asked whether the
'ury wanted to hear any more testi-
nony, and the members said that they
we're satisfied with what they had al
ready heard So .,,..,r. ....,
An administrator will have to be APP
pointed to settle the estates of the de-
eased. ROtus left about $500 i'm cash,
md Mrs. Rotus left $1,000 which she
lad loaned to her brother, Ed. King
,eil of Wells. The latter paid her the
interest regularly. There were some
household goods, besides. ROtus' rel
,tives live in Germany, and as it was
lis request that what property was left
should go to his granddaughter, Mrs.
Westbrook, it is not likely that his rel
ltives will make any effort to get the
property, especially as there is so lit
lie. Rotus having probably died last,
would have inherited his wife's estate,
md therefore have the disposition of
t all. Leaving no will, ordinarily it
would go to his nearest of kin.
The Klngbeils state that Rotus had
never wanted Mrs. Wedtbrook to re-
.eive any assistance before this, always
'emarking that she was not of saw.
ing disposition, and the only reason
Why he should want it all turned over
her now would seem to be in order to
prevent any of it going to the other
,tepdaughter, Miss Hoffman, who lives
With her father, the divorced first hus
BAND of the deceased.
The daughter, Mrs. Westbrook, arriv-
ID in the city yesterday, in response to
, telegram.
Over 1000 people viewed the remains
If the dead couple Saturday and Sun
lay at the undertaking rooms of Lamnl,
.andkammer and Holman.
The remains of Mrs. Rotus were TAX.
n to Wells this morning for burial, by
Ter daughter. The funeral of Rotus will
axe place tomorrow morning, and the
interment will take place at Glenwood
cemetery.