Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-22
FRANK zATEcHkA PLACES RE.
voLvER TO MOUTH. SENDING
BULLET THRU HIS BRAIN.
pEsPoNDENcY OVER LOVE
AFFAIR SUPPOSED CAUSE
zatechka Fired Twice at His Head,
the First Bullet Going Wide of the
Mark-Ased Mother, lnfirm With
Paralysis, Hears Shots But Could
Not Get UP to Investigate.

Placing the muzzle of 3S-caliber
a Bohemian farmer, aged Al, commit
ted suicide a the home of his brother,
John Zatechka. two miles northwest OF
Dillon, Friday night The mans aged
mother. Mrs. Anton Zatechka. SO in
firm from paralysis that she could not
get up to investigate, heard the shots
from the room where she slept. "a
techka fired twice. the first shot miss
ing its mark.
The relatives believe that it was des-
pondency over love affair when
prompted the suicide. Coroner +. ii
Boucher. Sheriff a. a. Nicholson and
Deputy Sheriff c. b. Mason were sum-
moned to the Zatechka home early this
morning After investigating the cor
nor decided that an inquest was not
necessary.
Brother Find Body.
Zatechka and his parents occupied
small tvvo-roomed house close by the
home of the formers brother John. and
on, the same farm. 1t was some tune
between IL and IL o'clock that John
also HCarU TIE SNulS. ne Nt7lIt W 80
vestigate. and when he opened door
of the little house which opened from
the room occupied by his parents, he
found his brothers body lying just in
side the Threshold The elder Zatech-
ka who occupied the room With MS
wife, is both deaf and build.
Had Been pespondent.
John Zatechks said tbs morning
that his brother had been respondent
for some time and had but recently
said that he was not responsible Tor
what he did
According to the brother and the rel
atives John has been badly in love with
a woman known as Mrs. Clark, of TINS
city. 1t was said. however. at the
Zatechka home this morning. that II
was believed that the name clark
was merely an assumed name
The woman was supposed 70 be a
widow and at any rate Zatechka mas
been keeping company with her during
the past summer Only very recently.
Judging by Zatechka's actions. the IN
timacy between the two had been
broken Zatechka is said to have ire
quently visited the woman in this CITY,
and it is said that she came to the
Zatechka home to see Zatechka.
| It is believed that letters that the
| woman wrote to Zatechka. which re-
! ferred to trouble that she was in. had
som ething to do with Zatechka becom-
! Ing respondent. The last of these let
tiers was dated Oct. 8. They bore no
signature that would lead to an identi-
| fication of the writer.
Had Been Living With Parents.
| Previous TO three weeks ago Zatech-
ka had been living with and caring for
his aged parents on their farm four
miles southwest of the John Zatechka
home. The parents had given the farm
which is a fine property to Zatechka
provided he cared for them the rest OF
their lives.
! Three weeks ago Zatechka brought
his parents to his brothers home. say
| ing that he could no longer care fol-
them II was al about the same time
that his affair with the woman was APP
parently broken off. Since then the
parents have been living in the little
house near John Zatechka's residence
Only Wednesday Frank came to live
with his parents.
Death Was Sudden.
From an animation of the wound ii
developed thar death must have beer
almost instantaneous. He puiie'
coursed upward thru the roof of the
mouth and came out thru the left tenn
pie.
| Zatechka was born in Bohemia. Wher
7 wear of age his parents brought him
with them to America. The man hao
lived in the neighborhood Of Dillor
most of his life He had never married
In addition to his parents and the
brother John Zatechka is survived by
three sisters one Of whom. Miss Mary
Zatechka, lives at the A. T. Birchare
home. 212 West Main street. Another
sister, Mrs. Joe S.naha. lives four miles
north Of LeGrand. and the third, Mrs
Warren Eaton. resides near Lamoille
| The funeral will be held from the
| John Zatechka home at II o'clock Mon
| day morning.