The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-23
WOMAN IN BLACK IS
SOUGHT BY POLICE


ceded by a postmortem examina-
ton. Such an examination will
determine to a certainty whether
it was a bullet which entered the
mans hip, and where it lodged.
1t looks as though the authori-
ties were confronted with another
murder mystery, and the people
will expect that no stone be left
unturned to bring to justice the
murderers, if murder is found to
have been committed.
A postmortem will be held over
the remains of Mr.. Wheeler by
Drs Sohmer and Holman.
Coroner Kennedy was at Garden
City today and win return to
Mankato late this afternoon.
The question of who assaulted Jo-
seph Wheeler has not yet been solved
by the officials. There are some cir
cumstances pointing to a woman as the
party, or as having knowledge of who
the party is. The police have learned
tndk a WOudH UOdluCu tHc OsOV " ClOth
train Tuesday morning, going south
on the Milwaukee road and that she
seemed much excited about something.
The officials are trying to trace this
woman. Her description is said to
tally with that which the police have.
Wheeler was last seen at midnight,
Monday night, at the horse car that
he was travelling in, and at that time
he stated that he had met woman
and was to see her again, and wished
one of the "swipes" to accompany him,
but they refused. He gave them a
good description of how the woman
was dressed and Chief Pond and Deputy
Sheriff Kulgherz have this description.
This may 60 far toward solving the
matter.
Man Of Good Habits.
Mrs. Wheeler and Mr.. Wheeler's sis
ter arrived from Webster City, Iowa,
early last evening, and spent the night
with Wheeler, who is still unconscious
and very low. The ladies state that
Wheeler has been man of good habits
and is well thought of by all. They
say that he conducted Hamburger
steak stand at Clarion, Iowa, during
a fair last week, and did well there,
and had not sent any of his profits
home. From this it is believed that he
must have had considerable money with
him Monday night. This being the
rosa rohboru ,n;rh< hove hoa,, A. -.
tive for the assault.
If the assault was committed by
a woman, the question is how did
Wheeler get to where he was found
His car was over the ga" street cross
ing, and he was found under the Mound
avenue crossing. He might have wan
dered about in search of the car, after
being shot, and, weak from loss of
blood, have fallen from the culvert or
been knocked from it by passing
train. If woman searched his pockets,
it might account for the money in the
hip pocket being overlooked.
Did Male Companion Assist?
If the assault was committed by a
"oAhdhy ~ AilkuO UC OudG d Iudlc COH
panion assisted the woman and car
ried Wheeler to where he was found
or the assault may have been commit.
ted close by there, as the high weeds
form regular jungle close by the spot
There is creek close at hand, and
footsteps were found in this Tuesday
morning, as though person had walked
In the bed of it to leave no foot prints
and in coming out, stepped upon one
toe in the soft earth and thence to the
stone abutment of the culvert. The
toe was rather small and pointed, like
a woman's shoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler have two
daughters. Mr.. Wheeler carried life in.
surance until recently, when he al,
lowed it to expire.
From Fridays pafty.
The post norton examination OF
the remains of the late Joseph Wheele,
of Webster City; Iowa, whose death
occurred yesterday afternoon, was held
last evening by Drs. A. Z. Sohmel
and C. ]. Holman, and developed the
fact that death was due to concus'
sion of the brain. The examination
of the brain showed congestion, but
there was no new clot, the one that
had formed having been fully removed
at the time of the trephining opera
ton, and no new one having formed
afterwards. The condition of the
brain showed that death was due t.
eoncussion. The skull was not frac
tured.
The bullet that caused the wound in
the right hip was not found, but this
wound was found to be much more
serious than was at first supposed
Death did not result from it, but hat
there been no other wound this one