The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-08
William D0NRESE Unfit 0F INSANITY
COMMITS SUICIDE THIS FORENOON
From thursdays Daily,

Jesse, at 424 North Fourth street,
while i'm a fit of dependency, took
his own life by shooting this morning.
The terrible affair occurred at about
$3.50 o'clock, but death did not result
until about 9:45 O'Clock.
Domrese used twelve guagc shot
gun as the means of ending his life.
He was in his bedroom, and seems to
have sat on the edge of the bed and
TODD the gun on its butt on the floor
and then placed his forehead OH the
muzzlc Turning his forehead to one
! side, he pulled the trigger, and the
charge of shot tore through his head
and he fell forward upon the floor.
When found he was unconscious, but
! still alive, lying on his face, with
the gun under him.
| Richard Miller, who works at the
incubator factory, next door to the
residence of Mrs. Jesse, learned of the
shooting and tclephoned to the police
station, and Chief Pond and Officer
Bienaph at once went to the house.
They found several people gathered
there, and on going to the bedroom
occupid by the young man found him
] living on his face on the floor as de-
! scribed above. He was still breathing,
but unconscious. He was turend over
his forehead. There was a large guam
| tity of blood nthe floor and few
spots Oh the bed. Domrese was fully
dressed.
Room Resembles Shambles.
In the ceiling were number of shot
holes, where the charge had struck
after passing through the unfortunate
young mans forehead. On the side
wall, near the ceiling, was found a
/ quantity of hair and flesh, that had
been shot out of the head and had
been hurled against the wall and
stuck there. A piece of the skull, an
inch and half by three inches, was
found under the bed, where it had in
some way been blown by the charge
or pushed by the muscular cOntractiOns
fthe dying man. The room resembl
ed shambles or slaughter house, and
it took strong nerve to remain there
after gazing on the awful result of
the attempt at self destruction.
DR.. J. w. Andrews was summoned
by Chief Pond, and when he arrived
speedily he found that the man was
past help. He could put two fingers
into the hole in the skull made by
the charge of shot, and from which
brain matter was oOzing out. He said
that the young man might possibly
live three or four hours, but that
he was suffering no pain and that
nothing could be done. &c..
No Inquest Needed.
Coroner Kennedy was summoned
and looked over the situation, and re-
manned until death occurred. After
the young man had died, the remains
were taken to the undertaking rooms
of Landkammer Bros & Davidson. Mr.
Kennedy decided that an inquest was
not necessary.
Signs of Insanity.
William Domrese was twenty-foul
years of age and was a single man
He lived with his mother, Mrs. Jesse
His father died some years ago, ant
his mother married again. He and
his mother and young sister LIVED
together, but there are older sisters
who reside elsewhere. The young maj
secured business education in thu
Mankato Commercial college, which III
attended off and on for year or two
past. He later secured position il
n A. j. Busch & Sons office, but failet
to make good. There were times
when he would find it impossible t.
! collect his thoughts, and while having
i such spells he would have severe
d hemorrhagc of the nose. At the col
Y lege, it was considered that he wa
r bordering OH insanity at times. ID
$ was faithful and hard working ant
G tried his best to give satisfaction, bu
r when he had the spells he failed t.
i, get his brains to working. In view
+ of the evidence, Coroner Kennel.
; states that it is his belief that Dom
+. reese shot. himself while temporarily in
t sane.
4 Deed Was Planned.
1t would appear that Domrese hat
|, planned salt destruction for som
: time. He was respondent over hi
;, failure to obtain or hold situations
He worked for time for the stree
car company, and other jobs that h
held were shortlived. although he wa
always given credit for trying to d
the best that he could. His mothe
% feared that he would commit suicide
He had talked of wanting a razor
= but his mother, it is said, had hidde
everything that he might use to max
way with himself. Last night, it
said that he was on the porch of til
e house, late, with the shotgun in hi
hands. His mother, it is said, too
it away from him and locked it in tn
Z cellar, but in some way he managed t
- get it. A box of cartridges was foun
under the pillow of his room. He ha
used but one shell, placing it in on
of the barrels of the gun.
Could Not Sleep.
Last night the young man was III
$ ableto sleep, but paced his room a
IL night, in spite of the urging of HI
IL mother that he 60 to bed and forge
his troubles and take a more cheerfl
view. .5t