The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
Killed Her Husband Saturday Night
in Quincy When He Attempted
to Clean Out Family
While Drunk.
NE1GHBoRs HELP HER
Jury Was Out Only Twenty Minutes
Before Returning Verdict
Clearing the Wife of
Crime.

The coroner's jury which investigat-
ed the death Of William Numann of
Quincy. who was shot and killed by
his wife Saturday night, yesterday
afternoon returned verdict exoner-
ating Mrs. Numann for the crime She
had been placed under "rrest and was
ordered released by States Attorney
Gilmer.
The tragedy was enacted as the
climax of story of the drunken hus-
bands abuse to his wife and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Numann had been driv-
ing during the afternoon and evening.
and when home Numann went on his
drunken rage. 1t came to termina.
tion late in the evening when Mrs.
Numann placed a revolver close to his
face and pulled the trigger.
The inquest yesterday afternoon
was an exhaustive one and lasted for
two hours. 1t included full relation
of the trouble that occurred at the
Numann home Saturday night when
he was under the influence of liquor
and when he attempted to clean out
the family on several different occa-
sions, ending in his wife sending a
bullet crashing through his brain as
he was in the act of attempting to
stab Edward Numann, his 19-year.old
nephew and step-son
The inquisition was attended by
twenty-five or thirty neighbors and
the examination of the witnesses
was conducted by States Attorney
GiImer, who, had shorthand steno-
grapher present taking full report
Of all the testimony given. Mrs. Nu-
mann, the defendant, was also present
in company with deputy sheriffs and
Attorney Emery Iancaser who she
had engaged to look after her inter-
ests. She was not called as a witness.
however, and appeared only as an in
terested spectator, so controlled was
she
Breaks Down When She Hears Yer
dict.
Although Mrs. Numann showed but
little concern regarding the shooting
when she was placed under arrest at
her home early Sunday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Schaefer, she showed
the first evidences of breaking down
when word was brought to her in the
county jail yesterday afternoon that
the coroner's jury had exonerated her.
She was present at the undertaking
parlors when the hearing of the tes-
tmony was concluded at o'clock and
was then taken back to her cell at the
court house to await the verdict of the
jury. The Jurors were out twenty
minutes celebrating over the testi-
mony that was given and she was by
that time back in her cell. When the
verdict was announced States At
torney Gilmer communicated with the
sheriff,s Office at once and asked that
She be released. Her son and at
torney were present at the sheriff.
ONCE when word was taken to her
mat she had been discharged She
at once was overcome with joy and
broke down and was unable to control
herself She was not fully recovered
When she left the building in company
with her son and attorney.
Until that time, however. she fel,
not the least bit worried over the out
come OF the case. She felt that she
mad acted in a case where life and
death were at stake and that things
would come out all right in the lone
run. She was the first to let the worlt
know OF the killing and asked that of
hcers come after her. She left hel