Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29
coRoNER'S JURY TESTIMONY IN.
cRlMINATEs WOMAN IN SHOOT.
ING OF HUSBAND.
WITNESSES TELL OF QUEER
ACTIONS DURING QUARREL
Neishbors Hsard Husband Pleading
With Wife Not 70 Kill Him and
Hoard Revolver Shots-eslisvsd to
Be Mentally Dsranosd and 10 Re.
moved to Hospital.

nome. 2121 Avenue r. last SATURDAY
afternoon, came to his death as the
result Of gunshot fired from a revolt
was the verdict Of the coroner's jury
called before Justice Of the Peace W..
c. Joseph. No recommendation was
made in the case, the jury leaving flu
ture action to the county attorney.
The inquest, was called about 10
O'clock and the first witness. Rev. Fa-
! Their ]. F. O'Neil. was called to the
stand shortly afterwards. Father
O'Neil testified regarding the woman's
mental condition. bringing out that up
on at least two different occasion In
his presence Mrs. Maloney had threat
ened to shoot or kill her husband. She
had told the father that her husband
was cruel to her but never told In what
manner he had abused her.
On other occasions she had shown
signs of being demented, said Rev. Mr.
O'Neil, and had found many objec-
tions to the way the church exercises
were carried out.
Body Had Been Moved.
He also told of the condition OF the
body and the position Of the furniture
in the room when he was called to the
place on the afternoon Of the tragedy.
He said it was his opinion that the
BODY had been removed from the po-
.sition in, which it had fallen. during the
thine which interviewed between the
shooting and his arrival upon the
scene.
Chief Of Police G. F. P. Froom was
able to give but little verbal testimony
He produced the revolver. which was
found lying within the hand OF the
dead man. and the bloody knife. dollar
bill and handkerchief which were
picked up from beneath the body. The
chief said that in his Judgment the
revolver might have been any distance
from the face within six feet.
DR.. H. B. Jennings, who made the
autopsy on the body Sunday morning,
testified that the bullet which had
caused the mans death had passed d.
rectlv thru the mans head and had
been found between the skull and scalp
three inches behind the right ear.
Death. he said, was probably instan-
taneous.
Mrs.. MaIonsy's Story.
Deputy Marshal Charles Crum told
Of the finding of the body. He said
that Mrs Maloney had appeared some
what wrought up when the officers ar
lived and met them at the door, say
ing. "Mike has shot himself"
che denied knowing how many shots
had been fired and said she had been
IN the next room when the shooting
had occurred. She also told the OF
ncars she did not know why he had
shot himself.
she had tried to assist him and had
ufted his head and laid 1t upon the
coat when she first reached his SIDE
The body she turned completely over
h,,+ was unable to explain why the re-
vo,ver had not fallen from his hand
while doing 80.
The deputy marshal also said the
woman had denied having any other
clothes on at the time Of the shooting
Than she had when they arrived. but
later admitted that a wrapper, when
was displayed to the jury, had been
used by her In wiping the blood from
tho floor. This was found IN water
closet back Of the house.
Tells Of the Quarrel.
VIZ. IT. Jones, a neighbor of Mrs.
Maloney's, who had called the pol'ce
upon Mrs. Maloneys announcement u
her that Mr. Maloney had shot nm
self" was the last witnes to be called:
She said she had heard from her yaro
the sounds Of quarrel and had heard
distinctly Mr.. Malonev say:
ION, Kate, don't kill me-"
She had run into the house after
hearing one shot and was unable TO
say whether there had been more fired
or not. She had locked the doors when
she saw Mrs. Maloney coming across
the street. but upon her calling had