The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
cALLSATHERB BOARDING PLACE
EARLY LAST EVENING
BULLETSH|T NEAR HEART
Unconscious. Found On Porch
OF State Street Home Soon
AfterWard

erly Kept company, and apparently
suffering from a temporary fit OF de-
spondency, Henry Hochstein, twenty
eight years of age, shot himself twice,
just below the heart, while standing
on the porch of the II. A. Alleman
home, 207 State street, last evening.
The tragedy occurred shortly afetr
eight o'clock. The young man lost
consciousness Immediately after he
was licked up and although he was
removed to the st. Joseph hospital
and given every medical aid his con-
dition was considered practically
hopeless from the first.
Henry Hockstein is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hockstein, we'll
known farmers living near Mapleton.
Last fall and winter he kept COM
pany with young lady from Memo,
S. d. The young woman roomed at
the Alleman home and Hochstein had
been frequent caller there. About
three months ago the girl returned to
her home and before she ieIt, 1t is
understood she informed Hochstein
she no longer desired 20 keep COM
pany with him.
Recently she returned to the city
and last evening Mrs. H. A. Al,eman
was giving a dinner party for her
and several other young lady frienos.
tsady,h
About 1870 O'Clock Hochstein called
and when Mrs. Alleman opened the
door, he stated he had returned d book
which she loaned him last winter.
Mrs. Alleman asked him if he enjoy
ed the book and he replied that he did
and seemed in an entirely normal
mood
Inquired Tor Young Lady.
He incurred if the young lady had
returned and when told that she hid
ASKED if re nigh, sec her. Mrs. Al
leman asked the girl and she stated
that tEere was other company :ue,e
and she cid net wish 10 see hi n that
yening. Mrs Alleman says That
Hochstein appeared to take the refusal
cheerfully, remarking: "All right
when told # heI leply. He tefI the
house and turnedthe corner into
Carroll street.
Perhaps three quarters of IN hour
later, ol about Sis the young woman
stepped ont on the porch and saw
Hochstein standing just outside the
storm GooI Not recognizing nim for
the NONE n, she screamed and ian
back into The house. Two muffled
shots were heard. The young lady
was very nervous declaring that :nc
man had Slot al her.
III. A. Ailenan, who was present, re-
marked that he was IF the o;iG i,TIl
that the storm door had banged against
the side of the porch, the SOUNDS of
the door and a shot being decidedly
similar. The young lady however
would net consent TO his going out %
investigate fearing he would be at
tackled.
Mrs. Alleman turned on the porch
light, called up the home of Andrew
Anderson, next door and asking the
members to step out and see if any
one was on the Alleman porch. Mr.
Anderson replied that figure could
be seen lying at full length on the
porch. Mr.. Alleman ran at once and
discovered HochStein, shot twice Just
below the heart. He still gripped the
small, thirty two caliber, double &C
ton revolver, with which he commit :
led the rash act. The gun was a very
small type, being scarcely more than
three inches long. Two empty shells
and three loaded ones were taken from
the revolver by Chief of Police Jack
Martin.
Police Were Notified.
Mr.. Alleman Immediately notified
the police department andcalled DIR
j. S. H6lbrook. Officer Louis Wolff
Mayor E. V. Walters, Officer A. Fl
Shelby and Adolph Mueller were a,
the police station when the cali came
in and they all hurried to the scene
Mayor Waters stated this morning
that Hochstein was unconscious wher
he arrived at the Alleman home, DIR
Holbrook, Chief of Police Jack Martin
and Detective Eli Klugherz arrived or
the scene few moments later.
Hockstein was placed in a car and
taken to the st. Joseph hospital al
once. 1t was feared at the time that
he would not live long enough tt
reach the hospital Early this morn
ing, however, he was reported to be
still alive but his condition was yer,
low. The young mans parents were
Immediately notified OF the shooting
Corner G. A. Dahl heard that Hook
stein had committed suicide instantly
and called at the Alleman home before
the young man was removed to the
hospital. There is no question but
that the young man intended to take
his own life.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Allemar
spoke in very high terms of Henry
Hockstein. He was young man OF
clean character and habits. industrious
and well thought of in the community
Wnere he lives. IL is said that the
young lady whom he had been keen.
ing company thought very highly of
the young man but that she did not
wish to take his attentions seriously
May Have Been Temporarily Insane
whether Hockstein came to Man.
kato yesterday with the full in.e,r,on
OF taking his own life if the you,p
lady refused to see him or whether he
suffered from temporary fit of insanity
Will probably never be known. AS
far as can be learned he took the
revolver from his home, when he came
to Mankato and it is possible that he
mad intentions of carrying out fine
rash act before he even reached the
CITY,
Hockstein, when he was seen bv the
young lady, was standing in a corne,
or the porch at the Alleman home
just in front of window. II NAV
have been that he had been watcb;r.