The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11
SUICIDES THE VERDICT.
RESULT OF INQUEST HELD BY
COR0NER'S JURY
DETAILS OF AN INQUIRY
Several Witnesses Were Called
Yesterday 70 Testify Before
~ Tribunal


1--WE, the jury. In the coroner's
inqust over the remains of the
late Mrs. Nathalie Stein, decide
that she came to her death from
buffet. fired from a pistol, held
IN her own hand
80 = - =,
Such wag>the verdict of the fury.
arrived-at last evening about 6:15
o'clock, after an afternoon spent in
hearing evidence. and private DELHI
Grafton of fifteen or twenty minutes.
All evidence submitted tended to
: prove that the young bride had COM
mitted the rash act herself. <but the
cause remain mysterious and will
perhaps never be known.
Apparently very happy ard with
everything to live for, the young
woman had taken her life while alone
in her bedroom, and apparently de-
cided upon such a course with firm
determination, as she. had not been
deferred by the failure of the first
shot. but had deliberately turned the
revolver on her head and fired
another shot which killed her in
stantly, SO the evidence tended to
prove.
Bowed by grief, and utterly at a
loss to account for his wife's>mad act
the young husband was twice called
to the stand to give testimony dur
ing the afternoon. but could only re-
iterate his statements about coming
nd ino hsc Loo an,
pool, of blood on the, floor. with the
blood covered revolver near her
hands.
Heard Heavy Fall.
In addition to the testimony given,
Of which an account appeared in The
Free Press last night was more
testimony by Miss A. SAVERS. who
told of hearing heavy fall in the
apartment above, and being positive
that the sound was not that of a
closing door. This sound had also
been heard by her father and moth
er, and told of in their testimony.
She stated that she had heard no
sound like a pistol shot. Later she
heard the sound of mans voice,
moaning = terribly" in the Stein
apartment above. She, was in the.
kitchen at. the time, but soon went
into the parlor. and heard other voices
overhead. Someone asked Whats
the matter ?" and someone else ans :,
wefed aOh, she's killed herself!"
About tes. or hffeen minutes later she
Axd ladys boice and after that
heard number Of people going up
the stairs.
Following Miss Sauer's testimony
a short recess was taken.
Joseph Stein was recalled and
questioned by Attorney Phillips in
regard toiithe condition Of the bed
room when he had returned to it and
found his wife dead.>He stated that
the room seemed normal oand the
top drawer Of his chiffonier seemed
the only thing disturbed. This draw
er was slightly open. 1t was the
left hand top drawer in which he
kept his revolver, loaded, and cart
ridges in boxes, and he had not TAX
en- the revolver out since he placed
it there weeks ago when he brought
it over from his mothers home. II
the drawer were collars an other
articles, not any of wb' =, belonged
to his wife. as To chIffonier was
used exclusively by himself. He
testified that when he brought the
revolver to his apartments he had
shown it to his wife, and showed her
how to use it. After showing her
how it worked, and telling her that
he kept it loaded and not to fool with
1t he had put it in the drawer, tel.
ling her that if she ever needed it
to protect herself it was there. He
testified that when he found his wife
she had on nothing but her night
gown, having evidently Just gotten
out of bed, but that there. was no
evidence of her having started to
: dress, as her wearing apparel was
still on the chair where she had
placed it. Rings and other jewelry
were found in the usual place. The
leather bag in which his revolver
was kept was still, in the drawer.
He thought the revolver found by
his wife was his. The note he had
left. was still standing on his wife's
dressing table and had apparently
not been disturbed The note sim
ply stated, "Over to house, working
on car"
Mother Of Joseph Stein Testified.
Mrs. Katie Stein, mother of Jo-
seph Stein, was called and gave
testimony as toSwhat happened Sun
day morning. She told of her son
coming to her home; and of getting
breakfast for him, after which he
hunted up some of has old clothes
and went to fix the car, as the fami-
ly had planned to go to the lake. He
came in again above, eleven O'Clock,
went upstairs and shaved and dres-
sed in his suit again. Her brother,
Herman Szamet, who calls at her
home every Sunday morning, came in
and Mrs. STEIN told him that Joe
was going to drive over to his apart
ments, FOR Nathalie, and he might as
well ride over with him. Mrs. Stein
testified that she had called the Stein
apartments >over the Citizens tele-
phone about eleven o'clock, but had
received no, answer, and had thought
that her daughter in-law was asleep
and that that she would let her sleep
awhile longer. .AboHt hhlf an hour later
she had called again, but had receiv-
ed no answer. She had then told Joe
to hurry and go over and get Natha-
lie. as they would eat soon. He left
shortly after twelve o'clock, came
back in affew minutes and got his
key, and then drove back to his
apartments. Mrs. Stein testified that