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pssrcSd her leg and then hen entered the the,

probe, into the opening and that the
angle indicated the woman must have
been down on the floor when the bull
let went through her leg and into the |
floor. He said that the angle indicat-
ed this clearly. Had the bullet been
fired while the woman was standing /
up 1t seems almost certain that it
would have gone into the floor at a '
very slight angle.
Chief Martin also stated that Mrs.
Stems feet were tangled up in veil
or hair net. He was of the opinion
that it would have been difficult for
the woman to stand up with her feet
thus entangled. The veil was dis
covered on the body at the undertak-
ing parlors. - ,g
Inquest Held This Afternoon,
Testimony at the inquest held this
afternoon over, the mysterious death
of Mrs. Joseph Stein started at l:3o,
o'clock, as soon as the jury had been
summoned and witnesses were all
presena.' Members of the coroner's
Jury. drawn to sit on the case were
Henry Wiltgep, John Nyquist, AM
drew Rudberg, Fred Otto, George
Wiedemann and j. R, Bowen.
Witnesses called to appear before
the jury and give testimony were
| Soseph Stein, husband of the dead
woman; Mrs. A. M. Stein; Herman
Szamet; Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Burn
stein, Miss Burmstein and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sauers.
| Exhibits introduced before the
jury by Chief of Police Jack Martin
included the Colt automatic thirty
two caliber revolver; bullet taten
from the head of Mrs. Stein alter
the tragedy and the bullet extracted
from the floor after it had pierced
her leg; two empty cartridges; per-
sonal letters from husband and wife;
mans necktie; mans bloody white
collar; two boxes of thirty two cali
Der cartridges. Mle Colt automatic
pistol was spatted with blood.
Coroner. G. A. Dahl, DR.. A. G. Lied :
loff, DR.. C. ]. Holman. County Attor-
lucy C. E. Phillips, Sheriff Anton
Osten, Chief Jack Martin, Deputy
Sheriff John Macbeth, Judge w. L.
Comstock, Judge, Hiram Golf and At
'orney John Temple were all present
It the inquest.
Husband Was on Stand.
Il Coroner G. A. Dahl swore in the
members of the jury at $50 o. m, and
he jurors then went into a side room
where they viewed the remains. They
we're gone about ten minutes. Jo-
seph Stein, husband of Mrs. Stein
vas the first witness sworn in. He
testified that he was twenty seven
ears Of age, had lived in Mankato
twenty five years and that he had re-
; iided at the Plaza apartments since
April g. sti4&s
!. He stated that he occupied the third
1oor of the fat on the north side;
that there was front and back en-
! rance to the fiat and a small rear
porch. Other detailed, evidence re.
5arding the general arrangement oil
he fiat, the rooms, doors, ETC., was
! given by the witness.
Stein appeared pale and weary
iighed frequently and deeply while
giving his testimony and showed plan
!, ~ the evidence of strain under ths
II ross examination by County Attor.
: ley Phillips. 5 He testified that or
: March 16 he was married to Miss Nat.
llie .Cardozo, 1871 Ashland avenue, st
Paul. His wife, he said, came i, Il
. Nankato the noon following theiI
= marriage and they remained 2 coupl,
Iof days at the Hotel Ben Pay unit
!, their fat was completed.
The witness said he and his wifi,
were together Saturday mornin,
4 lbout nine O'Clock They went to TIN
: golf grounds accompanied by MI
! STEMS uncle, Herman Szamet, Mis-
e Ruth May and that his wife had sr
ranged for flight in the aeroplan
d at that time. Miss Ruth May is al
a Did family friend who had been Wis
N ting Mrs. Stein.
IT At .11:20 o'clock Mrs. Stein wen
If up with Lieutenant Hallgren and wa
wi n the air for eleven minutes. IN,
e Stein said she appeared. wonderful,
,fl pleased with, the ride and stated sh
would like to go up again. She sal
she, was not nervous or frightened i
,s the least and he noticed no signs O
/. unusual excitement in his wife. The
r left the grounds about fifteen minu
ST ties after Mrs. Stein alighted and tn
!. two young women went to the Stei
NJ apartment to prepare lunch. JOSEF
of Stein did not return to- the store un
: til 1870 o'clock in the afternoon, H
r. next saw his wife at 2;15 o'clock in tn
g afternoon when she stopped wit
Miss May to bid him goodbye. H
in testified he did not go home for sup
per as his wife was at the lake wit
friends and the next time he saw he
nt was at the Burnstein apartments
in the Plaza at 10:45 o'clock that even
bo ing.
an Wife Was Not Excited.
~ She had returned home from TIL
10 lake short time before he arrive,
20 Stein stated. Mr.. and Mrs. Stei
an remained in the Burstein apartment
until about 1880 o'clock when the
= went to their own fat and retired {
:. usual His wife, he testified, Shove
=. no evidence of excitement and d.
.ts mot talk of the flight or anything VI
I'D usual She said nothing about beir
al tired or feeling i'll.
~ Mr. Stein stated he was tired ar
ns went to sleep almost immediatel
20 He awoke Sunday mornin about Ieigl
~ O'Clock and as his wife was n,
al awake arose in ten minutes or S
I, went to the bathroom. cleaned up ar
left a note stating he was going
1.-THE home of his mother to repair &
ny car. He said he arrived at the A.
Ia Stein home, five blocks away, abo
=, nine o'clock yesterday morning.