The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11
SAD DISCOVERY BY JOSEPH
STEIN YESTERDAY
INQUEST IS HELD TODAY
BuIIetWound Tells the Story Of
Sorrowful Tragedy In H., y
:, Apartments ....,

Shot through the right temple Win
a thirty.two caliber Colts automatic
revolver, Mrs. Joseph Stein. wife OF
Lieutenant Joseph Stein, one of the
proprietors "a Of the Stein = Clothing
store of this city. was found dead
shot OF at close range.
in their apartment at the Plaza flats
at noon yesterday Mrs. Stein was
also shot in the fleshy part Of the
left thigh and a large hole had been
burned in her nightgown near the
heart, due to the gun having been
Joseph Stein, husband Of the young
woman, was the first person to dis
cover the tragedy. Mr.. Stein stated
that yesterday morning about nine
o'clock he got up and seeing that
his wife was still sleeping left note
on the table saying he had gone to|
the A. M. Stein home to work on
the automobile. He was busy re-
pairing the machine until shortly be-
fore noon when he drove back to his
home in company with his uncle,
Herman SZamet. 81 ol |. H" /
Running, upstairs to. the apartment
he found the door locked and dis
covered that he had left hi hkeys in
the work clothes he wore at the gar
age. Suspicioning nothing and think
ing his wife had stepped out, he
drove back to the garage, secured the
KEYS and returned home again. Upon
opening the. door to the apartment,
he discovered Mrs. Stein lying on
the floor in her room, with the two
bullet wounds, one in the head and
the other in the thigh. 70
rHoroner Was Called.
Coroner G.. A. Dahl was immedi-
ately notified, and arrived on the
scene few moments later. Dr..
Dahl stated that the body was lying
between the. bed and the dresser,
the Colt thirty two automatic being
near her right hand on the floor.
There was a large pool of blood from
both wounds which had been inflict-
ed. The bullet in the head had gone
in at the right temple. and came out
in the left ear,
Mrs Stein had apparently just
gotten up when the deed was com
mittei as she was -attired in her
night clothes. Thel Colt pistol was
Kept In the drawer of the dresser,
from which she had taken 1T. IL IS
suspected the wound in the left
JnlRn WAS III Ola oNtShA.P>
10 shoot through the heart with the
gun pointing downward and the but
let instead of striking the heart mis-
sed the body completely and mnlct-
ed the wound in the thigh. The -sho'
in the temple evidently caused I'm
slant death. -t.sarE' -
Joseph Stein stated this INFORMING
that he. was at loss to know any rea-
son why his wife, would have com
mitted the rash ACT The couple mad
been married three and half months
and were vers nappy together. MIS-
Stein was formerly Miss Natalie
Cardoza of st. Paul. Saturday even.
ing Mrs. Stein accompanied a frient
at the depot and later was with Z
party of friends until about elevei
o'clock. Parties who were In ne
company stated she. was the life
the party and seemed in the yer.
best humor Mr.. Stein said his WIZ
had never given any, indication 0
having been respondent. .rsaf- ~
Immediately after Coroner q; A
Dahl completed his Investigation
the body, was removed to the Land
kamer undertaking parlors. and d.
Dahl announced that an inques
would be held today at ,1i3O2 ociocB
Mrs. Joseph Stein was invent
years of age and was the daughter Q
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Cardozo of st
Paul. who survive their daughter
She is also survived by two brothers
Ralph Gardozo of st. Paul and Priv
ate Hart Cardozos who is now
France. g.
Was in AirpIane Saturday.
Saturday morning Mrs. Stein wen
nm with Lieutenant E. A. Hallgren i
his aeropIane. which flew over tn
civ July A. She was the first woma
to go I'D in the plane from this CIT
and greatly enjoyed the flight. Whil
in the air she is reported to hav
conyerssd with Lieutenant Hallgre
about the manner in which the en-
CINE worked and displayed great IN
terest in the fight.
No other jewellers in the Plaz
anartments heard the, two shot
which were fired Or. Dahl state
that that he judged death occurre
sometime after ten O'clock from II
condition Of the body. 1t seen
probable that Mrs. Stein was sht'
Immediately after, she got UP, m
Where the Bullets Travelled.
The bullett which struck Mrs. Ste
in the thigh went in midway up u
limb and came out on the, side OF u
leg Just above the knee, showing TN;
the shot struck at an agile. The blu
let travelled on , with considerab
sneed and was found imbedded in Il
floor beside the. .woman's body. II
other bullet, fired into the head, W;
found in the left ear, when the boo
was moved, having gone complete
70. through the head.
Chief Martin invf stigated.
Following the arrival Of Coroner
A. Dahl on tine scene yesterday NOR
ing. Chief of Police Jack Martin all
received word OF the death of MI
Stein and he visited the Plaza
make investigations. Chief Mart
stated that he made the first disco
cry of the wound on Mrs. STEMS lin
when the body was at the undertake.
parlors.fo Going back ito the .apar
ment herinyestigated where rhe ou
LET had gone. ti-e!F lssuSM itttAH
According TO the statement
Chief Martin the bullet was lodged
the floor at an acute angle, in SUI
a manner that It would have be
impossible for Mrs Stein to have be