The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11

child as ever was" She was de-
flighted with her ,airplanebtrip, and
said it was not much different from
a fast car ride, and that she was not
at all nervous. She was not excit-
able, but was of daring nature. She
never expressed Inconsistencies. When
she was with Joe she was happy, no
matter where. If Joe had not let
her go up in the airplane. / might
have thought something She was
in our home very much and we were
fond Of her. and she was very fond
of U.S." Mrs Stein stated that she
knew the family of the late Mrs.
Stein fairly well, and when questioned
said that the brother of her sons
wife had told her that there was no
strain of insanity in the family. The
brother had said she, was sometimes
historical when young but not of
late. Her folks were very wealthy
and she was never denied anything
she, wanted. She had never noticed
anything but happiness in connection
with her. g, =
Story Told BY Henry Stein.
Henry Stein testified that his
brother Joe came to his room Sunday
morning while he was still in bed
about nine o'clock, and asked where
his Khaki pants were as he wanted
to work on the car. He stated that
he knew nothing about the tragedy
until he was called to his brothers
apartments. He had last seen his
brothers wife about four o'clock
Saturday afternoon and talked with
her about her airplane, trip. She
seemed very happy and they "joshed'
together like brother and sister. She
told him about her airplane trip and
seemed delighted over it, saying that
when the aviator throttled the motor
and took a. downward swoop he had
asked her if she got dizzy, from the
motion in the air and she had said
"No." She told Henry Stein that the
ride was shorter than she had :ex-
pected it would be, and that it was
not much more than afast automobile
ride. Before. she went up she had
"joshed" with her relatives and
friends, telling them she would rath--
er "have the flowers" before she
went up, and laughingly remarking
to one of her friends that she could
have "the silverwafe." She had re-
marked that she thought there was mo-
danger and that she was not afraid
to go up. Henry Stein testified tina
the young woman was very eager to
go up, as "she knew Joe would never
deny her anything she wanted, as he
never did" r.
Herman Szamet testified that he
was the brother of Mrs. A. NJ. Stein,
and had been at her home Sunday
morning, shortly after ten O'Clock
Joe had come in wearing his work
ing clothes, and had sat down and
conversed with them for little
while. About twelve o'clock, por a
little after he had accompanied Joe
to his apartment, and sat IN the
car while he ran up stairs. In a few
seconds Joe returned, saying he had
forgotten his key In his other clothes,
so they drove back to the house and
got the key. Joe then ran up stairs
to get his wife,. ands Mr.. Szamet got
out OF the car and walked sover to
the Plaza, where he talked to the
Burnstein baby, which was playing or.
the porch. Suddenly he heard loud
scream. He went into the hall and
from above he heard man rpoanine
but could not distinguish words. He
ran up the. stairs and found that it
was Joe, who had rushed from, the
bedroom into the little hall. Mr..
SZamet went as far as the bedroom
door, and saw Mrs. STEMS body, ~.
ing on it's right side, with the revol-
yer on the floor near her hand. DIR.
Dahl was summoned and arrived in
about ten minutes. Mr.. Szamet tes-
titled to seeing .he note which had
been loct by Joe. which stood. on tho
d'-c. ser as if it had never been
touched.
Very Happy Couple.
NJ M. Bufhstein's testimony was
to the effect that Mr.. and Mrs. Stein
were apparently very happy cou-
tple. They had appeared very cheer,
full when visiting in his apartment
with himself and wife, when he had
come home from the store Saturday
night about 1880 o'clock. Sunda'
when he had come home during. the,
noon hour he was told of the tragedy
and ran upstairs at once. He had
gone in and touched the body, which
Elay in a pool of blood. and found
that the body was cold He hn
then telephoned for DIR. Dahl. When
J DIR. Dahl arrived he had told him tt
take the blood soaked revolver an
get it out of Joe's way as he feared
to have the young man get possession
of it while he was SO overcome with
! grief. Burnstein had wrapped the
gun in paper bag, and locked 1t in
his dressing table in his apartment.
| He testified that Mrs. Stein had al
ways appeared cohtented and happy,
and seemed to be happier when Joe
was around Saturday night in the
presence of Joe she had told him
him that Joe was peeved at her be-
cause she had a cigarette at the golf
| grounds which she had lighted to
keep the mosquitoes away. Joe had
laughed and owned that. he did not
like it. In regard to her air. trip she
had said it was wonderful and that
| she had felt fine, and was not afraid
when the aviator had turned on the
engine and took a dive. 80
| Mrs Esther SBurnstein gave prac-
| ticaHy the same testimony as her
husband in regard to what had oc-.
CURED Saturday evening and Sunday
| morning. She stated that Mrs. Stein
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