, 1923-05-17

tney were just WreStlluS.
@. How many shots did you hear?
About three or four after I came out
of the house, and soon after l came
out of the house some more.
Robert Earl Fowler. age 10, was
next put on the stand.
Robert testified that he was with
the party on fishing trip Sunday and
that they drove him directly home
after their arrival in town. As to
the relations Of the couple during the
fishing trip his testimony was prac-
tically the same as his playmate
Clave.
Clave was recalled to the stand
and altho his testimony this time
was very much the same as he had
given before q little more informa-
tion was secured when Coroner JEFF
frey asked several lore questions
as to what occurred when the three
were In the Kitchen:
Q. Did Papa say anything to you
at al or was he mad? A. No. he
wrs laughing.
| q Did Mamma seem pretty mad?
A. Yes.
O. Did rhc want Papa to go out
Of the house or out OF the room?
A. She Just wanted him to go out Of
her way. When Mamma came out
OF the pantry she asked Dad II he
still loved her and he said mo in
a laughing. joking sort Of a way.
Sheriff Sanders who was called
to the scene Immediately after the
shots were heard testified that he
| found DR.. Mott laying across the
bed with a wound on the head and
that Kittell was in the north east
corner OF the room and vas layins
on his face NIL breathing. In an.
swer to q question a to the posi-
ton Of the guns he said:
The shotgun was sitting up II
the corne OF the room-the same
corner where his head was laying
Tho hammer was still back on the
shot gun. No loads were in this gun,
either in the magazine or In the
chamber. The rifle vas lying on the
floor At the edge Of the bed near
Mrs. Kitteii's feet and the barrel
partly under his body.
IT found three empty shotgun
shells had been DISCHARGED and two
rife shells and pumped out Of the
rife one loaded rife she'll.
In answer to . question As "a
marks in the room tho sheriff said
"There wore two shotgun shells
which had been discharged leadinE
TO the little closet. the one ranged
across the clothes closet and the
other almost straight up from the
doorway. There were two rifle holes
In the ceiling above the bed-one
almost directly over where Doctor
Mott was laying.
Sheriff Sanders when asked a
question dealing with his theory Of
the tragedy stated that there are
two theories-Dr. Mott either shot
herself with . shotgun or else her
husband shot her. He v Il a.
his positive opinion that Kittell shot
himself.
Chief Of Police Hiiienbr~nd testi-
Ned that he entered the house with
tho Sheriff and the eheriff's discrip-
tion Of the promises Tailed with his
own idea Of the room.
DR.. T. J. Swisher testified that he
was called to tho home Of Kittell
about i've o'clock and that he fol-
lowed the ambulance to the hospi-
tai. Kitteii arrived At the hospital.
he said. 1t b:25 and that he never
~ragained consciousneAs-Anaily pass
inG away At $40 tho same evening
IAN hour and fifteen minutes A.
ter his arrival.
Both Doctor Neva Mott and her
husband have resided In Rawlins for
tho past few years. Claud Kittcii
came TO the city and entered the
employ OF the FcrG uson Mercantile
Company about three years ago. His
wife am I o Rawiins about ave
years ago and In tho years had sue
ccodcd In building up an extensive
practice ~ . physician. Both OF the
deceased have many friends In the
community who are totally unable
To u~ndcrwtand tho reasons which re-
suited tho shooting Sunday 0veu-
ing.
Tho body Of Kitteli was tranaport-
cd to craig. Col. yesterday and fun
erai services will b. held sometime
today.
The rcmuins Of Doctor Mott wore
shtpped n West Point. Illinois. We'd.
nssday morning. Hcr funeral ser
v4cca wore held In Rasmussen Fun.
erai Pariors Tuesday afternoon and
Q large number Of frtcnds we're pre-.
seat 10 attend tho services. Fol.
iowtng q short service BY Rev. IA.
wards, Of the Methodist Church. the
Order Of The Royal Neishbors. 81
watch lodge tho deceased was Z
Iue0toe, psrformed the burial ser.
vtoo u that order.
DuriAg Ne services Tuesday Mr..
: @. ". Jeffrey sang two tsautifui ~.
~i1oalloao appeoQetate for the oeeasoa.
0As was scco0eanied BY Ars. George