The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-09-19

Weigel and Bailey, she appeared
rational and was not hysterical.
Mrs. Arnot Changes Story
To the attendants at her bed
side in the Deaconess hospital
Mrs. Arnot has made some addi-
tional contradictory statements on
her original story given to officials
last week. She now states that
her husband died about 9 o'clock
instead Of 1920, as she first re-
ported. She also claims now that
she dragged the body to the base
ment on a rug, instead Of wrap
ping it in a sheet as at first told.
Another story is to the effect that
the deceased was sitting at the
top of the basement stairs and
collapsed there.
Due to the weight of the Arnot
body, some 200 or 210 pounds,
there is much speculation as to
whether or not 1t would have
been possible for Mrs. Arnot to
take the body to the basement
alone and it is generally assumed
that she must have had help to
do this.
Victim III Several Days
That the victim of the unusual
tragedy was desperately Ill for
several days prior to his death
is testified to by a number Of peo-
pie who talked to him during the
last week he was alive. For sew
eral days he had been subject to
fainting spells and practically col
lapsed on the streets here on two
or three different occasions. When
.conversing with any one during
the last few days, he was noted
to perspire profusely and was con-
tinuany wiping large beads OF
moisture from his forehead. In
conversation with different parties
he expressed himself as greatly
upset over his losses in the col
lapse of the Grossman Motor COM
pany and to several stated that
he was practically wiped out fl
nancially.
DIR. L. E. Montgomery appears
to have been the last person out
side the Arnot family who saw
J. e. Arnot alive. He went W.
to the Arnot home and visited
with Mr.. Arnot, whom he knew
was i'll, for some time between
and five o'clock. At that time,
according to DIR. Montgomery, ne
vas Respondent, quite i'll, and was
,erspiring %profusely.
Was Heavily Insured
An investigation shows that j.
Arnot, the deceased, was fair
y heavily insured. He carried $780,
10000 in old line life, 100000 of
which was on the double indem
lity plan. In addition to this he
aarried $4,000 in accident insur-
nee. Reports are to the fact that
10, 100000 of the life insurance
vas made payable to his sons,
,obert and John, the balance pay
BILE to Mrs. Arnot.
Post Mortem Ordered
The findings Of the investigat-
yer reported to the insur-
nee companies, who instructed
to exhume the body and
ave a post mortem examination {
erformed, if possible with the l
onsent of Mrs. Arnot, but failing i,
/ this to proceed nevertheless.
While at first declining to sign f
permit for the post mortem, {
[rs. Arnot later, under the per- s
Of w. E. Arnot, brother t
{ the deceased, gave her per-
and signed an order for
summation and post norton. /
heriff Olson, E. o. Evered, Clay s
IN tombstone, and w. E. Arnot C
1T September 5 for Park River, s
.orth Dakota, where the post n
examination was held on e
unday morning. Sheriff Olson, a
vered, and DR.. G. w. Glaspell f
presented Valley county at the h
lamination while Clayton John "
one represented the insurance b
,mpanies. p
Doctors Report Ii
On the report received here fl
ade by DR.. G. w. Glaspell of c
North Dakota, employed e
Sheriff Ben Olson to represent n
alley county at the post norton a.
he states that the ex-
lmed body was 6 feet 1 inch in rt
light and weighed approximate a
200 or 210 pounds. In his re- Of
rt he states that the esophagus tie
rs markedly discolored, being of tt
light gray greenish color, as II n;
rned by some powerful poison OF
medicine. No evidences OF ex- &c
rnal violence, outside Of the ez
rning, were revealed by the &C
st norton examination. al
Identification Made ar
Positive Identification Of the tn
dy was made at the Park River TT
st norton by w. e. Arnot and af
eriff Ben Olson. ar
Mrs. Arnot Under Guard
Immediately upon the return Of pc
} officers and investigators from TO,
rk River, upon the strength Of TO;
, information already in their Sc
nds, Mrs. Arnot was immediate or