St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-09-29

The cause Of the noise and it's
aftermath was discovered by a
~ year old newsboy Tim Hobbs,
while he was delivering his morn
ing papers at $50 Friday. Young
Hobbs found the body Of Mrs.
Daisy c. Hally Tresvan, go, lying
face up on the porch of her home
at 27i3 18th Ave, So. Hobbs inn
mediately returned to his home
and told his father. who in turn
notified the Minneapolis police
department.
Police Arrive
Detective Don Mealy and other
members of the homicide squad,
upon arriving at the scene, found
the dead woman lying on the
porch of her home with the door
key still clutched in her right
hand. In her left hand her pocket
book was found. The body was
clothed in the white uniform of
the o.E.S. as she had just return
ed from an annual communica-
ton held at St. Peter A.M.E.
church Thursday evening.
Tresvan Found Dead
Entering the house, the Off
GERS found Joseph Tresvan, the
woman's husband, lying on the
floor Of the living room, dead of
gunshot wounds. Tresvan, accord
ing to the officers, had apparent
ly waited for the return Of
his wife from the meeting and
shot her through the screen door
m she bent down to insert her
door kew. He then apparently re-
entered the house and put the
muzzIe OF the shotgun. a Win
chester 20 gauge In his mouth
and pulled the trigger, using a
yardsticIt to trim the trigger.
Couple Estranged
The couple, who had been mar
ried for three wears. were sep-
arated at the time Of their
deaths. According to neighbors.
Mrs. Tresvan forced her husband
TO leave the house two DAYS
earlier. Thew also said she had re-
peatediv stated that Tresvan
had refused tn work. He had been
EMPLOYED bv the Northern Pacific
railroad "a a waiter hut had to
Quit work because OF heart con-
dition.
According TO the police report.
Mrs. Tresvan was struck in the
right chest. the shoterm pellets
goinp through the body 10 the
right side of her back.
II was believed earlier that the
woman had been shot In the
back. but the presence OF the hole
in the screen and the position Of
her gunshot wounds dispeIled this
theory
The two bodies were taken to
the Hennepin County morgue
where an autopsy was performed
Friday afternoon.
Woman Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Tres
van were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday,
Sept. 26 at the Neal funeral home
chapel in Minneapolis with the
Rev l.. C. Harris Of Bethesda
Baptist church officiating. The
OE.S. memoriam was also held
at this time In conjunction with
the regular funeral Before this
service, two others were held
by the Minnehaha Temple No. 129
Of the IB.OEw. and the Daugh-
ters Of Isis at and 9 p. m. re-
spectively, Monday, Sept. Is. The
interment was at Crystal Lake
cemetery. Survivors are a niece.
Mrs. Mary Lena Thomas Of Day
ton, Ohio, and two cousins.
Husbana Buried Thursday
The Joe iresvan funeral was
held Thursday. Sept. Is at 2 p.
m. at the Brooks funeral home
chapel. Rev. I. d. Dorsey of
Camphor Methodist church. in
the absence Of Rev. Floyd Massey
Jr., officiated. The "a year old
Tresvan was a member OF Perfect
Ashlar lodge of the Prince Han
Masons and Local ole. Dining
Car Walters Union.
His survivors are one son.
Albert A. Austin. two grand
daughters. Alberta Evelyn. Aieece
Marie. all Of Washington. d. @.
and a sister. Mrs Rose Price,
Chicago. III. The interment was
at Oakland cemetery. At the re-
quest Of the family. the caslxet
WAS mot onanad M any fis,na