Elżbieta Knitter

Winona Daily Republican, Monday, December 10, 1900; Page: 4

DIED FROM HER INJURIES. BUT CORONER'S JURY DOES NOT NAME THE AUTHOR

Mrs. Knitter Refused to Make Ante Mortem Statement to Father Pacholski — Evidence at the Inquest showed Her Abdomen to have been in Terrible Condition.

"We, the jury, find that Mrs. Joseph Knitter came to her death by injuries to the abdominal peritoneum and means unknown to this jury." This was the verdict' of the coroner's jury in the case of Mrs., Joseph. Knitter, over whose remains an inquest was held on Saturday afternoon at the undertaking establishment of Stott and Son. The early afternoon evidence was published in Saturday's issue of The Republican, after which an adjournment was taken to 6 pm.to watt for other witnesse ,

Upon reassembling at that hour Dr. B. McGaughey testified that the post mortem examination showed the abdomen of the dead woman to be In terrible condition and in his opinion death was caused by some injury, for the abdominal cavity was filled: to the extent of nearly two gallons of blood, which showed plainly that she had slowly bled to death. Dr. E. D. Keyes followed Dr. Mc-Gaughey and testified! that in' his opinion death was due to injury.

Dr. Tweedy testified to the life and confinement of Mrs. Knitter prior to the miscarriage, and stated that he was of the opinion that death was due to injury but not from the miscarriage. Mrs. Mary Jazdzewski, a nurse, related Mrs. Knitter's story as she had told it to her, much as was made public on-Saturdays. This concluded the evidence, and the jury then returned the verdict as given above. Before Mrs. Knitter breathed her last she was given the holy sacrament by Rev. Pacholski and when asked if she had anything to say as to what was the cause of her trouble she lifted her hands to Heaven and In a sobbing voice said: "No, I have nothing to say, but God will tell." The funeral was held at 9 o'clock this morning and the interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery. If any further action is taken it will probably be to bring the-matter before the next grand jury. Knitter's sixty day sentence will keep him in prison until the grand jury meets in January.