The New York herald., 1874-12-10
TIE PISTOL In WEST STREET

Deliberate Attempt 1T Murder-A Ger-
man saloon Keeper shoots His Wife.
Yesterday afternoon, while On1cer Doger, Of the
Twenty-seventh precinct, was patrolllng MS post
on West street. near Battery place, he was APP
preached by a tall German. who IN an excited
manner said that he had just shot and killed MS
wife. As in duty bound, the onicer took hts pris-
oner TO the station house, where the following
facts were elected In answer to the inquiries Of
the sergeant the prisoner said:-
my name Is Henry Lindenstruth. am fortys
seven years OF age, and was born In Germany. !
keep restaurant and boarding house at No.
Greenwich street. This afternoon snot my wife
In the barroom attached to my house,
The man seemed TO be suffering extremely from
nervousness SO that 1t was not deemed expedient
to question him urtner at that time, but later on
In the evening 1t was ascertained that Linden
struth's house, In Greenwich street, has been tho
resort more particularly OF Swiss emigrants. IL
has always borne good reputation with the
police and was resort OF the better class OF Swiss
and German residents OF the ward. and until this
fatal occurrence was always looked upon a. Q
quiet and orderly place. Yesterday afternoon.
wnie several people were in the saloon, and APP
neen StrutS drew reyoiver and dscnanged ONE
shot at tue head OF hts wife, Elizabeth. the
Ing down lodged In the skull, bacK OF the
ear, INJECTING serious ous hoI necessarily E.
fatal scalp WOun0. d0 tucu Idu OUT
without waiting to gee the effect OF his rash act
and surrendered hlmself to the police. He was
ignorant OF the result OF the shooting until an
hour aiter when, In conversation with HERALD
reporter, he was informed tnat the wound was
not considered fatal. Tue injured woman. who
was very attractive in her personal appearance,
was attended By Drs- Merrill and ex-Deputy Coro-
ner Shine. She refused say ythtng Whatever
as to what had passed between herself aud her
husband previous to the shooting, but announced
her intention OF prosecuting her husband ior
assault with intent to Kill as soon a. she was
sufficiently recovered. Lindenstruth was an IN
terpreter In Judge Quinn's Court, and was In
comfortable circumstances. For long time back,
/ however, he has been In i'll health, and domestic
troubles nave SO afected him that he was In tho
| habit OF taking anodynes for the purpose Of IN.
ducing sleep.
In conversation with HERALD reporter Linden
struth said :-"For long time have suspected
my wife OF inhdelity; but last night, while she
thought was asleep, was convinced that my
suspicious were well founded. did not say any
thing, however, until to-day, when sent ior tho
man, saying that had q letter Tor him. He did
! not come, and drew my revolver and shot her."
Lindenstruth is tall. hne looking man, out evi-
denty al II but dead rom consumption. HIS man
ner was excited and inconerent while talking, and
would impress the listener with the idea that his
mind was Affected When informed that the
wound would probably not prove fatal he seemed
relieved; but moment alter, in q desp0ndent
tone, said, well: which ever way II turns have
not long to lve.n