The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-01
STILL SHE MAY LIVE
MRS. MARTIN WEINGARTL DIS
CHARGES A BULLET FROM A
BIG REVOLVER
RIGHT INTO HER LEFT BREAST.
TORE IT'S WAY THROUGH HER
LUNG AND LODGED IN THE
BACH.
SHE DIDN'T LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.
Some Little Domestic Trouble Be-
lieved to Have Led the Woman
to Attempt Suicide
RIGHT INTO HER LEFT BREAST
SHE DIDN'T LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS

Mrs. Mary Weingartl, little frail
looking woman who lives with her hus-
band, Martin Weingartl, at Al West
Fairfield avenue, became discouraged
at the turn her domestic affairs had
taken, and last night attempted to end
her tired life by discharging the con-
tents of one barrel Of an old-fashioned
thirty eight caliber revolver into her
left breast. That she did not die IN
stantly from the shock itself is little
short Of miraculous. AS it is, she did
not lose consciousness, and even in her
pain refuses to say aught against her
husband, whose Indifference to her Is
alleged by the neighbors to have been
the cause of her attempt to end her
existence.
Last night Mrs. Weingartl, whom her
neighbors say is good, patient, hard
working little woman, who does MILL
merry work and washing, both at home
to modest supper with her husband,
who has been out of work since he
quit the employ two weeks ago of the
st. Paul Roofing and Ornamental ccm-
pany. At the end of the meal Vein
gartl went into the front room and
picked up a newspaper. His wife, who
had been washing the dishes in the
kitchen, entered the room and taking
up pad Of paper said she intended
writing to her parents. He picked up
his hat and started to tell her that he
was going out. She faced him for a
moment and picked up from the table
the revolver, which she must have TAX
en- from it's place in the washstand
drawer, and, aiming it at her left
breast, pulled the trigger, remarking:
TITS getting so now that 1 am pretty
nearly supporting you, so here goes. "
Her husband jumped to catch her
and, with the aid of Mrs. Golfers, a
neighbor, who was attracted by the
shot, carried her to her bed and some
one was sent for DR.. Hawkins. The
doctor found that the ball had entered
the left breast a little above and to
the left Of the nipple, had ploughed
through the left lung and lodged some
where in the lower part of the back.
The woman suffered considerably from
the shock, and DR.. Hawkins deemed
it unwise to probe for the ball. The
ministered to the unfortunate woman,
who, even in her weakened condition
talked to the neighbors who surround
ed her bed, Asked by a reporter for the
G lobe for some reason for her act,
Mrs. Weingartl said that she some
times had little trouble, but was pos
sibly too quick tempered and regretted
her rash act.is.s 49, ..sI-ss7l
Her husband, who seemed consider
ably upset by the shooting, could as
sign no cause for his wife's wish to end
her life and said that they two had
lived happily together for ten years.
Father Kotouc, of st. Matthew'S
church, administered final sacraments
to the woman, although DR.. Hawkins,
seen later, expressed the opinion that
since the shock had not caused death,
Mrs. Weingartl had fighting chance
for her life. She is thirty Eight years
old and OF comeIy appearance.