Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-30
Il||E|Ol CRIME
! 100IPID'
= Mnter and Wife. Of Cedar.
Rapids. Victims Of Burling.
ton Robber.
The Husband Shot Thru the Heart
and Dies Iastantly Wife
Fatally Wounded
Cowardly xurderer Shoots Woman
o She Runs Arrest Of the
Culprit

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Burlington. Nov. GOV. H. Linter
and wife. OF Cedar Rapids, were held up
and shot while on their way to the de-
pot last night. Linter was shot thru the
heart and died instantly. His wife was
shot thru q lung and lies at the point OF
death. The supposed murderer has been
captured and lodged in jail. Excitement
over the affair Is intense and there Is
some talk Of lynching.
Linter was employed by the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids q Northern railway
in Cedar Rapids. and had with his wife
been visiting In Burlington. They
started for the depot last evening to
take the train home, and when they
reached the corner Of Fourth and Los
Gust streets q: man stepped out OF a
shadow and told them to hold up their
hands. Mr.. Linter had heavy valise
In his hand and with this he struck at
the man. The fellow shot him thru the
heart. and he fell dead. Mrs., Linter
Jumped forward and struck the pistol
from the mans hand and then turned
and ran. The footpad recovered the
weapon and taking deliberate aim at the
fleeing woman shot her In the back, the
ball passing thru the lung. and the
woman fell to the ground, while the rob-
Der mRde good his escape. Attracted by
the shots the neighbors turned out and
found the dead husband and dying wife
not far from each other. The body was
taken to the morgue and the woman re-
moved to the hospital. Every available
police officer In the city and numerous
citizens are on the hunt for the crimi-
nal but az he had a. good start. 1t Is
probable the fellow will escape.
Mrs. Linter, tho severely wounded,
was able to give q brief account Of the
terrible AFFAIR last night.
The dead man. Mr.. w. H. Inter Of
Cedar Rapids. with his wife had been
visiting at the residence Of their aunt,
Mr.. N. "A. Lapoint, who resides at No.
Az Pine street. They were ON their way
to the depot, to take the train for Cedar
Rapids. They were going east on Los
Gust street. There was no light; half
moon hanging In the western sky deep
ensd the shadows. The street at best
Is most miserably lighted. Mrs. Linter
noticed man coming toward them.
When opposite the Lauer residence, No.
SS7 Locust street, the man stopped Inn
mediately In front OF them. He cried
out Halt! Throw UP your hands" at
the same time leveling q revolver u
sIinter. The latter raised his hand a. IL
TO hurl the valise he ws carrying at the
thug. At the same instant Mrs Linter
sfearlsssly stepped forward, exclaiming,
''No. you don.t!" and attempted to beat
down the weapon. But quicker than it
can be told q shot rang out nd Linter
dropped to the wlk. His wife there
upon began crying for help and ran west
on Locust street. Afew seconds later a
second shot rang out and the woman
fell. She continued crying for help,
which speedily arrived. but not in time
to apprehend the murderer.
Mr.. Brennan took the injured woman
to his home on the opposite side OF the
street. and there she was given what
relief was possible until the doctor ar
rived.
Mrs. Inter can give but very indeti-
mite description Of the murderer. she
describes him as OF medium size or rath-
er q little below medium size. Wearing a
soft cap She paid no particular atten-
tion to him as he approached and even
81 she had the darkness would have pre-
vented her from getting fair view Of
his face.
After the scoundrel had laid low his
victtms. he ran west on Locust to
Fourth street and turned soutl, on the
latter street. II. Sands, a locomotive
fireman, living at Fourth and Pine
streets. had been aroused by the shots
and the cries Of Help and Murder, Z.
and seiSing his revolver started for the
scene OF the trouble. AS he was leay-
Ing his house he saw q man. supposed to
have been the desperate. running south
ON Fourth street. He tired one shot at
him. with the hope OF bringing him to
ashalt. but the flying figure disappeared
in the darkness.
So so far az could be ascertained last
evening there are no eye witnesses to
the terrible crime. a number OF the
nedEhbors were interviewed. but none
could throw any light on the affair.
The Renz dwelling 10 Immediately west
OF the building occupied BY Mr. Lauer
and his family. Mr.. Rsnx was enjoying
nap on the sofa and the members of
his family were reading when the first
<hot rang out. That awakened Mr..
RenE. who picked up HIS revolver and
started for the door. Ere he could I'M
look the same the second shot had been
4 fired and the murderer had disap-
peared. Others heard the shots, but
did not see the murderer.
AT o'clock this morning telephone
message from Grape Park called the
patrol wagon. Officers Shaley and
Rupp had made an arrest at Patterson
station. The man was brought to po-
Nee headquarters at !: 80 O'clock.
lie 70 tough looking fellow and the
meager description given by the
wounded woman Ats him well. The Of
dcers surprised him-o therwise there
would have been more bloodshed. He
had two revolvers An his hands when
they came upon him. One lie Of as-cali-
Der and two chambers OF this weapon
were empty. He said to the ofiicers:
II sou hadn't got the drop ON me. you
wouldn't Rave got me- !, .s
His hrxt words to the ofacers were;
How 10 tho fellow ~ rs s; f; s
He then told = tale about coming sin
from Des Moinss afoot. He; intimated
that another fellow had done the shoot
lng; how he could know of any shoot
Ing ne would not explain, and that the
other fellow md ssAols 4 boat and was
hsadsd for Quincy. ], -. ~, 81
Arrived q the police ste Hon ne gave
his name 40 George Andkiaon. and
claimed Wyoming % his placs 81 resi-