Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-27
An Interesting Case to Come Be-
fore the Court at Mason
City.
Mrs. Linhoff Accused OF the MUIR
der Of Edwin c. Bromley.
August 80.
Conflicting Stories Told as to
Manner in Which Tragedy
Occurred.
snecial to T1mes-Republican.

Special to TimeS-Repupiican.
Mason City, Jan. 21.-On Tuesday the
district court of this county will open
for a six weeks term with Judge C. +.
Smith, OF this city upon the bench.
While the docket is we'll filled with
cases of greater or less Importance the
interest of the county and surrounding
counties is fixed upon the L!nhoff muir
der trial which will come to point
early in this term, probably being the
first case taken up. The case is an in
teresting one and there is a decided d.
vison of opinion as to that punishment,
If any should be melted out to Mrs. Lin
hoff, the murderess.
1t was on Friday evening August 30.
1902, that Mrs. A. G.. Linhoff. wife OF
well-to TODD clustering contractor sho.
and killed Edwin c. Bromley, team
ster and next door neighbor OF the Lin
hoff family In firing the deadly bullet
Mrs. Linhoff stood upon the porch of
her own home While Bromley stood on
the sidewalk fifteen feet distant. The
deed was the result of a family feud eN-
tending back several months
Both the Linhoff and the Bromley
family had in it several small children.
They quarreled more or less with each
other and the parents on either size
took up the quarrels of the children and
made them their own. Dividing the
Linhoff and the Bromley homes is
picket fence OF ordinary description. on
the Bromley side of the fence stands
we'll the common property of the two
houses. Dispute arose over the use OF
tween the families. The natural ulti-
matum was the local justice
courts. First the dead man was
arrested charged with assaultins
one Of the Linhoff children and
a fine was assessed which was paid.
A short time previous to the murder
Mrs Linhoff was arrested charged with
assaulting Mrs. Bromley and was &C
quilted by a jury trial. So matters
went from bad to worse.
Living on the second floor OF the
Bromley home was an aged woman
Mrs. Kettleson. On the evening Of Au-
gust 30th she was returning to her home
after a visit down the street. AS she
| came opposite the Linhoff home she saw
Mrs Linhoff sitting on the porch While
| Linhoff was sitting on the steps. III
some way, stories conflict as to the
manner, Mrs Kettelson became en-.
gagged in a quarrel with the couple, she
| too having taken up the Bromley enc
| of the sauabble. AS the quarrel be
came fiercer she set up cry for help
claiming that Linhoff had struck hel
and threw her into the street. Hearing
her cry the Bromleys rushed to her ale
| and more words followed. Bromley ant
Linhoff started to clinch and Mrs. LIN
| hoff ran into the house and came ou
with a 80 calibre revolver with whicf
| she opened fire. She fired five shots ant
| the fifth took effect, hitting Bromley oil
rectly under the point of the righ
shoulder blade and penetrating the lef
lung. Leaning on his wifes' arm NJ
reached his own porch and there Will
| his head in HE wife's lap, he died.
| Mrs. Linhoff was arrested and thu
county attorney swore out Information
charging her with murder in the frs
degree. At her preliminary hearing
which consumed three days she wa
bound over to the grand jury and he
bail was set at $1,000 which was fur
/ piShed