The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26
KISSED HSYIFEAND SHOTHER
LINTNER HAD ASKED. HER 70
LIVE WITH. HIM AGAIN.

Couple Whs iwere Married. Tive Years Are
Had Separated Because o. HIS Cruelty,
shc says-She's Not FstaIly Hurt
hut May he Disngured for Life.
Howard B. Lntner. who was q clerk In
the Baltimore and Ohio ohi9es here. but who
was discharged q month ago, when the
Office forces were cut down. went last even
ing to the apartment ho,ss at 70 Morning
side avenue. where his wife. who had left
him, was staying and tried to kill her.
While he was putting his left arm around
her In q pretended parting embrace he held
revolver against her right cheek and
fired one bullet, which shattered her jaw
bone. and may disHgure her for life.
The Lntnep were married about two
years ago. He Ia IS years old. Mrs. Lintner
10 described a. . handsome woman OF Is.
At the time Of their marriage he was q clerk
In q gas company's office. They went to
live at 100 Amsterdam avenue with
Lintner's mother.
At that place came the trouble which
ended In the separation OF the couple.
The senior Mrs. Lintner says the trouble
was that the young wife was always trying
TO persuade Lintner to leave his mothers
house. The younger Mrs. Lintner says
that Lntner was cruel TO her and that she
had to leave him.
:. This she did two weeks ago and went to
live with her sister, Mrs. Byron Hosletter
at the Morningside avenue house
When Mntner went to the apartment
house where his wife was staying he sent
up word to her that he wanted to see her.
The elevator boy brought back the answer
that she was mot in Then he tried TO
get up, in the elevator but J. c. Cole
a taf ~ k.
orders that he must not be allowed to go
up. Finally. m answer to another appeal.
Mrs. Lntner went down and met her hus-
band in the general reception room.
He pleaded with her to return to him.
but she said she had had enough Of him
and would never live with him again.
Well, he said. If II must be that way,
perhaps 1t il for the best. But at least let
me kiss you good-by.'
The woman consented. untner put his
close to his chest. Then he took little
revolver from his right-hand pocket, put
the muzzle against her right cheek, and
fired. The bullet broke her jaw and car
ried away several teeth. but was stopped
by the teeth and dropped from her mouth
Her cry was heard by one OF the elevator
boys. who went TO the rescue quickly
Proprietor Coleman and one Of the hall
boys came up from the basement. They
iouhu Lhtner ana ms wire struggling
furiously, Lintner pulled several times
on the trigger Of his revolver. but the
woman had 1t tight in her hand ard no
second cartridge was exploded.
The apartment house people soon over
powered Lintner and took his wea pom.
Mrs. Lintner ran six flights upstairs to her
sisters apartment and then tainted on
the floor
Dr. John 4. Hill Of $50 West iisth street
and another physician were summoned
and they soon brought her around. They
said later TINT her wound was not danger
Gus. but might disfgure her for life. The
revolver was 30 close 10 her head that her
cheek was badly burned and lot Of powder
was blown into the wound made by the
bullet.
Iintner was locked up In the West l2sth
street station last night.