Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-23
COBBLER FIRES
A.T WIFE, THEN
KILLS HIMSELF
STANISLAUS LELENTAL BLOWS
TOP OF HIS HEAD OFF AND DIES
ALMOST INSTANTLY.
WOMAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
Pair Had Quarreled Bitterly and Trag-
edy Was elimination of Dis
agreement.
SHOOTING AFTER LUNCHEON.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 21.-
Following a bitter quarrel, StanisaUs
Lclental, n cobbler at 800 Grove street,
shot his wife at 1 40 o'clock this after
noon. He then turned the weapon on
himself and died almost instantly.
The woman was wounded, but did not
succumb and she was hurried to the
Emergency hospital. 1t is believed she
will die.
Quarrel Over Money.
For the last two days they had been
quarreing at intervals over a sum of
$500 which lie had had at the time they
were married, They had saved this sum
intact until recently, when his illness
with consumption necessitated the ex-
penditure of a large part of it. His
wife was dissatisfied with the spending
Of large amount of their nest egg by
her husband, and quarreled with him on
account Of it.
He Wanted to Go Home.
Another cause Of trouble was the re-
fusal Of Mrs Lelental to accompany
her husband back to Germany. He was
tired OF this country and wished to re-
turn to his native land, but his wife
wished TO remain. For the last few
days he has been acting queerly, neigh
bors say. lie had not been drinking,
however.
The shooting was done with 32-caii-
Der revolver. Four shots were fired,
three at Mrs. Lelental and the last into
the brain Of the assailant. He was 40
years Of age and his wife was 80.
The couple rented two rooms, one of
them to a bOarder. Lelental accused his
wife III their quarrels Of caring more for
the bOgrUpr
her refusal to accompany him back to
Germany to this.
Woman Still Alive
Mrs. Lelental was still alive at a late
hour this afternoon, and hopes for her
recovery are entertained. She has one
wound in the temple The bullet is still
in her head, and efforts to find it have
so far been futile. Only an X-ray ex-
animation will disclose it, it is believed
The woman is still unconscious.
Neighbor Finds Body
The cause Of the crime is a mystery
to neighbors. Joseph konkel, who con
ducts a saloon underneath the rooms
where the couple lived, knew nothing of
the shooting until told by persons who
had heard the shots.
Il went upstairs as soon as | heard of
the shooting said Mr.. Konkel ''Lelen-
tai was lying dead on the kitchen floor,
and his wife was IN the same room,
standing, with her face covered with
blood ! notified the police at once and
did what | could for her until the am
bulance arrived
Il did not know of any trouble be-
tween them, and l have no idea Of what
was the cause of the act Lelental was a
Consumptive and has not been working
for the last year He returned a week
before Easter from tuberculosis sani-
tarium in the state. He is Il shoemaker
by trade His wife supported herself
and her husband since he has been idle
by going out washing.
There are no children, and neither of
them has any relation that / know of ex-
cept Il sister of Mrs. Lelental, who lives
short distance away. They were mar
ried in Germany, | believe, and have
been in this country for the last seven
years. They have lived in my house for
the last four years"