Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-18
MAN STAYS WIFE,;
SHOOTS RELATIVE
George C. LuitWieler, After the
Shooting Attempts to End
Life with Poison
is REVIVED AT HOSPITAL
Tragedy Follows Quarrel Over
Sale of Property Sister,
in-LaW to Recover
IS REVIVED AT HOSPITAL

AnBeTeu Ut MS WIG DeCduSo SIG IT,
fused to consent to the sale of their
little home, George c. Luitwieler killed
her by shooting her through the head
and then turning the revolver on his
sister-in-law, May Agnes Dillingham;,
fired two shots at her. injuring her Sc
riously, at 1134 North State street
yesterday morning.
Believing the women were dead. he
went to an upstairs room of the house
and there, with the revolver In his
hand, laid down on the bed and ate a
piece of cyanide of potassium In an eff
fort to take his own life.
Nelghbors were attracted to the
house by the sound of the shots and
the screams of Miss Dillingham;, who
ran out into the street. blood stream
ing from her wounds. M. II. Mayer,
who lives at 1915 Marengo street, just
around the corner from the Luitwieler
residence, was the first to reach the
scene of the tragedy. He quickly sum
moned assistance from the county hos
pital, not more than 300 yards away,
and Mrs. Luitwieler and Mrs. Dilling-
ham were taken there. Although Mrs.
Luitwieler was shot through the brain,
she did not die until almost an hour
later. Miss Dillingham; was shot
through the right shoulder and in the
left arm. the bullet striking the elbow
ana uOWn lIiIOubh lhO bDA-
dons of the hands, fracturing the wrist.
While the surgeons were working
over the victims Detectives McCann
and Rico were detailed from central
police headquarters to capture Luit-
wieler.
LUITWIELER UNCONSCIOUS
A hurried search of the Luitwieler
house revealed the murderer lying on
the bed in an upstairs room, revolver
clenched tightly in his right hand and
an empty bottle with the label, cyan
ide of potassium" by his side. The
man was pulseless and unconscious. He
was hurried to the county hospital and
there, through the strenuous efforts of
DIR. e. NJ. Clinton, he was revived.
That he survived is considered mirac-
ulous, as almost every case OF such
poisoning proves fatal. He was taken
to the receiving hospital later in the
afternoon, where he was given addi-
tional treatment by Assistant Police
Surgeon Carter. Luitwieler steadfast-
ly refused to speak of the affair. He
demonstrated the quantity of the
poson he had taken by indicating on
q knife, but that was the extent of
his communicativeness. A careful
watch is being kept over him lest he
should attempt to commit suicide.
RESULT OF ROWS
Miss Dillingham;, who is Is years old,
was removed to the California hospi-
tai, where the two bullets were ex-
tracted, and it is reported that she
will recover.
The tragedy was the elimination of
a series of bitter quarrels between
Luitwieler and his wife regarding their
properties. Luitwieler, who is the son
of S. w. Luitwieler of 934 Arapahoe
street, inventor of the pump which
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tuberculosis several months ago.
George felt its chilling touch, and in
an effort to escape its ravages con-
sctructed q tent near Gardena, where
he owns a ranch, and moved there.
His condition did not improve and he
returned to Los Angeles and started
negotiations for the sale of the home
on State street.
1t appears that the transaction had
almost been completed with his mother
when his wife's father w. c. Dilling-
ham of Bairdstown, objected to the
sale His wife also objected to their
home being disposed of. 1t was Luit-
wielers intention to sell the property
to obtain enough money to place him in
a hospital, that he might recover from
the disease he had been stricken with.
Saturday afternoon he bought a
cheap revolver from the Hoffman &
Marks Hardwar company, 226 South
Main street, anu lHel WSlll u blio
Marks Hardware company 226 South
Main street and purchased quantity
of cyanide of potassium, representing
that he wanted it for chemical pur-
poses. Then he went home, reaching
there about 9:30 o'clock in the
evening. After few words with his
wife concerning the disposal of the
property, he retired.
He arose yesterday morning, and
coming downstairs, discovered his wife
and sister-in-law eating breakfast. A
few words passed between them and
he went out on the front porch.
BEGINS SHOOTING
In an instant he returned and point
ing the revolver at his wife's sister,
fired a shot, the bullet entering her
right shoulder and lodging near the
surface on the other side. She fell face
downward to the floor. AS she did he
turned the weapon on his wife, who
was still sitting at the table, the bullet
passing through the right temple and
entering her brain. She fell with her
face on the table, stream of blood
pouring from the wound. fired an
other shot at his sister-in-law as she
started to rise and go toward her
sister
The body of Mrs. Luitwieler was
removed to Bresee Bros morgue, where
an inquest probably will be held today.
Mrs. Luitwieler is survived by A.
year-old son, who was absent from
home at the time of the shooting. He
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