New-York tribune., 1911-04-22
GIRL KILLS HER BROTHER
Shoots Him in Temple at Dinner.
Apparently in Play.
PAROLED IN SUPREME COURT
William Bartine, Father OF the
Family, Overcome by Shock
on Finding Body.

Harold Rartine. seventeen years old. Nv
ing with his two sisters MS father AND
young woman who acted as housekeeper
for the family. was instantly killed yester-
dav noon. when his elder sister. Florence
aimed = revolver at him. in fun. and sent
a bullet crashing INTO mis- brain The Shoot-
ing occurred AZ the hoy's home. NO m"
Kosoiusko street. Brooklyn. as the Young
peonle were sitting AZ the dinner taole
As the smoke from the weapon cleaieu
susv the Rartine boy slipped from his
,hsir 70 tho Aoor the blood FROM wound
IN his right temple staining the tableoloth
crimson While the echoes of the shot sun
,enr Though the room. the Young women
looked AT one another m horror they 'oulu
.carc.lv realize that death had stepped IN
e. n,,icklv where a moment before had
been gcod-r atured raillery. When she dls-
covered that her act had killed her young
hro,her Florence Bartine shrieked hys-
terjcallv and fell fanting across the boys
body
Miss Alice Campbell the housekeeper'
vas the first 10 recover her presence or
mind While the sisters wept historically
and begged their brother 70 speak 10 them.
TIE housekeeper ran TO a telephone and
called up the Ralph avenue police station
asking that an ambulance be sent immedi-
atelv. as some one had been shot
When the ambulance surgeon arrived ne
found Florence Bartine holding her broth
e-'s head in her lap and imploring Him 10
sneak A glance served 20 show the sur
cecn that the boy was dead. \ patroman
who came with the surgeon took the three
vouns women to the police station. where
they we're questioned by the lieutenant and
afterward sent to the Supreme Court.
where Justice Rlackmar paroled the Young
woman in the custody of Miss Tietlen, the
probationary Officer Of the Gates avenue
police court She will he arraigned in that
court on Monday.
All Aaree on Accident Policy.
There appears 10 te some difference Of
opirion as 70 how the fatal shooting oc-
Cured. although all agree that it was an
accident According 10 neighhcrs Of the
Partine family Florence. Harold and Nav.
= Younger sister. have always been the best
of friends in fact were more than usually
fond Of one another II was said last night
that the three would often chase each other
through the house laughing and playing
like much Younger children
William Bartine. the father. is a widower
and is engaged in the Photographic busi-
ness IN Manhattan. After his wife died
BartinA invited Miss Campbell. a friend or
Florence's. 20 make her home with them.
and the vounz woman took charge Of the
Housekeeping
Harold Bartine vas formerly employed as
a clerk in Manhattan. but had recently
given up his place and was preparing 70
leave town for Denver IN few days AS
part of his equipment he had purchased
revolver. thinking II might he Of use Sew
era1 times lately. il IS said. he and his
sisters 1ourished the weapon about and
rretended that they were going 20 shoot
ono another The revolver had been un-
loaded. and u is supposed that The boy
loaded II on THURSDAY evening without
thinking 10 tell his sisters OF the fact
Joked About KILLING Him.
While the Young people were seated al
table -esterdav the father being IN Man
haitian. Florence and her brother began 70
ioke with each other At q certain point
I'm the proceedings Florence left the table
and ran into her brothers. room. She re-
turned IN a moment with his revolver.
stepping close 10 hdi'iu = -iu' - IT. "a Z
in his chair. the girl pointed the revolver
AZ hts temple and cried
"Hold up your hands or will shoot"
The boy. laughing. threw M his hands.
:, the same time telling his sister 10 shoot
she did So and Harold fell to the floor
dead
When Florence was taken 20 the Ralph
avenue r.olce station she was so unnerved
hv what she had done that she was unable
r. sneak coherently for many minutes
What she said. however. convinced Captain
cbevlin that the shooting was pGrely acct
dental As a charge of homicide had been
made against her. however. he was com
peIed 10 call in Assistant District Attorney
...o- tho tat,er of7cial had nues