The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-01
TELLS HOW MAN
PURSUED HIS WIFE
Husband OF Woman Slain by
Linkcnhoker Returns
to His Home.
Jas WARNED OF TROUBLE
Thinks Dead Mans Conduct
Justified Good Beating, but
Not Taking His Life.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch

Roanoke. VA. February 2s.--Warren
j., Painter, husband cc the woman
slain yesterday by David e. Linlscn
a5lsoker, who also Killed himself. ar
rived hero to-day from Norfolk. He
said Linkenhoker had been act,uaint
ed with his wife only about one year.
and that IL was about {. month ago
that he suspected anything wrong,
and then 1t came 10 him by innucndo.
His friends told him that Lnkcnhoker
was meeting Mrs. Painter on the
streets OF tho city.
II do know" said he, tina,
IinlSenhoker was deeply infatuated
with my wife lie pursued her. as IT
were, every step she took. lie tried TO
appear as my friend talked 10 me
quito often about many matters OF lit
tie interest and pushed himself on
me more than once. and on one or two
occasions he went with me home.
81 also learned that he visited my
home occasionally during my absence.
was told that lie made inquiry III
Warren WAS in and when informed
that L was not. he came In and took
scat My daughter, Annabcl luld me
of this. and objected to his rude man
ncr. My wife was cleaning the house
at the time and nc did not stay long.
"A few days ago | was Informed tina,
Painter on the streets wherever lie
could find her. and that she was walk
Ing with him. Then came whisper
from a friend that all was not we'll;
that i had better catch Linkcnhokcr
rs well as Mrs. Painter. took my
wife to task about tho reports, but
she absolutely assured me that no IN
timncy whatever existed between her
and Linkenhokcr; that il WINS true
that the latter was meeting her on
the streets OF tho city. and that she
was walking with him. but as he pro-
tossed to be such a good friend OF the
family aud myself. she thought little
about the matter. and disrcsardcd the
inproprinty OF such conduct
The trouble came to a head. how
ever, last Wednesday. | met Linl<cn-
hokcr on the street. He was drink
Ing considerably and insisted that l
SO in and have drink with him.
This ] declined, anu he then informed
me that he understood | was going
10 kill him. told him he was mis-
taken; that had no intention OF
killing any one, unless convinced that
he had wrongcd me. lie then became
boistcrous ana held his hand in his
pocket as though he graspcd a weapon.
J then invited him to take walk
with me, 80 10 II policeman. give up
his weapons and we would go ont TO
como quiet place and fight the thing
out. considered then that his conduct
justified Il good beating. but ! had no
thought of such condition existing as
would Justify me taking his life, nor
do believe today that any such con-
dition ever existed between Lnken-
hokcr and Mrs. Painter. The man was
simply infatuated with her and pur-
sued her to destruction
II went home on Wednesday. night
and again took my wife To task
about meeting Linkcnhokcr. az hav-
ing anything 10 say 10 him. and be-
ins highly inccnscd at the arrogant
conduct cf the man. perhaps became
very much excited. was advised by
my wife 10 take n trip until the trouble
wore OFF. and decided to go To Nor
folk. left Tor there the same night
and that is the last saw OF my wife"
Tho funerals OF both victims viii
take place sunday afternoon. that OF
Mrs. Painter al ESQ o'clock and
Linkenhokcr$ ri = 'o'clock. Both in
tsl1ncnts will be In Fairvicw