The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-08-31
YES, | KILLED
MY WIFE," SAYS
DETECTIVE IN COURT
(Continued from First Pase.)

ciety people told me ] ought 10 md
my wife and take her back for tina
sake Of the children. Then her mother
told mo where she was.
II found her living In Monroe Street
In house that was not a ut place for
her. She said she would come back
to mo and the children. Then I de-
cided TO move away from tho lower
east side and we went TO live at No.
39i East Ninety first Street.
I'VE got along all right for a time,
but my wife got acquainted with a
woman known to me as Dora and they
became chums. My wife took to leav-
Ing her home and heard all kinds Of
stories about her. A woman stopped
me on the street and complained that
my wife had taken her husband.
Finally we were dispossessed because
OF my wife's reputation and our con-
tinuai quarreiing.
SAYS sHe THREATENED TO
THROW ACID ON HIM.
I'VE moved to No. 2o1 East Eighty
seventh Street. My wife wouldn't take
care Of the house or the children and
I had to employ q maid. My wife re-
ceived visits from men In her home
and was always running out Her
sister. Anna Lubetsky. told me was
a fool to live with her. but ] put up
with her. thinking she would DO better.
I'VE had to move away from East
Eighty-seventh Street. and to get my
wife away from her old haunts and
friends went down to No. 1918 For
ty-frst Street. Borough Park. Brook
Ign. My wife's health got bad. but
she kept up her old habits and
couldn't do anything with her. On
last Thursday she took our two
youngest children away from the
house In the morning and left them
with her sister. Mrs. Ray Lubcn. at
No. 1889 Third Avenue.
Mrs. Luben telephoned me to nome
and get the children. She said Sarah
was crazy and ! should look out for
her. My wife came home late that
night and we had a fight. She tiled
to stab me with hatpin, and in taxi
| ing II away from her l tore on her
waist. She said then she would throw
acid on me.
Yesterday she was In and out OF
my ONCE all day. She was looking
for q nat In Manhattan. She
wouldn't live In Brooklyn any more.
I had paid a deposit on a nat a. No.
II East Ninety-seventh Street In q
house whore her aunt. Mrs- Whetten
Lives, but when Mrs Whstten heard
about It she said We couldn't move In.
About Q o'clock yesterday after
noon took my wife to the Neurolo-
gical Institute in East sixty-seventh
Street. She came back TO the ONCE
about a quarter TO six. She started to
abuse me and took hatpin from her
hat and tried 20 stab me.
lTook REVOLVER FROM HER AND
SHOT HER.
'T took the hatpin away from her
my revolver was on the desk. She
grabbed II, saying she would finish
me and herself. I went crazy for
minute, l guess. I took the revolver
ana shot her until there were nc
more cartridges left
Before anybody came In l dropped
the revolver in a stove pipe hole In
the wall. Then some men ran In and
I told the story about two men with
gray caps shooting her. Pretty soor
the room was crowded and ! went Out
and dropped a lot OF cartridges int
trap In the washroom."
Leitner paused again. The onl,
sound In the room were the sobs Of
his sisters-in-law, Dora and Anna
Lubetsky. Tho father of the deat
woman had entered the courtroom
and stood against the wall. dry eyed
II guess that's about ALL" Leitnel
concluded. calmly. I'm sorry killeC
her. I'm sorry for the children
sake. What i have told Is the truth.
Leitner was committed to tn
|. Tombs without bail. Detectives WOO