The Washington times., 1915-09-01
Samuel Leitner Tells Dramatic
Story Of Their Ten Years Of
Married Life.
coRoNER's COURT THRILLED
Held as Murderer, He Narrates
Details Of Woman's Return
to Her Wayward Past.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Samuel Leitner,
who confessed to Coroner Feinoers tnat
he killed his wife, Sarah. in the ofhce
OF his detective agency. after q quarrel
which was tho elimination OF q long
series of bickerings-Quarrels that had
driven both Of them nearly mad-tooay
IN locked in q cell In the Tombs. hopinS
AGAINST hope that twelve men eventually
will spare his life.
Lettner's was a story Of ten years OF
unhappy married life. As he told IL
Leitner seldom raised his voice. only
once did he show the least emotion.
Then dry gulp in his throat almost
became q sob. The life he lived with
his wife. he said. led up to what TOOK
place In his office on Monday night.
Goaded to frenzy. he said. ne nreo inc
five shots that ended 1t .ll.
'sYou want to make q statement to
this court, I understand" said Fem
berg.
confession to make"
Their domestic life had been running
smoothly for several years; he said,
trouble when one night on his return
from business his wife was not at
home. She did not come back until
four days later. There had been no
quarrel, SO her absence convinced him
II found her. Leitner said, sitting
with three men in the back Of a store.
When pleaded with her to return she
she swore at me. She said she would
not live witnS.me again. Her father
tried to persuade her and her mother
talked with her. but none Of us could
gain anything. She went out and sold
everything in our apartment.
Returned To Old Ways.
THE next day she came back and
said II would support her and move
to a larger apartment she would come
back to me. I loved her. did what
she asked. We moved up to Ninety
first street. There my wife made the
acquaintance of a woman who went
out with her while was at work and
picked up married men. Once my wife
went away with a married man whose
wife came to me about 1t.
Her father knew what she was and
he told me / should take her out and
drown her But I said I wouldn't dc
anything like that.
II went back to the office at 3 o'ciocl
Saturday morning. was tired and
rest there. My wife was at the office
She asked me II were going to leav
could eeu asa say an Anything She saia IL eI01 w.r
shed stab me with her hatpin. whicl
she had in her hand. and burn ou
my eyes with ncid. Then she tabbe,
ran ran out and She ran out after mo. hol
"on Monday morning she tried t.
stab me again; We walked siong til
9TH street. where she. left me. sayin
tment Of nervous diseases.
tell you now about the end Of Il
(. She said she'd been to a dc
knt store on Fourteenth stree
er sister who, she learned. wa
had then gone and picke
rooms for us.
eaped For Gun.
Ding we should 60 to see tn
lddenly exclaimed, 'Wha
to go telling my mothe
per- She jumped up an
tn a hatpin. l got hol
prev her down. Sh
and made a leap 70
ny desk. She grabbe
tore 1t away from
I fred five shot
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nothing III pr me except to hol
So Leitner " taken to the rombs
be held with hail.
The fonr oldeI kIIcitner children ar
charge Of the paid, Marion Sweet
fhey will proba be given into tn
, iaS charge of the b klyn Orphan Asy