Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1901 — Acquitted of Murder. [ARTICLE]

Acquitted of Murder.

The jury in the murder trial of Dr. Wintner at Granite Falls, Minn., returned a verdict of not guilty. Dr, Wintner, on April 16 last, shot and killed William Leonard, a gambler, with whom he was playing poker, explaining at the time that he had discovered that Leonard was cheating him. He demanded his money back and secured a part of it from Leonard’s partner, but Leonard refused to give up what he had won, and Dr. Wintner shot him in the leg and abdomen. H« died within a short time