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Show ins kids WOMil DEATH Los Angeles Bartender Stamps Out Life of Wife Willi Heavy Boots. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 22. -After I being arrested on the charge of having kicked his wife to death today, Ernest Wlrth, 35 years old and a bartender, tried to end his own life in jnll tonight by beating his head against the bars. Fellow prisoners alarmed the turnkeys, and Wlrth was prevented from doing himself serious Injury bv guards, who wore compelled to tight to subdue him. Wlrth was arrested In a rooming house he Jointly owned with his wife. The body of the woman lay on the lloor of her room, and Wlrth was standing over ! It, stamplpg on tho woman's face with his fect. "clad In heavy boots. According Accord-ing lo the police ho freely confessed the crime and added: "I would kill myself If 1 had a weapon." "I've got to die." ho told the Jailer, "and I tried to cheat the hangman, l will try It again, loo." . A guard was placed In his coll tonight to-night to prevent him from carrying out his threut. |