LA CROSSE, Wis. -- A man says he threw a live electrical wire into his wife's bath hoping a near-death experience would save their marriage. William Dahlby said in court he was only trying to scare his wife the evening of May 9. ``At no time did I ever intend to kill or hurt my wife,'' said Dahlby, on trial for attempted first-degree intentional homicide and intimidation of a victim. ``I don't even know if that was possible.''