Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-06
killed HIS FAMILY.
A Chicago Nan Murders Six People
and Commits Suicide.
Richard Klattke Kills His Father,
Mother, WiIe and Three Children
and Then Ends His Own Life-A
Shoe king Tragedy in Chicago.

Chicago, February 5.-An entire fam
fly Of six. father, mother, wife ana three
children We're murdered last night by
Richard Kl2t,ke. a Lake View carpen-
ter, who ,hea completed his work by
killing himself.
The dead are: Richard Klattke, car
peate. IS years Of age; Ka.e Kia,,ke.
MS vile, abou- the same age; joan
Ela.-ke. his father, aged % Yeas; Nina
Hc.-ke his u-ther. aged II years;
Nina kl8-ke bis clglrer, aged
years; Anna Kl3Jka his daughter
aged years. Emma kl1-,ke, his daugn-
t-T AGED Z years.
The members of the Kl3.Jke family
were found dead early ,lis morning N
their little cottage at 207 Bers an ave
nue., two blocks fCm Cuyler s-3j.on,
suburb. On the Chicago and Northwest
eru railroad. The discovery was made
by Matthew Brown, a salOonkeper. Mr..
Brown wishing some work done, called
at the kla.-ke residence TO secure the
ry.Ces OF Che carpenter. He raped
ed Jh door bu- there was no response.
Knowing th2, the Kla,Jkes were early
rissrs. he became suspicious, called
u gabors, and broke in.
Tn the house he f-und the corpaes
I---h had q bu.ie. wound IN the head.
In each case the ball had penetrated
the bra.n and death had evidently been
.n-,an .ane-us.
Beside the body CT Richard Klattke
lay q, 5vo,ver and empty cartridge
shells were scattered about The rooms.
/ One peculiar feature was the lack CT
any Indication of q struggle ON the part
{ CT any of .he victims. and a heavy oder
which appeared 20 be that of ch.OrOlcrm
/ pe-yaded the house.
From this e. was SUrmised TIA, Rich
ara had first cllJ.cf0rmed the entire
family and had then ct his leisure taken
/ deli be~3te aim and had put the bullet
into the brain Of each.
Dir. Brown took a has-y survey only
/ Of the premise and then fastened 20
nd Word 10 the police. A detail OF
/ officers was S. nt TO the scene in patrol
/ gol. and q more careful eX2minal-cl
/ was made Of the surroundings. Tha
! seemed but It,le more 10 complete ,le
tale Joll by Brown. Every hing pointed
/ 90 deliberately planned murder by the
/ head Of the family. and a desire TO place
himself and family beyond any fur ,lec
earthly troubles.
Elat,ke was dependent. HIS family
I were cold and hungry. Since Christmas
. ne had been out Of wok and he ended
. MS troubles JUS rs relief was in sigh,.
I Tbs mcgning his mex door ne!gAbor.
/ Adoirl Sc.m.dt. callll q, the cota7e
with .la joyful news thar be had found
q job for Klac-ke. A. the same time
/ Matt Brown arrived on the same err
. rand They came tc0 late. just how
mach ne enc knows, for the bodies w--o
cold when discovered.
A close examination Of the remains
showed thar enc of the victims allen
1ei any va ming Of le- fate. This w2s
/ MS Kate Elattka the wife cf the muir
dere- Sac. e 3Dp3red had struggled
with her husband before the fatal shot
+ was fired. Her hands were scratched
+ and her cic.1.ng torn. She had evil
/ IDENTIFY seal 0verpJWored and thrown
/ ON the bed beside The dead body Of p
I L,tle 7-ye3r-Old daughter. Emma Both
/ were found in cle rear room oil the three
which comprise the one-sjory above the
basement. Of the l.tle frame cottage
| where they lived.
/ The pillow and bed clothing were sat
| ur3-eJ with bleed which had flowed
/ f3m the wound IN the right cheek just
below the eve Of each. The bullets had
! been fired az close range. and the faces
.r r-t.. ~, 1r-n~1 frrr.r1rT onI form
I by The force of the powder The SPOT
for the revOlver's mark was carefully
. chosen and was the same IN each OF ,le
victims.
On q chair lay milestone and two
knives. each Of which had been sharp
eued TO the keen edge of a raz5r. II
was evident thar Kla,tke had p p1rej
/ for a possible failure OF his revolver
and had arranged for q Sure substitute
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