The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-23
TWO CHICAGO WOMEN
FIGHT LIKE DEMONS
Mrs. TrIpp Is Dead and Mrs. sibsr
Dying After An Hours Battle.

Murdered Woman Has Fifteen Bul.
let Wounds In Her Body--The
Fight Occurred In A Chicago
Apartment House In The Exclu-
sive Residence District-J ealousy
Is Thought To Have Been The
Cause-Mrs. Silber Is Unconscious
In A Hospital.
Chicago Especially Fighting like
demons for nearly an hour while the
neighbors. terrified. dared not inter
fere, two women, sisters-in-lawr
wrecked the apartment. tore each 9TH
er's clothes to shreds. and when the
police finally arrived Mrs. Julius
Tripp was dead, with 15 bullet holes
In various parts of her body. while
Mrs. Anna Silber was taken to o
hospital in a dying condition.
1t Is supposed she attempted sui
eide after Staying Mrs. Trip. The
battle was remarkable for it's feroci
ty. Twice Mrs. Trip got to the door.
once In front of the house and once
on the rear porch, and screamed fol
assistance. The janitor of the build
ing saw her, her clothes in remnants
her face and body covered with blood
but feared to interfere. Neighbors
children from the park across the
street and tennis players from adja.
cent courts fiocked around the scene
of the battle by hundreds. but nc
one ventured in to save the woman
who was being murdered or the one
who afterwards inflicted mortal
wounds upon herself.
Mrs. Silber is still unconscious and
surgeons at Washington Park Hos.
pital say she will not regain con.
sciousness With both participants
dead. the real motives and causes
leading up to the terrible tragedy
may never be known. The relatives
are sufficiently prominent to have o
police Gordon drawn around the
house and no one is admitted. The
residence is in the exclusive residence
district across from Washington
Park. All witnesses agree that the
women began quareling about 3
o'clock. The janitor and one of the
neighbors admit that Mrs. Tripp ap.
pared at both the front and real
doors, blood streaming from many
wounds and her clothing torn off,
shrieking for help. Both admit they
were afraid to go to her assistance.
The cause OF the quarrel could
not be learned during the excite
ment that followed the shooting.
The woman who was killed was the
wife of Julius Trip, a superintend.
ent in the factory of Morris, Mann &
Zilly. manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in dry goods and jewelry nov
elites. She was a sister of Harry
Morris, the leading member of the
firm. J. p Mann, of the firm, is an
active member of the Chicago Asso.
citation of Commerce.
A possible explanation OF the
tragedy was advanced by Mr.. Nor
ris. who knew nothing of what had
occurred until told at his place of
business by Mr.. Mann and a repor-
ter. The reporter called in the aid
of the members of the firm in break
ing the news as gently as might be-
THE woman who, did the shoot
ing" said Mr. Morris, was Mr..
Trips sister. She came to this
country only a short time ago from
Europe. I do not know her name.
She was separated from her husband.
My sister asked her husband to have
his sister live with them, as she was
alone In the world. and she went
there to live.
THE most insane and foolish jeal.
ousy sprung up in her against my
sister. She was jealous of Trips
affection for his wife. There was
friction, and only yesterday Mrs.
Tripp told me she was afraid the
other woman would kill her."
When the police came they found
the entire fiat in utter disorder, as
II a wild fight had progressed
through each room of the place.
Mrs. Tripp was found lying dead in
a bedroom. The other woman was
found across narrow hall outside
this room, lying wounded, shot In
tho left breast.