Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-17
Mrs. Jacob Silvers, Formerly of
New York, Shoots Mrs. Trip,
Her Sister-in-Law, and Kills.
Herself.
KNIVES AND PISTOLS
USED IN FIERCE FIGHT
Ten Wounds Found on One Vic
tim-Slayer, on Visit in Chi
cago, Refused to Be House
keeper-Rather Be Guest.
(Ry Associated Press. }

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Mrs. Jacob Sill
vers. formerly of New York, shot and
killed Mrs. Julius Trip, of this city. her
sister-fn-law, and committed suicide in
the apartments of the former here yes
terday. Mrs. Trip was found dead
when the house was entered, with ten
bullet wounds and one knife wound in
her body. Mrs. Silvers died at a hos
pital at 1910 last night. Before she died
she recovered consciousness and made the
statement that she had killed Mrs. Trip
and then committed suicideA The police
were unable to get a full and connected
statement from Mrs. Trip as she became
unconscious while being questioned and
died before making a complete statement.
There were ten bullet wounds and one
cut on the body of Mrs. Trip. Mrs.
Silvers had a bullet wound in the chest
and several knife slashes. Only one re-
volver was found in the apartments, but
eight empty shells and two cartridges
were found, indicating that the revolver
was emptied and reloaded during the
struggle. The furnishings of the apart
mentS were in disorder ana IN every
room there were evidences of a desper-
ale struggle.
QGAAENEl4IlO WEN A1NC0A24AOLAS.
Mrs. Tripp was fully dressed but Mrs.
silvers was in her underciotning. Mrs.
sllvers had been staying at the TrIpp
home for about a month, ana the two
women are said to have had frequent
auarrels, principally over the division of
household duties.
One strange feature of the case is that
no one heard any shots. The appeals
for help were heard but no one made
any attempt to enter the apartment un-
TIL after the police had been called.
Shortly after o'clock in the after
noon Mrs. Trip appeared in the hall
way in the front of her apartment,
screaming for help.
II am being murdered in herev' she
shouted.
AT almost the same time a woman IL
a blood-streaked nightgown was seen at
the rear entrance of the apartment by
the janitor.
81 AM BEING KILLED"
Come quick and save me-" she cried.
81 am being KILLED"
When the apartment was entered blood
was found on the parlor curtains and
several pictures had been broken and
chairs overturned. In bedroom of the
parlor Mrs. Trip was found lying on the
floor fully dressed. ner face and waist
were covered with blood and a pool had
formed beneath ner. She was dead.
Separated from this bedroom by por-
there's, which had been drawn back, was
another bedroom Mrs. Silvers lay on the
bed in this room. Blood was gushing from
deep cut in her forehead. She was I'M
conscious.
At Mrs. silvers' right side was a re-
volver and on the floor was a number Of
empty shells.
Several bullets had passed through Mrs.
Trips body, making wounds both in the
front and back. There were many powder
marks on her waist, showing that the
bullets had been fired at close range.
Mrs. Trips wounds were distributed
as follows:
LOCATION OF WOUNDS.
Two in neck, one in the throat near the
left ear, bullet passed out near the mouth,
one In the heart two above the heart,
two in the right side, one each in right
the left arm and a deep knife wound on
the left arm.
Search of the rooms failed to disclose
the knife with which the cuts had been
made
At first Trip refused to say anything
in regard to the relations between his
wife and sister, but later gave out full
statement. part of which follows:
Trips STATEMENT.
InFee months ago mTS. SHNSTS was
deserted by her husband. silvers said he
had left her because of her queer ac-
tions, which led him to believe she was
becoming mentally unbalanced I wrote
Mrs. Silvers to come and make her home
with US. She arrived about a month
ago.
Mrs. Trip told Mrs. Silvers she would
have to do her share Of work about the
house, but Mrs. Silvers insisted she was d
nd Of int n IF
the house work. This caused many quar-
rels. and Monday my wife came to me
and asked me to tell Mrs. Silvers that
she would have to do part of the work.
Mrs. Silvers overheard this. and said she
would get my wife. We paid no atten-
ton to this. but Mrs. Silvers did not
appear for any Of her meals on Tuesday.
This morning she was at breakfast, and
apparently had forgotten all about her
differences. They went visiting together
this morning and returned home about /
o'clock this afternoon"