Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-16
Mrs. Julia Tripp and Mrs. Jacol
Silvers Dead as Result of
the Fight.
HAD DESPERATE STRUGGLE
Ten Bullet Wounds and One Cut Oh
the Body of Mrs. Tripp-One Hul-
let Wound und Several Knife
sInshcs on Mrs. SiIver.-A
Mysterious Tragedy.

Chicago. Sept 15--Mrs Julia Trip
and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jacob
Silvers of New York, are dead as thu
result of a pistol and knife duel be-
tween the two women IN Mrs. Tripp's
avenue, a fashionable residence dis
trict of this city. It is said Mrs. Sill
verss husband left her about three
months ago because of her peculiar
actions. Mrs. Trip was the wife Of
superintendent of a manufacturing
firm OF this city
There were 10 bullet wounds and one
cut on the body Of Mrs. Trtpp. Mrs. Sill.
vers received a bullet wound in the chest
and several knife slashes. only one revol-
yer was found In the apartments but
eight empty shells and two cartridges
were found indicating that the revolveS
was emptied and reloaded during thu
struggle The furnishings of the apart
men,s were In disorder and in everv
room there were evidences of a desperate
struggle
Mrs. Tripp was fully dressed but Mrs.
S'lvers was in her underclothing Mrs
Silvers had been staying at the Tripp
home for about a month and the two
quarrels principally over the division Of
household duties. 1t had been Mrs. Sill
cers's custom TO take a nap In the after
noon and it is evident she had prepared
for this as Usual
| The almost Simultaneous appear
ance Of the 7:onen at different en-
frances to the apartment, each woman
screaming FOR help and the fact that
/ " nj ia, lie
led the police to a~varce THE theory
| that there may have Seen third
person in the tragedy instead Of its
being simply a fight hetween the two
women. The theorv that one woman
attempted TO commit ruicide and that
the other tried TO prevent It rad also
been advanced
shortly after three o'clock in the
afternoon Mrs. Trip appeared in the
hallway In the front Of her apartment
screaming for help.
"I am being murdered in here" she
shouted to neighbor who had open
ed her door on hearing the screams.
Mrs. Trip Immediately closed ths
door.
At almost the same time woman
in a blood streaked night gown wa.
seen at the rear entrance OF the apart.
ment by the ianitor. Come quick
and save mo" she cried. II am be-
ing killed"
When the apartment was entered blood
was found on the parlor curtains and
several pictures he'd been broken and
chairs overturned. In bedroom Off the
parlor Mrs. Tripp found lying on
the floor fully dressed. Her face and
waist We're covered with blood and pool
had formed beneath her. She was dead.
Mrs. Silvers lay on the bed In an
adjoining room and her night gown ard
the bed clothes were covered with blood.
Blood was gushing from a deep eut it
her forehead. She was unconscious.
At Mrs. Silvers' tight side re-
volver and on the floor were a lumber
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 show
ing that the bullets had been fired al
| close range.
Search OF the rooms failed to disclose
the knife with which the cuts had been
made
Mrs, Trpp had four children. all ol
whom were at school when the tragedy
occurred
and made a statement that she had
killed Mrs. Tripp and had shot her.
/ self,