The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24

Is Thought To, Have Been Tbs
Cause-Mrs. SLIDER 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-laws
wrecked the apartment, tore each 9th,
er's clothes to shreds, and when the
police finally arrived Mrs. Julius
Trip was dead, with 15 bullet holes
in various parts of her body, willis
Mrs. Anna SLIDER was taken to 0
hospital in dying condition.
1t is supposed she attempted suA-
eide after Staying Mrs. Trip. The
battle was remarkable for it's ferOctS
ty. Twice Mrs. Trip got to the doOEs
once in front of the house and ones
on the rear porch, and screamed for
assistance. The janitort 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 ada
cent courts fiocked around the scene
of the battle by hundreds, but M
one ventured in to save the woman
who was being murdered or the one
who afterwards inflicted mortal
wounds upon herself.
Mrs. SLIDER is still unconscious and
surgeons at Washington Park Hos
pital say she will not regain con-
seriousness. 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 q
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 quarreling about ,
o'clock. The janitor and one of the
neighbors admit that Mrs. Trip APP
pared at both the front and rear
doors, blood streaming from many
wounds and her clothing torn on
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, superintend-
emit in the factory of Morris, Mann q
lilly, manufacturers and wholesale
dealers in dry goods and jewelry now
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 Assoc
citation of Commerce.
A possible explanation Of thu
tragedy was advanced by Mr.. Nor
ris, who knew nothing of what hal
occurred until told at his place 0e
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.
'sThe woman who did the shoot
ing" said Mr.. Morris, twas Me.
Trips sister. She came to this
country only 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 jeaE-
ousy sprung up in her against my
sister She was jealous of Tripp's
affection for his wife. There vaa
friction, and only yesterday MrG-
Trip told me she was afraid tho
other woman would kill her."
When the police came they found
the entire fiat in utter disorder, al
il a wild flight had progresses
through each room of the place
Mrs. Trip was found lying dead I'm
a bedroom. The other woman was
found across a narrow hall outside
this room, lying wounded, shot I'm
the left breast.