The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-03-07
DRUNKEN LOVER SHOOTS
GIRL KILLS HIMSELF

IaCOma s all night saloons adj
ded an attempted murder and sui
eide to the record yesterday, when
Louis NJ. Shock sent two bullets
crashing through the head of
Marion Silva, the girl he loved,
and then killed himself.
Shock started in at the Annex
cafe on Commerce street as soon
as the saloon opened for business
Sunday morning at midnight. lie
was good and drunk by Monday
afternoon and then he started out
to see Miss Silva. BY the time
he got to her home at 1929 South
Yakima avenue where she lived
with her sister, Mrs. Gus Hahn,
the effect of the liquor had passed
off somewhat leaving him in a
sort of dazed and mentally ire
lsponsible condition, feeling ill
Ihumored and out OF sorts gener-
ally.
When the girl refused to go
with him to Portland and become
his wife, his muddled brain saw
no way out but through the muz-
zle of a revolver, so he prepared
to end It all in that manner.
Now Shock lies in the morgue
and the girl at the hospital fingers
between life and death certain to
die before many hours.
Writes Letters.
1t was 10 o'clock when Shock
first appeared at the Hahn home.
Hahn and his wife came down
town shortly after leaving him
there with the young lady. lie
begged her to marry him. He in
sisted she go with him TO Port
land. But she stoutly refused.
Finally finding all pleadings in
vain he arose and left, saying he
would be back. He evidently
went out and wrote two letters
telling what he intended to do.
Then he got his revolver and went
back to the Hahn home. Marion
was sitting by the table embroid-
ering. He renewed his demand
that she go with him to Portland.
She refused again.
Shock placed his hand at his
hip in menacing manner threat
ening the girl.
Pleads For Mercy.
"You wouldn't dare to harm
me and you know it, said the
girl.
"By c., I'll kill you, that's
what I'll do" he replied and pull
ed the gun from his pocket.
The girl put up her hands to
shield her face as he pulled the
trigger.
The bullet pIowed through her
arm and entered the cheek, going
up into the head.
Leaping UP she pleaded for
mercy, but he again placed the
gun to her head and sent bullet
crashing through her forehead
into the brain.
She dropped to the floor as If
dead, the blood gushing from the
wounds.
Thinking she was dead he plac-
ed the pistol to his own head and
sent a bullet through his brain.
He dropped and as neighbors
rushed in attracted by the shots
he breathed his last.
Girl Tells Story.
The girl got UP and rushed
blindly from room to room seek
ing escape and as neighbors ap-
peared fell on the rear porch.
She was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital and fingered all night.
She was conscious from the time
of the shooting and gave a lucid
account of the tragedy to her sis
ter.
Both Miss Silva, who Is 10, and
Shock, we're walters In a restaur-
ant. He had paid attention to her
for several weeks but she had not
reciprocated his affections.
He first came to this section as
a soldier at Bremerton. He was
finally discharged as unfit for mil
itary duty because of weak
heart and since then has been a
waiter in various restaurants, 1t
was in this capacity he met and
fell in love with Miss Silva.