The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-07
THREE DIE IN DOUGLAS
 TRAGEDY

DOUGLAS, Sept. 7--Shortly after ten o'clock last night one of the most shocking tragedies that has ever oc cured in Southeastern Alaska took place in the Indian village on the beach below St. Ann's hospital, and as result, three persons, E. E. sene- cal, Lucy Shellhouso and Ed. Huns acker are dead
 The shooting of Senecal and the woman occurred on the walk just out side the restaurant owned by w. B. Charlie, and the suicide of their slay. CT took place about four hours later in his cabin next door to the store conducted by Michael George and Sous.
 Eye witnesses state that there was a fight between the two men in which Hunsacker was knocked down two or three times and that Hunsacker final ly drew a gun and started to walk away from Senecal as if he was about to go home, and that Senecal taunted him and said he was afraid to shoot, finally saying that the gun wasn't load ed. Hunsacker turned and said he would show him whether the gun was loaded or not, and started to shoot. Three shots were fired in rapid sue cession one of the first two bullets entering the body of Senecal under the right arm and ranging across to the left side, killing him almost in stantly. The third shot hit Lucy She'll house just under the right eye and she fell across the body of SenecaI
 After the shooting Hunsacker dis. appeared and was not seen again un. til the officers went to arrest him af- ter the coroner's jury had finished their investigation.
 A special ferry left Juneau about midnight with Marshal Harry A. Bish- op and Commissioner John B. Mar shall, and coroner's jury, consisting of the following Douglas and Tread well men were empanelled:
 w. B. States, Glen Callan, Fred Jain ter, Fred Soderstrom, Chas. osterberg, IT,, and L. A. Slain.
 the two deceased had come to death at the hands of Ed. Hunsacker.
 About two o'clock this morning Marshal Bishop, Deputy Marshal Wm. Fels and City Marshal Wm. shaefer tried the door of Hunsacker's cabin, and finding it locked, after receiving no response to their demands that the door be opened battered the door down and forced an entrance. Just as City Marshal Shafer, who was in the lead, entered the room shot was heard and the next moment the body of Hunsacker dropped heavily to the floor alongside table where he had been writing letters. Several letters were on the table and several pieces of furnitur had signs on them giving the names of people to whom he wish ed them given,
 Another corners jury was hastily summoned and the case was ended. The second jury was composed of the following named:
 w. B. States, Glen callan Chas. os' terberg, Jr, L. H. Keist, Fred soder- strom L. A. Slain and Fred Painter.
 Emil E. Senecal, known through out Southeastern Alaska as "Frenchy," was native of the State of Massachusetts, and came to Alas lSa with the 18th Infantry in 1910. He was mustered out at Fort Seward two years ago, and, since that time, has been tending bar at Haines and Doug las. He has been employed at the Canteen saloon in Douglas for the past year.
 Lucy Shellhouse was a native oi Hoonah village and had graduated from the Sheldon Jackson Mission al Sitka, and finished her education at the Indian school at Chemawa, Ore She was the divorced wife of Ed. Hun sacker, the decree having been grant ed to him at the present term oi court.
 Ed. Hunsacher has been in Alaska for over 20 years, ten years of which time has been spent in the employ oi the Treadwell company.