Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-02-25

81, a former Ottawan,
shot and killed himself
after shooting and ser
ousIy wounding Mrs. Sylvester and
r. L. Turner, an Aurora grocer. The
tragedy occurred at ZOO o'clock in
the rear of the grocery store of +.
G.. Sylvester. the husband of the in
jured woman
Today Mrs Sylvester has an even
chance to live, it was announced at
the st. Charles hospital, while Turn
er will recover The shooting oc-
CURED while Mrs Sylvester was
showing Mr. Turner some old show
cases her husband had for sale.
Steinke has been estranged from
his wife, Mrs. Anna Stenke, for two
years The latter is employed as
pressfeeder at the Free Trader-Jour
nal in Ottawa He shot himself thru
the breast, and was dead before peo-
pie on the street. who heard the
reports of the gun, reached his side.
A letter addressed to Mr.. Sylves-
ter was left by Steinke in which he
states that he and the injured wom-
an had been intimate for some time,
but that she recently transferred her
affections to another.
Were In Basement
Turner and Mrs. Sylvester came
from the basement of the grocery
store, which is located in East Au-
rora, when Steinke, who had been in
hiding, stepped forward and fired three
shots at the woman He then turn
ed the revolver at Turner and shot
him down. The remaining shots in
the revolver were fired in his own
breast
Mrs. Sylvester and Turner were
rushed to the St Charles hospital.
An examination revealed that the
woman was shot in the breast, the
right arm and the stomach, Turner
was shot in the arm and chest
Purchased Furs For Woman.
In the letter left for Mr.. Sylvester
Steinke claimed that he purchased
Mrs Sylvester a fur coat and other
articles The name of the man he
accused of winning the woman from
him has not been made public. nor
have a large number of letters which
passed between the dead man and in
jured woman which the police gain
ed possession Of, shortly after the
shooting.
Steinke is employed as switch
man He was a former roOmer at the
Sylvester home but recently lived
at the Bishop hotel His parents, Mr..
and Mrs Fred Steinke. reside in OF.
taWa.
Traded In Houses.
Mrs Sylvester was a home trader
and as result had an unusually
large arquaintance Her practice was
to pay a small amount down on a
house. move into it, decorate it and
then sell it The man who shot her
helped her around the house and she
in turn conserved his money for him
1t is rumOred that Mrs. Stenke was
preparing to bring divorce proceed
ings against her husband in the near
future, The couple are the parents
Of one small son
Separated From Wife.
Carl Stejnke was 81 years Of age
and was born and raised in Ottawa,
About eleven years ago he and Miss
Anna Miller were united in marriage
Six years ago they left Ottawa and
moved to Aurora where they made
their home until 1919 when Mrs.
Steinke returned to Ottawa
Relatives OF the dead man today
stated that he deserted his wife at
the time of the separation They de-
MED knowledge of another woman
having been mixed up in the troubles
which divided the couple, Since re-
turning to ottawa. Mrs Steinke and
her little son, Edward aged three
years, have made their home with
relatives
Police Notify Of Tragedy.
The first the Ottawa relatives
kuaw of he tragedy was last night at
# o'clock when the police went to
the home of Nr and Mrs Fred
Steiuke 52i Marcy street. and in
formed them that their son. Carl. had
been accidentally killed in Aurora.
No details of the tragedy were Civ
en to the parents and it was NOT un-
ill today 5hat the family knew that
S'oinhe shot two other people before
killing himself
The mother and wife Of the dead
man lett for Aurora this morning on
he 80 G. r. & Q. train to take
charge of the remains They are ex-
peCted 10 return with his body to-
night
Stenke left surviving him his wife
and little son, his parents. MIR. and
Mrs Fred Steinke. and three sisters.
AIRS. Alry Goodman. Mrs Carl Smith
and Mrs Thomas Kelly, all of Otta-
Va.