Arizona republican., 1921-06-25
KILLS WIFE AND
 HIMSELF AT HER ! MOTHER 'SH0ME
Wm. Kirchenberg Climbs zsIhroush Window Into Ko0(}l Where Wife Is
 KestinG No Witness To
 Tragedy-Bullets Tell
 The Story

Tt is pretty warm today" William Kirschenberg remarked pleasantly to his mother-in-law Mrs Elizabeth Parrish, as he entered her home at SIT North Fourth avenue about 2:3o o'clock yesterday afternoon. He smilingly received a courteous reply. passed from the living room into the bath room and five minutes later had killed his wife and himself.
 Bullet marks tell the story of the unwftnessed tragedy. At the time Kirschenberg entered the bathroom his wife was lying on a bed. reading, in a screen room adjoining the bath room and between which there is a small window. Locking the bathroom door. Kirschenberg quickly crawled through the window. His wife evil | dentIy started across the room in alarm as the first bullet was sent across the bed and shattered mir TOT at the opposite end of the room. A second bullet penetrated her back as she sought refuge in room to- ward the front of the house. The next bullet also was sent through her body and buried itself in the wall near the door to a hallway connect ing with the bathroom. Cornered. she evidently turned and received the last bullet through the breast just above the heart. It also pierced the
 body and lost itself in the wall.
 Rs-Ioads to Kin fimseif
 Going back into the screen sleep ing room where he had fired the first
 shot. Kirschenberg reloaded his re-
 volver and sent single fatal shot
 into his heart Five empty shells on
 the floor told the story of the re- loading. He used a 3S-caiiber five
 shooter.~ One empty shell is unac- counted. for. The husband and wife died within few minutes after the shooting.
 Reason for the act remains a mys. |, tery. Those acquainted with Mfr. ana Mrs. Kirschenberg realized there wal | a slight estrangsmenf. but did no s. consider it serious Mrs Kirschen' berg was 26 years old and had beer
 married eight years Her husband :. was few years older.
 Mrs Kirschenberg left her home a 2 1o9o Dwight Way. Berkeley. Calf about three weeks ago and brough
 her two small daughters. Roberts : aged |. and Gertrude. three years old ]. to Phoenix Because of her ill a health. Mrs Kirschenbere acte upon the advice of her physician am
 placed the children tn a convent her,
 She corresponded with her husban
 continuously. While here she mad
 her home with her mother. Mir
 Parrish.
 Kirschenberg arrived here unex
 pectedly last Thursday. He visite
 his wife at the home of her moths F and had several long talks with he lurging her to return with him 70 the
 home in California He also visitc
 the children while here and aithoug
 expressing disappointment becau, \, he and ins wife could not arrive [ n an agreement did not seem undu . morose or excited.
 7. Rsfusss to See Him ,, Because of limited accommodi ~ tions at the home of Mrs. Paris ', Kirschenberg slept in a porch swir ~ at the home Thursday night. and s- the invitation of his mother-in-ia @a he ate breakfast with her Mir >- KirschenbcrR sent word that she VI V. indisposed and did not join her hu r band at breakfast
 'sc Kirschenberg expressed the intcl a ton of returning to his work in Cal fornia yesterday. He left the hou \, soon after breakfast. saying that ,.a was going to arrange for transport -s ton and see about the train schedu ',,1 Fearing that he would return al rr, renew his entreaties for her to r turn with him Mrs Kirschenberg tc her mother she intended to remain " her room until after his departu ,.- and asked her to deny admittance .s him in case he returned 'a When Kirschenberg came back ~ the Parrish home yesterday afts -. noon he seemed in good spirits. G made no reference to his wife as A1 was admitted to the home, but co ,o fined his remarks to the general ~ about the weather. There was " indication of excitement as he enteI the bathroom, but once inside. 'A lock snapped quickly and the sh
 followed in rapid succession
 woman who has been making
 home with Mrs. Parrish was in
 house at the time. The fatal sh 7v3 were fired before either she or M
 Parrish could fully realize what 5 a happened
 ent Soon after the shooting. Coro live Mckee swore in men for the coron' red, jury. but has deferred the fnqu can until such time as Mrs. Parrish and sufficiently recover from the sh en>to testify.