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Watertown Republican
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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In Tecumseh, Michigan, well-known horse breeder Frank L. Silvers shot his wife, daughters Edith (11) and Ada (9), and then himself on the night of the 16th, wiping out the family. No known cause; relations were pleasant and circumstances prosperous.
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A Well-Known Horse Breeder Shoots His Wife, Two Children and Himself.
A shocking tragedy occurred in the village of Tecumseh, Mich., on the night of the 16th, by which a whole family has been wiped out of existence. Frank L. Silvers, a well-known horse breeder, shot his wife and two daughters, Edith and Ada, aged 11 and 9 respectively, and then ended his awful act by shooting himself. Silvers bought the revolver with which the crime was committed the same day. The bodies were found in the morning by neighbors who, noticing that the curtains were down and failing to arouse any one, forced open a door. In the parlor lay the body of Mrs. Silvers fully dressed. The bodies of the children were found in bed up stairs and in the same room, on the floor, lay Silvers weltering in blood and still breathing. Every one of the victims had been shot through the temple and, with the exception of Silvers himself, death probably was instantaneous. He was still alive, but unconscious and cannot recover. There is no known cause for the deed. Silvers was apparently in prosperous circumstances and his relations with his family were pleasant.
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Tecumseh, Mich.
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Night Of The 16th
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wife and two daughters shot through the temple, death instantaneous. silvers shot himself through the temple, still alive but unconscious and cannot recover.
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Frank L. Silvers, a well-known horse breeder, shot his wife and two daughters, Edith and Ada, aged 11 and 9 respectively, and then himself with a revolver bought that day. Bodies found next morning by neighbors: wife in parlor, children in bed upstairs, Silvers on floor still breathing. No known cause; family prosperous with pleasant relations.