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April 12, 1895
Idaho County Free Press
Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho
What is this article about?
In San Francisco, Carlo Enrico Rita murdered his new bride Miss Wolf and then committed suicide on their wedding night at the Palace Hotel, discovered the next day.
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TRAGEDY OF A WEDDING NIGHT
Nuptial Couch Stained With Blood of a Murder and Suicide
San Francisco, April 5.-Carlo Enrico Rita, an Italian resident of this city, was married last night to Miss Wolf, and after the ceremony the bride and groom repaired to the Palace hotel, where they were assigned a room. They did not appear this morning, and at noon a servant, becoming alarmed, notified the other attaches, who forced open the door. Both Rita and his bride were found dead in bed. The husband had shot his bride to death and then committed suicide.
Nuptial Couch Stained With Blood of a Murder and Suicide
San Francisco, April 5.-Carlo Enrico Rita, an Italian resident of this city, was married last night to Miss Wolf, and after the ceremony the bride and groom repaired to the Palace hotel, where they were assigned a room. They did not appear this morning, and at noon a servant, becoming alarmed, notified the other attaches, who forced open the door. Both Rita and his bride were found dead in bed. The husband had shot his bride to death and then committed suicide.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Wedding Night Tragedy
Murder Suicide
San Francisco Hotel
What entities or persons were involved?
Carlo Enrico Rita
Miss Wolf
Where did it happen?
San Francisco, Palace Hotel
Story Details
Key Persons
Carlo Enrico Rita
Miss Wolf
Location
San Francisco, Palace Hotel
Event Date
April 5
Story Details
Carlo Enrico Rita married Miss Wolf, then shot her to death and committed suicide in their hotel room; bodies discovered the next day.