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February 21, 1915
The Richmond Virginian
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Dover, Del., on Feb. 20, sweethearts Foster E. Emery, 24, and May Leager, 20, died in a suicide pact in Richardson Park, ingesting poisoned whiskey before Emery shot both.
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Sweethearts Die Together
Dover, Del., Feb. 20.—Foster E. Emery, twenty-four, and Miss May Leager, twenty, were found dead this afternoon in an open pavilion in Richardson Park, just north of here. It was evidently a suicide pact. The couple had drunk whiskey containing strychnine, and then the young man shot the girl and ended his own life. A pistol with four cartridges empty was clutched in his hand. The couple were lying on the floor of an open pavilion facing each other. They had been sweethearts for a year and had frequently quarreled, Emery being jealous. Two bullets were fired into the girl's body, one in the breast and another in the face. The suicide and slayer sent two bullets through his own brain.
Dover, Del., Feb. 20.—Foster E. Emery, twenty-four, and Miss May Leager, twenty, were found dead this afternoon in an open pavilion in Richardson Park, just north of here. It was evidently a suicide pact. The couple had drunk whiskey containing strychnine, and then the young man shot the girl and ended his own life. A pistol with four cartridges empty was clutched in his hand. The couple were lying on the floor of an open pavilion facing each other. They had been sweethearts for a year and had frequently quarreled, Emery being jealous. Two bullets were fired into the girl's body, one in the breast and another in the face. The suicide and slayer sent two bullets through his own brain.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Romance
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Love
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Suicide Pact
Sweethearts
Strychnine
Gunshot
Dover Del
What entities or persons were involved?
Foster E. Emery
Miss May Leager
Where did it happen?
Richardson Park, Just North Of Dover, Del.
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Key Persons
Foster E. Emery
Miss May Leager
Location
Richardson Park, Just North Of Dover, Del.
Event Date
Feb. 20.
Story Details
Foster E. Emery and Miss May Leager, sweethearts who quarreled due to jealousy, died in a suicide pact by drinking whiskey laced with strychnine, followed by Emery shooting Leager twice and then himself twice in the head.