Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-02 | Page 14 | Father, Shot in Street Duel, Kills His Child

FATHER, SHOT IN STREET DUEL, KILLS HIS CHILD Tragedy In Los Angeles Caused by Idle Remark of Wife of One of the Principals. By Asnoulaled Proas. LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 1. In a revolver duel in Fifth street, near Grand avenue, lato today, bctweon F. L. Dania, aged (55, and Georgo Koerncr, aged 30, tho former was serloualy .wounded and Danla's (J-ycar-old dauKhter, who, with her mother, was an onlooker, was killed by a bullut which struck her in the back. The child was shot by her father. An Dun bt staggered from thc hallway In which tho duol hud taken place, he espied his little daughter who nad been attracted by tho shooting. With tho words "Darling, if I must dlo, I will tako you with me," Dania fired tho remaining remain-ing shots in his revolver at tho child. One of tho bullots shattered tho spine and she died within a few minutes. Dania is in the. hospital. It Is understood under-stood that ho cannot recover. The trouble between tho two men is said to havo started ovur a remark mado by Kocrncr's wifo as tho couple passed Danla's tailorshop a fow minutes, before the shooting. Koerncr la uninjured. He is in the city prison. ,