Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-05-07 | Page 10 | War Veteran Slays Children and Self

War Veteran Slays Children and Self ROCHESTER N. N Y May 7 1 AP Peter Marratt World war veteran vet vet- eran 32 years year old today fatally shot his 5 year old old ear daughter Theresa and his V year old son Joseph and then killed himself Marratt's wife seized their third child an nn Infant when the shooting began and fled tied the house Marr tt fired at her but his pistol Jammed and mother rand land baby escaped un un- injured V V Neighbors told police that Marratt Marratt Marratt Mar Mar- who was gassed during the war sustained an injury to his head when a l trap door fell tell upon him two I years ears ago and that he had since been irrational