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Show KILLS HIS TWO CHILDREN THEN COMMITS 8UICIDE Marshaltown, la., June 9. Benjamin Benja-min Knisely, aged n n farmer llv'rx? near. Beaman, In Grun ly county, last night shot and Instant'y killed two of his children attempted to kill a third and then committed sulcldo by blowing blow-ing off the top of his own head. Nows of tho traged reached hero today. According to statements at the sheriff's office Knisely first killed his 4-year-old son with a shotgun. Then he turned on his H-year-old daughter, daugh-ter, tearing off her arm as, she ran into tho house. A shot through her ..back killed her Instantly.; The man next fired on his 16-yoar-old daughter and missing her turned tho gun on I himself. Hla first shot through his own breast failed to kill and Knisely ! deliberately blow the top of his head off. j Mrs. Knisely was at homo but the husband made no attempt on her life. Ho Is supposed to have been lmano. |
