Saginaw County MI Archives News.....Brutal Father July 1, 1901
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Adrian Daily Telegraph (Lenawee County) July 1, 1901
A BRUTAL FATHER
Criminally Assaults His Daughter in Her Mother's Absence
Does Away with Himself

Securing a Bottle of Laudanum He Went to the Pere Marquette Bridge and Dropped 
into the River - Inquest Today.

Saginaw, Mich., July 1 - The family of Andrew Wilber, consisting of father and 
mother and four children, reside on Randolph street, there being two daughters 
in the family, Maud, aged 14, and Edith, aged 11.  About a month ago Mrs. 
Wilber was taken ill and went to St. Mary's hospital for treament.  Wilber was 
employed at Tindle & Jackson's stave mill and remained at home with his family 
nights.

Three or four days after the mother went to the hospital, Wilber, it is 
alleged, criminally assaulted Maud, the oldest girl, using force and 
threatening to kill her in order to accomplish his puspose.  He also attempted 
an assault upon Edith, but failed.  He repeatedly threatened both of the girls 
with dire results in case they revealed the crime.  The mother returned home 
last week and Friday night overheard the father threatening the older girl.  
She questioned the child and the latter told the story, which resulted in a 
quarrel between the husband and wife.  He left home stating that he would not 
live with them any longer.  Securing a bottle of laudanum, he went to the Pere 
Marquette belt line bridge, where it is supposed he swallowed the contents of 
the bottle and dropped into the river.  An inquest will be held today over the 
remains.  Wilber was about 45 years old.

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