The Spokesman-Review 26 May 1932 page 1
ASSERTS BOMBING MURDER-SUICIDE
Prosecutor of Opinion Sillman Set Off Death Blast.
Prosser's mysterious bombing Monday which caused the deaths of William Sillman and his sister, Mrs. Rosa Auritt, both of Spokane, apparently was suicide and murder, George O. Beardsley deputy prosecuting attorney, said last night at the end of the third day of investigation, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Prosser.
He Blames Sillman.
Sillman apparently set off the dynamite which demolished his coupe. Beardsley said, expressing his belief the explosion could not have been accidental. Officers learned that dynamite, caps and a four-cell dry battery purchased Thursday in Spokane were carefully wrapped and packed separately and the battery was boxed and wrapped. A wire was attached to the battery was found.
Sillman's son, William Sillman Jr. of Portland was at Prosser yesterday but could add no information or explain a motive Beardsley said.
The prosecutor said the investigation will continue as the coroner has not filled a report.
Funeral services for William Sillman, 68, a resident of this region for 36 years, will be conducted at the Egypt church at Davenport at 10:30 this morning. The procession will leave Phillips undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock and burial will be in the Frans cemetery.
Auritt Rites Today.
The funeral of Mrs Rosa Auritt, 57, sister of Mr. Sillman, will be conducted at the church at Creston at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the procession leaving Davenport at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Creston cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Sillman are his mother, Mrs. Christina Sillman of Spokane; one sister, Mrs. May Kline of Los Angeles; a brother, George Sillman, hotel owner of Spokane and a son and daughter, William Sillman Jr. resides in Oregon, while Mrs. Gertrude Wolfe, the daughter, lives in Montana.
Mrs. Auritt had no children. She formerly lived at Creston and moved to Spokane five years ago.
Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name:Rosa Auritt
[Rosa Sillman]
Gender:Female
Marital Status:Married
Age:56
Estimated birth year:abt 1876
Death Date:23 May 1932
Death Place:Prosser, Benton Co., Washington
Father: Mathew Sillman
Mother: Christina Werner
Spouse: Charles Auritt
FHL Film Number:2022828
Reference ID:48
ASSERTS BOMBING MURDER-SUICIDE
Prosecutor of Opinion Sillman Set Off Death Blast.
Prosser's mysterious bombing Monday which caused the deaths of William Sillman and his sister, Mrs. Rosa Auritt, both of Spokane, apparently was suicide and murder, George O. Beardsley deputy prosecuting attorney, said last night at the end of the third day of investigation, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Prosser.
He Blames Sillman.
Sillman apparently set off the dynamite which demolished his coupe. Beardsley said, expressing his belief the explosion could not have been accidental. Officers learned that dynamite, caps and a four-cell dry battery purchased Thursday in Spokane were carefully wrapped and packed separately and the battery was boxed and wrapped. A wire was attached to the battery was found.
Sillman's son, William Sillman Jr. of Portland was at Prosser yesterday but could add no information or explain a motive Beardsley said.
The prosecutor said the investigation will continue as the coroner has not filled a report.
Funeral services for William Sillman, 68, a resident of this region for 36 years, will be conducted at the Egypt church at Davenport at 10:30 this morning. The procession will leave Phillips undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock and burial will be in the Frans cemetery.
Auritt Rites Today.
The funeral of Mrs Rosa Auritt, 57, sister of Mr. Sillman, will be conducted at the church at Creston at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the procession leaving Davenport at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Creston cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Sillman are his mother, Mrs. Christina Sillman of Spokane; one sister, Mrs. May Kline of Los Angeles; a brother, George Sillman, hotel owner of Spokane and a son and daughter, William Sillman Jr. resides in Oregon, while Mrs. Gertrude Wolfe, the daughter, lives in Montana.
Mrs. Auritt had no children. She formerly lived at Creston and moved to Spokane five years ago.
Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name:Rosa Auritt
[Rosa Sillman]
Gender:Female
Marital Status:Married
Age:56
Estimated birth year:abt 1876
Death Date:23 May 1932
Death Place:Prosser, Benton Co., Washington
Father: Mathew Sillman
Mother: Christina Werner
Spouse: Charles Auritt
FHL Film Number:2022828
Reference ID:48
The Spokesman-Review 26 May 1932 page 1
ASSERTS BOMBING MURDER-SUICIDE
Prosecutor of Opinion Sillman Set Off Death Blast.
Prosser's mysterious bombing Monday which caused the deaths of William Sillman and his sister, Mrs. Rosa Auritt, both of Spokane, apparently was suicide and murder, George O. Beardsley deputy prosecuting attorney, said last night at the end of the third day of investigation, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Prosser.
He Blames Sillman.
Sillman apparently set off the dynamite which demolished his coupe. Beardsley said, expressing his belief the explosion could not have been accidental. Officers learned that dynamite, caps and a four-cell dry battery purchased Thursday in Spokane were carefully wrapped and packed separately and the battery was boxed and wrapped. A wire was attached to the battery was found.
Sillman's son, William Sillman Jr. of Portland was at Prosser yesterday but could add no information or explain a motive Beardsley said.
The prosecutor said the investigation will continue as the coroner has not filled a report.
Funeral services for William Sillman, 68, a resident of this region for 36 years, will be conducted at the Egypt church at Davenport at 10:30 this morning. The procession will leave Phillips undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock and burial will be in the Frans cemetery.
Auritt Rites Today.
The funeral of Mrs Rosa Auritt, 57, sister of Mr. Sillman, will be conducted at the church at Creston at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the procession leaving Davenport at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Creston cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Sillman are his mother, Mrs. Christina Sillman of Spokane; one sister, Mrs. May Kline of Los Angeles; a brother, George Sillman, hotel owner of Spokane and a son and daughter, William Sillman Jr. resides in Oregon, while Mrs. Gertrude Wolfe, the daughter, lives in Montana.
Mrs. Auritt had no children. She formerly lived at Creston and moved to Spokane five years ago.
Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name:Rosa Auritt
[Rosa Sillman]
Gender:Female
Marital Status:Married
Age:56
Estimated birth year:abt 1876
Death Date:23 May 1932
Death Place:Prosser, Benton Co., Washington
Father: Mathew Sillman
Mother: Christina Werner
Spouse: Charles Auritt
FHL Film Number:2022828
Reference ID:48
ASSERTS BOMBING MURDER-SUICIDE
Prosecutor of Opinion Sillman Set Off Death Blast.
Prosser's mysterious bombing Monday which caused the deaths of William Sillman and his sister, Mrs. Rosa Auritt, both of Spokane, apparently was suicide and murder, George O. Beardsley deputy prosecuting attorney, said last night at the end of the third day of investigation, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Prosser.
He Blames Sillman.
Sillman apparently set off the dynamite which demolished his coupe. Beardsley said, expressing his belief the explosion could not have been accidental. Officers learned that dynamite, caps and a four-cell dry battery purchased Thursday in Spokane were carefully wrapped and packed separately and the battery was boxed and wrapped. A wire was attached to the battery was found.
Sillman's son, William Sillman Jr. of Portland was at Prosser yesterday but could add no information or explain a motive Beardsley said.
The prosecutor said the investigation will continue as the coroner has not filled a report.
Funeral services for William Sillman, 68, a resident of this region for 36 years, will be conducted at the Egypt church at Davenport at 10:30 this morning. The procession will leave Phillips undertaking parlors at 10 o'clock and burial will be in the Frans cemetery.
Auritt Rites Today.
The funeral of Mrs Rosa Auritt, 57, sister of Mr. Sillman, will be conducted at the church at Creston at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the procession leaving Davenport at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Creston cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Sillman are his mother, Mrs. Christina Sillman of Spokane; one sister, Mrs. May Kline of Los Angeles; a brother, George Sillman, hotel owner of Spokane and a son and daughter, William Sillman Jr. resides in Oregon, while Mrs. Gertrude Wolfe, the daughter, lives in Montana.
Mrs. Auritt had no children. She formerly lived at Creston and moved to Spokane five years ago.
Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name:Rosa Auritt
[Rosa Sillman]
Gender:Female
Marital Status:Married
Age:56
Estimated birth year:abt 1876
Death Date:23 May 1932
Death Place:Prosser, Benton Co., Washington
Father: Mathew Sillman
Mother: Christina Werner
Spouse: Charles Auritt
FHL Film Number:2022828
Reference ID:48
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