Frenchie Emilie Senecele was a native of the state of Massachusetts, and before coming to Douglas was a member of the 16th Infantry stationed at Fort Seward.
While in Douglas he was employed at the Canteen Saloon.
He died September 6, 1914 at the age of 36, in Douglas, along Ed Hunsaker and his ex-wife, Lucy Shellhouse Hunsaker.
Somewhere around 10:00 p.m. Senecel was walking through the Indian settlement with Lucy when they met Ed Hunaker, who called Frenchy a vile name and attempted to strike him with a billy club,
Frenchy, who was a large, powerful man, easily bested his assailant, took the club away from him, flinging it down on the beach. Hunsaker came at him repeatedly, with Frenchy knocking him down.
Hunsaker drew a revolver and fired, the bullet striking Frenchy just below the left breast. He fell to the sidewalk dead, and when Lucy leaned over him Hunsaker aimed the revolver at the back of her head and fired. She fell against Frenchy, where she died in a welter of blood.
During the excitement that followed, Hunsaker quietly withdrew to his cabin and locked the door. When the officers of the law came after him some time later he paid no attention to their demands for admittance, but when the door was broken open his pistol spoke again and the Marshals rushed into the cabin to find Hunsaker stretched upon the floor with a gaping wound over his left eye, from which his life's blood was pouring.
His services were held at the Congregational Church and he was buried at the Douglas Cemetery.