returned home, summoned his 46-year-old wife Malvine and his son Herbert, and wrote an appeal for help to the former Vice-Chancellor Edmund Glaise-Horstenau. Without awaiting the answer, he shot his family and himself in the early morning of the following day. Notes References This article includes information translated from the German-language Wikipedia article :de:Emil Fey. Isabella Ackerl und Friedrich Weissensteiner: Österreichisches Personenlexikon der Ersten und Zweiten Republik. Ueberreuter, Wien 1992, S. 108f., Attilio Renato Bleibtreu: Unser (Emil) Fey. Ein Bild des Helden. Jung-Österreich, Wien 1934 Georg J. E. Mautner Markhof: Major Emil Fey. Heimwehrführer zwischen Bürgerkrieg, Dollfuß-Mord und Anschluss. Stocker, Graz u. a. 2004, External links 1886 births 1938 suicides Politicians from Vienna Vice-Chancellors of Austria Deaths by firearm in Austria Murder–suicides in Europe Suicides by firearm in Austria Austrian Roman Catholics Politicians of Catholic political parties Military personnel from Vienna Austrian anti-communists Austrofascists Knights Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa