The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-01
A LINCOLN TRAGEDY.
w. III. Irvine, a Former Indienian,
Kills the Despoiler of His Home.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 26.-This city was
profoundly shocked this morning by the
worst tragedy enacted in all the twenty
FIVE years of her history. At about 40
Z. c. Montgomery. one of the
best known citizens of this city,
large realty owner and presi-
dent of the German national bank,
was shot in the heart OF the crowded din
ing-room of the Lincoln hotel. His as
sailant was w. H. Irvine, formerly of
this city, but now a prominent real estate
dealer at Salt Lake and q member of the
territorial legislature Mr.. Montgomery
was seated at a table near the door of the
diping-room. Mr.. Irvine entered and after
remark indicating a determined
purpose, fred two shots into Mr. Mont
gomery's breast. The wounded man
arose. walked To the door with his hand
over his heart, and outside the door fell to
the floor and died almost instantly.
Irvine surrendered himself with
the slightest resistance. He held
q bundle of papers in one hand and
smoking revolver in the other he declared
that Montgomery had ruined his wife and
broken up his home. He was taken
to the Central police station amid
the most tremendous excitement He
broke down utterly and cried almost
constantly. Several personal friends were
called to the station and admitted to r.
vines cell. He seemed completely
broken and was unable TO speak
City Attorney Abbott was one of
the first admitted He was unable
to calm the man and after time it was
thought best to remove him to a more Sc
cure place than the light city Jail. He was
therefore taken 20 the penitentiary. Mr..
G. +. Montgomery, the victim, is a capt.
talist, about forty years of age.
He began investing in real estate
in this CITY about six years ago
and for the last two or three years has
made Lincoln his home. He is reputed to
be worth nearly S250,000. He owned the
Montgomery block, Central stables and
considerable other realty about the city,
and has held the position of presi-
dent and acting cashier of the
German national bank. He was
married about twenty years ago, his wife
living but few months. He has been
very popular with the young men OF the
city and was considered one OF the most
enterprising of the citizens OF Lincoln.
Mr. Irvine lived in Lincoln several years.
He moved with his family to Salt Lake
City where he hos resided for the last two
wears.
SALT LAKE, c. T., May 26.-W. II. r.
vine, who shot and killed E. Z. Mont
gomery at Lincoln, Neb., this morning, is
highly respected and popular resident of
this city, where he is largely interested.
He is a member of the legislature, having
been elected on the liberal ticket Friends
here are deeply shocked at the tragedy,
and the general opinion is that his honor
must have been outraged or else he would
never have shot down his former friend
and business associate. Hundreds of tele-
grams of sympathy and preferring aid
were sent him from here today, and it is
expected that the delegation of fifty of
the most prominent ciJizens will 20 from
here to Lincoln to attend his preliminary
examination. His victim came here in
1889 and by judicious investment amassed
q fortune.
MARION, May 26.-rSpecial. "A tele-
gram was received here today to the effect
that Viii II. Irvine, formerly of this
place, had shot and killed Charles L.
Montgomery, president of the German
national bank at Lincoln, Neb. The news
caused quite q sensation here, as Irvine is
prominently connected and is a son OF
John Irvine, one of the wealthIest oil
Marion's citizens. No cause was assigned
for the deed.