Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-28
SIN AND ITS WAGES
The Murder Of Banker Mont
gomery at Lincoln. Neb
TO AvENGE FAMILY HONOR
Irvine Claims the Deed Was Committed
in Revenge ios the wrseking
of His Home.

Lrxco.s. Neb., May sz--As has
already been published. Charles L.
Montgomery. president Of the German
national bank. was shot and killed
while ~ breakfast at the Lincoln hotel
Thursday mornihg by William IL.
Irvine. real estate broker and .
former partner Of the murdered man.
Irvine asserted that his wife and
daughter had been ruined by Mont
gomery. He surrendered 70 the police.
seeas Of the Tragedy.
The dining-room Of the hotel was
thronged ~ the time Of the tragedy by
people who were In attendance upon
the exercises of the Quarter-centennial
celebration Of tho admission Of Nebras-
ks into the union. Mr.. Montgomery
was seated At the first table
TO the right OF the door facing
tho south. Mr.. Irvine entered
tho door and was seen TO stand =
moment CHANGING around the room. evil
IDENTIFY in search of some one. As his
eyes rested upon Montgomery be start
ed towards him. As he did 80 Mont
gomery started to rise, holding
ont his hand. either in token Of greet
ing or gesture of protest. Draw
ing . revolver from his hip pocket
Irvine raised IL and fred two shots ut
his victim. both shots taking ef-
feet near the heart. Montgomery stag
gered from the table out of the door
into the corridor, where he evidently
tried to reach one of the circular divans
near the door, but he fell to the door in
front of II and died without uttering a
word. He was picked up and laid on q
bed in parlor C.
Cause Of the Murder.
In the meantime Irvine had been Sc
cured. He made no attempt to resist,
but on the contrary, stated that he
wanted TO give himself up. He was
greatly excited and stated that Mont
geometry had ruined his wife in the Cur
tbs hotel in Chicago February 8
last, and he produced q number
Of letters and kilograms which. he
declared, contained the proofs. He
then completely collapsed. He was Inn
mediately taken to tho police station.
where few friends were permitted TO
zee him. II was some time before he
could Do Gained, and 1t was not until
he had been removed to the peniten-
hary that he resumed anything like
composure.
Gossip had connected the names of
Mrs. Irvine and Mr.. Montgomery for
many ysara Mr.. Irvine believed that
Montgomery had ruined his home and
disgraced the honor Of his name. The
facts In the case will probably be de-
veloped later, when Mr.. Irvine pro-
luces the proofs he claims to have in
his possession.
A 0rsaH Sensation.
The shooting created . tremendous
ssnsstion, owing to the prominence Of
the parties. The room where Mont
gomery's body lay was besieged by
curious mon. Few were admitted. how
ever. The body lay stretched on the
Aoor, the head supported by q loosely
rolled blanket His coat and vest were
oil. and his shirt, covered with blood,
was drawn up. exposing to view the
two gaping wounds. about an inch
AMI . quarter apart, near the heart.
Undertaken Thomas was called and
dressed tho body. DR.. Grim. the cor
oner. was called, and, after viewing the
body. impaneled q jury to hold an in
quest. One of the bullets presumably
struck the wall Of the heart and severed
the great blood vessel which supplies
the body on its way TO the spinal COL
y~,S1l La uk~ IL
to the left of the other on
rib and glanced of and around
the body, lodging under the skin,
from where it was taken by DIR. Grim.
- The Principals.
G. E. Montgomery. the victim Of the
shooting, came to Lincoln from Indiana
in 1885, and the following year made
this city his home. He was about 45
years of age and unmarried. He had
the reputation of being ladies' man.
and his name had been connected with
several incidents of similar character.
He had for some time been acting as
cashier Of the German national bank.
of which institution he was pres
ident He was also a director OF
the Industrial savings bank, a
stakeholder in the Columbian national
bank, and in the La Porte TEX syndi-
cate, Of which he was also treasurer.
He also owned the Montgomery block,
the Palace livery barn and several
other parcels Of realty. His wealth
was estimated at $500. 000 Mr. Mont
gomery returned Wednesday morning
from La Porte, where he had been ON
q business trip. He Ii . stakeholder in
the Lincoln Hotel Company, and made
that hostelry his home. He was mar.
ricd in Indiana some fifteen years ago,
but his wife lived but a few months.
w. Fl. Irvine. who welded the re-
volver with such deadly effect. is about
IS. slender. and well appearing. He
was scrmerly a resident of Lincoln and
lived at 1920 q street He came TO Lin.
coin previous TO the 1857 boom. and
with n. c. Abbott was engaged in the
real estate business. Two years ago he
removed 20 Salt Lake City and
again engaged in the real estate
elected . member Of the ter
ritorial Legislature on the liberal ticket
During the period of Irvine's resi-
dcnce in Lincoln Mrs. Irvine. who is
said In be handsome woman and fond
Of admiration. was often seen in Mont
gomery's company, and she received
him at her home. Their names were
unfsvorably connected by public
rumor. Irvine has been married