The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-28

less kilograms have BEEN received by him
from his friends in Salt Lake, who extend
their sympathy to him and declare their
determination TO stand by him in his
troubles.
Irvine is still at the penitentiary.
The papers taken from Irvine were in
charge of Chief of Police Otto, until about
noon yesterday. At that hour Mr.. Abbott,
of the law firm of Abbott, Seleck & Lang,
appeared at the police headquarters and
giving Chief Otto receipt, took the docu-
ments to his Office and locked them up.
Mr.. Abbott was Irvine's partner in the
real estate business in 1857, and the firm
OF which ne is member will appear for
the man who killed Montgomery.
THE CONTENTS OF THESE PAPERS
are known only to Mr.. Irvine and Irvine's
lawyer, but it is known that among them
is written confession from Mrs Irvine
While public sentiment is divided, the
preponderance Of sentiment is in Irvine's
favor.
Montgomery has been heard to say that
women were his legitimate prey.
1t is openly charged that Montgomery
was the cause of the death of the young
clerk in the Millspaugh establishment in
this city. 1t is charged that he gained her
affections and accomplished her ruin.
When she fosnd herself in trouble she
asked Montgomery to repair the wrong,
and he sent her to his home in Columbus
where she
DIED FROM THE EFFECTS OF AN ABORTION.
This story is common property in Lin
coin, and several prominent men claim to
know that it is true.
Irvine and Montgomery were on terms
Of the closest intimacy. Montgomery was
a frequent visitor at Irvine's home and was
always welcome. He and Mrs. Irvine were
seen together and so often that gossip con-
nected them in damaging manner.
Last winter Mrs. Irvine made visit to
Lincoln, Omaha and Chicago, and il was
while on this visit that the events leading
to the shooting transpired. Mrs. Irvine
arrived in Lincoln in January and visited
N. G. Abbott's family for two weeks. Mrs.
Irvine then spent two weeks in Omaha.
About February % she went to Chicago
and it is alleged that at Chicago Mont
gomery and Mrs. Irvine stopped at the
same hotel, occupying separate rooms, but
the rooms were
CONNECTED BY A DOUBLE DOOR.
After remaining in Chicago several days
Mrs. Irvine went to her old home in
Marion, Ind, to spend the remainder of ths
winter. During all this time, Irvine re
NAMED in,Salt Lake
Last Sunday he came to Lincoln and re
NAMED the guest of his former partner
n. c. Abbott. While there he received the
first intimation that
HIS WIFE WAS UNTRUE TO HIM.
When he heard it he made up his mind tt
know the truth at once. On Monday after.
noon he took the 2:40 train for Chicago
first telegraphing his wife to meet hin
there instead of at Marion, as at frs
agreed upon.
1t had been the intention to spend thu
summer at the seashore. Irvine arrived il
Chicago on Tuesday, and the moment b,
met his wife he charged her with unfaith.
fulness.
Wholly unprepared for the charge, Mrs
irvine
BROKE DOWN AND CONFESSED ALL.
She wrote a full confession, and armet
with this Irvine fastened back To Omaha
Irvine's mind was fully made up, and i
was to kill the destroyer of his home H
arrived here OH the o'clock flyer in th
morning. He went to Mr.. Abbott's resi-
dence, at 170S M street, but Mr. Abbot
was not yet awake, and not wishing to dis
turb him Irvine left.
He walked out to the cottage where h
lives when in Lincoln.
Whatever desire for revenge he ma,
have had then, it was already increased
hundred fold by the food of memories tina
came to him as ne gazed at the spot wher
he had spent SO many happy days H
then went to the Lincaln hotel The res
has been told.