The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-27
MONTGOMERY A LIBERTINE.
Mrs. Irvine Admits Criminal Relations, but
says 1t Was Against Her VIII.

Mrs. Irvine Admits Criminal Relations, but
Says 1t Was Against Her Will
OMAHA, Neb., May 26.-[Special tele-
gram to THE HERALD. AT Lincoln, Neb.,
this morning, at ten minutes to s o'clock,
in the breakfast room of the Lincoln hotel,
Z. E. Montgomery, president of the Ger
man National bank of that city, was shot
and killed by his former partner, w. H.
Irvine,o Salt Lake city. The murder was
so totally unexpected, and so quickly COM
mitted, that it was nearly minute before
it dawned upon the minds of the startled
on-lookers that man had been killed.
The only one who saw the tragedy from
its beginning was a World-Herdld reporter.
He was seated at a table on the further
side of the room and turning toward the
door saw man hastily enter and take q
quick glance around the room. His eyes
rested upon Montgomery, seated at a table
at the right side of the door, and drawing
a revolver from his hip pocket took three
steps forward which brought him within
ten feet OF his victim. Montgomery start
ed to rise up, but before he had hardly left
his seat two quick reports rang out and he
staggered backward, clasping his hands to
his bowels, crying My God, my God, my
Godp' He reeled around nearly in circle
anu staggered for the door. Just as he
passed through it he plunged head fore
most to the floor. The first intimation that
the majority of the occupants of the room
received of the tragedy was when they
were startled by the sounds of the pistol
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sounds they saw one man staggering to-
ward the door and another holding in one
hand smoking revolver and in the other
package of papers. 81 killed him." be
cried. "He ruined my wife and daughter.
He outraged my wife in Chicago on Feb.
ruary 9th last st the Hotel Curtis, and
here are the proofs. Take me. give my.
self up, but look at the papers. They tell
it all. My God. My God"
Then he went into Mysteries and was
seized by gentleman and a waiter and led
out of the room and up the hall. Fall
ing back upon the sofa he sobbed and cried
"What have l done? Have l killed him?
should not have done il, but he ruined my
home Read the papers. Read the pa
pers." In moment police officer was
upon the ground and took possession of the
papers before reporter could get hold Of
them, and led the murderer, still sobbins
and crying, off to the police station. Dur.
ing this time different scene was beins
enacted but few feet away AS Mont
gomery reached the door of the dinin.
room he plunged head foremos
to the floor where he lay groan.
ing aud painting. He was surrounded
in moment and three physicians comm,
out of the crowd he was given every pos
sible attention, but all that could be don,
was to watch the slowly lessening pulse
Tearing away the bloody clothing, thu
wounds were disclosed. Both bullets ha,
entered the right breast, not two inche
apart. There was no possible hope, and il
a moment he was dead. The body was re
moved to one of the parlors and the corone
notified. A waiter appeared and hastil,
wiped up the blood stains on the carpet an
in five minutes more everything was a
quiet as before the tragedy. The guest
returned TO their interrupted breakfas
and another man entered and took tn
place where the murdered man had bee
seated but few moments before.
The scene at the police station as Irvine
the murderer, was taken in was pitifu
He seemed to be totally overcome and hi
nerves shattered. He still continued hi
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