Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-27

until Montgomery had dead nj his
slnyer's feet. Then the 20 : Of the hotel
and some Of the guests wei Irvine He
simply handed his revolvd one Of the
attendants and said j sd der. gentle
men. That man seduced my and daugh-
ter and here are the ofs' With
that he shook packa OF papers
lu the air toward the hystand but none OF
them touched them, except some one
picked up fallen paper and returned 1t 10
Irvine. The hotel porter led Irvine down the
hallway toward the parlor, while the guilty
man sobbed and cried and moaned as though
he had been the RssRied and not the as
sRilaut.n
Causes Leading to the shooting.
The cause Of the shooting wns undoubtedly
lrvipe's belief that his wife had been de-
bnuched by Montgomery. Irvine claims to
have positive proofs OF the fact. Gossip is
flying thick and fast Rno great many SEN
sational developments may be expected.
Irvine arrived from the west on an early
train this morning and lost no time in seek
ing his victim Mrs. Irvine, whose name
has been SO prominently mentioned In the
affair, visited her friends in this city last
winter and then went to Illinois to visit her
mother. MIR. and Mrs Irvine have been
married about twelve years nud have
bright little daughter 10 years of age.
Sketches of the Principals.
c. L. Montgomery, the murdered
man, was o bachelor about 40 years OF nge
and was one of the wealthiest men IN Lin
coin. he was the owner Of the MONTGOMERY
block and was president of the German Ma
tlonal bank. He had large real estate inter
ests in Lincoln and Salt Lake, in which lat
riTy he nnd TRINA 1Dlutly Interested
in some large lnvest ments. He was brother
of Mrs. Colonel Polk OF Lincoln. He had
just returned from La Porte, Tex, where he
was interested with General Thayer. Auditor
Benton and others in the Townsite and Har-
Dor company.
William H. Irvine came to Lincoln about
six years ago from Mount Vernon, o., with
considerable money and invested II In Lln-
coin real estate. He laid out u number OF
additions to the CITY. one OF which boars his
name, aud made money RAPIDLY. He re
moved to Salt Lake several years ago and
was interested with Montgomery and Others
In large property investments in that city.
Work of the Coroner's Jury.
Coroner Grim impaneed jury composed
of n. &. Brock, F. j. Kelly, M W. T.. Fol
som. Charles Damrow. c. w. Fisherdeck and
| w. B. Macarthur. On examining the body
OF The murdered man ii was found that one
| OF the balls nRu entered the left nipple ana,
| passing through the left side of the heart, had
| bullet also eutered near the left nipple and,
| coming IN contact with RIB, was DETECTED
| from its course and lodged In the right side
of the breast
But two witnesses were examined. w. A.
| Coleman of Omaha testified that he was sit
| ting at the table with the deceased, reading
| newspaper, when he heard the first shot
| fired. Looking up, hurriedly, he saw Irvine
| fire the second shot and afterwards say:
| ''Gentlemcn did it. That man has ruined
| my family and / have the papers TO prove
| it.m
Witness stated that ne saw 1rvlns walk
| into the room with his overcoat and hat on.
| Charles Z. Iague testified that he was well
| acquainted with Mr.. Montgomery. He saw
i Irvine standing at The dining room door
| looking into the room before Montgomery
i came in. he was in another part OF the room
when ne heard tho shots fired. lie recog-
| ni2ed the man who tired the shots ms the
| same man he saw looking into the room be-
| lore. The coroner then adjourned the IN
| quest until tomorrow morning, in ORDER TO
| secure the attendance of important wit
| nesses.
| All day since the shooting there has been
| many rumors afioat in regard TO the cause OF
| the shooting. Many of them are worthless
| and others doubtless founded on facts, lr-
| vine has ALWAYS borne an excellent repu Ia
| tlon during and since his residence in Lin
| coin. His personal or business integrity has
| never been questioned. Moreover he was q
| man of temperate habits and his friends
W
TO take up groundless quarrel.
| Reputation of Mrs. Irvine.
His wife had q good reputation while liv-
! ing here, but rumor has lately banded her
| name back and forth Much curiosity has
been aroused TO the nature of the papers
| taken from Irvine immediately after the
| shooting. They consisted Of letters and tele-
| grams and were Immediately turned over to
| the chief of police and afterwards given to
| lrvine's attorneys, vno emphRtically refused
10 give thom publicity.
4 The only definite information TO be Cleaned
| from the attorneys is the statement TINT the
| package of appers contained a statement or
| confession from Mrs Irvine IN winch she
| admitted her guilty conduct with Montgom-
cry. MIR. Irvine arrived IN Lincoln from Salt
| Lake last Sunday and left for Chicago two
hours later. 1t was not until after he reached
| Chicago that ne learned OF his wifes IS
4 intimacy with Montgomery. The wronged
| husband secured the written confession from
mis- wife and took the first train for Lincoln,
arriving here early this morning but few
hours before ne shot his victim.
1 Montgomery was reputed to be worth
s25O, 900. He has always been heavy in
vestor In Lincoln real estate and hls name
has been connected with many financial en-
terprises. He was o widower. His wife has
been dead nearly twenty years. He was
about 40 years old and had mother anc
three sisters living in Lincoln.
4 No tragic event in the history OF Lincoln
| has crenIed Us much excitement and com
| ment. il is the fourth or fifth tragedy
( that has resulted here from woman's weak
/ ness and fai lhlessness
/ Public sentiment cannot be read al tht
| present writing. Some uphold the murderer
| others condemn HIM. Additional particular
| are expected to come out In the prelimJnGr,
| trial 10 be held within a few days that wll
| throw new light upon the nffair.