Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-28

WIZ Was llkOly " nave hOeANN
for causing her death. Upon his
departure tor his place of busl-
ness Mr.. Lacy had told his wife
that she need not prepare a warm
supper. He identified a 22-calibre
rife offered in evidence as being
one he had kept in a closet open
ing from the bedroom occupied
by himself and wife. 1t was not
kept loaded. Cartridges for the
gun were kept in the pantry.
Mrs. Lacy had never handled
the gun; had never shot gun,
to his knowledge. The empty
shell found in the gun cores
ponded with the shells of cart
ridges kept by Mr.. Lacy.
Chester Proebstel, an instruct
or at the college, testified that he
had known Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy
a considerable time. He had
Just arranged to begin boarding
with them; had taken dinner with
them On the fatal day; about E
o'clock had gone to the Lacy
home for supper, rang the front
door bell, but receiving no re-
sponse, had started down town.
When he had gone short dis
tance he met Mr.. Lacy and re-
turned, finding the dead body of
Mrs. Lacy as previously narrated.
Mr.. Proebstel had noticed moth
ing at dinner time to indicate
despondency on the part OF, Mrs.
Lacy.
DR.. Cathey gave evidence in
accordance with facts already
stated, and assisted the jury in
the examination of the body.
Charles Harding, driver of a
delivery wagon had delivered
groceries at the Lacy home
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
and on going to the rear of the
residense to leave the purchases,
had seen. through window, the
form of a woman lying On bed.
|Other evidence, however, was to
the effect that the groceries de
l livered by Mr.. Harding had been
moved from where the delivery
!, man left them, and had been
properly put away.
Testimony of E. 8. Horning,
from where the groceries were
, purchased, showed that wrapper!
of the goods had been removed
placed in the kitchen stove, ane
partially burned. These fact
tended to show that Mrs. Lac,
had not fred the fatal shot wher
$ Mr.. Harding saw the person levi
: IDENTIFY Mrs, Lacy upon the bed
A number of ladies residing
! in the vicinity of the Lacy hom
were called as witnesses, and tes
tilted that Mrs. Lacy was not c
morose or respondent disposition
i that they knew. of no motive o
\ cause which might prompt tn
d act under investigation. Mrs. H
e E. Hodes had gone upon az e1
t rand to the Lacy home at
e O'Clock, but was unable to pre-
d cure a response to ring of tn
; door bell.
e The verdict of the jury wa
t substantially that deceased ha
y come to her death from the efet
g of a gunshot wound inflicted b
n her own hand.
le The maiden name of Mrs. L:
l. cy was Laura Collins. She we
the daughter of VIM. Collins,
r. pioneer resident of Polk county
d the family having been nes
sci the line between Benton an
ot Polk. She is a sister of Mrs. F
le F. Wiles. During several yea
v the family of Mr.. Collins reside
Ig in Corvallis and it was while the
a lived here that Laura became Il
t, wife of w. B. Lacy, seven yea
,e ago this month, since which tin
S, the young people made this eli
\. their home. Deceased was agt
I'd 32 years She possessed an u
It. usual happy disposition, and th
n- trait of character, combined wi
D. many other admirable woman
st qualities, made her a large ci
# Gle of devoted friends, and Ii
er demise particularly under SUI
at circumstances as attended h
al death, caused profound sorrc
r. throughout the city wherever 5.
be was known. Mr.. Lacy has be,
.ir an employe of the J. H. Har,
ry store during nine years past.
.1fl is an esfimah1e citizen aud We