Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
CHAPTER XVII.
I EVER" said the Tocsin on the
morrow. has this community
been stirred to deeper indig-

1NA Mn Sdiu lu6 1OcSlQ ON tQe
N morrow has this community
been stirred to deeper indig-
4 nation than by the cold blood.
ed and unmitigated brutality of the de.
liberate murder committed almost un-
der the very shadow of the courthouse
cupola last night. The victim was not
man Of good repute, 1t Is true, but at
the moment of his death he was in the
act of performing noble and gener-
GUS action, which showed that he might
have become If he lived a good and
law fearing citizen. In brief, he went
to forgive his enemy and was stretch.
Ing forth the hand Of Fellowship when
that enemy shot him down. Not half
an hour before his death Cory had re
peated within the hearing of a dozen
men what he had been saying all day,
as many can testify: I want to find
my old friend Fear and shake hands
with him. ! want to tell him that
forgive him and that am ashamed of
whatever has been my part in the
trouble between u.s. He went with
that Intention to his death. The wife
Of the murderer has confessed that
this was the substance of what he said
to her and that she was convinced of
his peaceful intentions.
'Wlien they reached the room where
her husband was waiting for her Cory
entered first. The woman claims now
that as they neared the vicinity he
hastened forward at pace which she
could not equal. Naturally her test,-
,nony on all points favoring her nus
band Is practically worthless. She :nl.
lowed and heard the murdered man
speak, though what his words were she
declares she does not know, and of
course the murderer, after consultation
with his lawyer, claims that their ma
ture was threatening. Such a state.
ment in determining the truth Is worse
than valueless. 1t is known and readi.
ly proved that Fear repeatedly threat
ened the deceased's life yesterday, and
there Is no question in the mind of any
man. woman or child who reads these
words of the cold blooded nature of the
crime The slayer, who had formerly
made murderous attack upon his vic
tim, lately Quarreled with him and ut
tered threats, us we have stated, upon
his life. The dead man came to him
with protestations Of friendship and
was struck down corpse.
ut is understood that the defense
will in desperation set up the theory of
self defense. based on an unsubstan-
tiated claim that Cory entered the
room with a drawn pistol No pistol
was found In the roonl The weapon
with which the deed was accomplished
was found upon the person Of the muir
derer when he was seized by the police,
one chamber discharged. Another re-
volver was discovered upon the person
OF the woman when she was arrested
on the scene OF the crime This upon
being strictly Intercepted she said she
had picked up from the floor in the
confusion, thinking it was her hus-
bands and hoping to conceal it. The
chambers We're full and undischarged,
and we have heard 1t surmised that
the defense means to claim that it was
Cory's. Cory doubtless went ON his err
rand of forgiveness unarmed, and be.
yond doubt the second weapon belong.
ed to the woman herself, who has an
unenviable record.
'srhe point of 1t all is plainly this:
Here ls an unquestionable murder In