Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-03

A most shocking tragedy, and one
that startled friends here, was enacted
at Pueblo, Col, when Sherman 7.
Cammack. II well-known former Iowa
Central employee and resident of this
city, shot his young wife three times,
mortally wounding her, and then blew
out his own brains, dying instantly.
The crime was committed in Cam
mack's office Thursday night, after
Cammack had failed to effect a recon-
citation with Mrs. Cammack. who, a
fortnight before, had entered suit for
divorce on the ground of cruelty.
Mr.. CaInmack was exceptionally
well known here, where his parents
had resided for years. The second Mrs.
/ Cammack has met a number OF her
husbands friends here, the couple
having been here for short visit
while on their honeymoon, in the fall
OF 1906. The. first Mrs. Cammack, the
wife Marshalltown friends knew, was
]. formerly Lillian Wyllis. of this city, a
sister of Mrs. George w. Smith. The
first Mrs. Cammack died Dec. %, 1905,
, and her body was brought here for
burial.
Crime Highly Sensational.
The crime was exceedingly sensa-
tional, and the Denver News of Fri
day. January 81, devotes the greater
part of Its first page to an account of
the crime and likenesses Of the prin-
( cipals. The News story follows:
Pueblo, Feb 3.-Mad with jealousy
and love for the woman who had re-
. pudiated him, Sherman T. Carnmack,
well known broker, Thursday enticed
his wife into his office in the Central
block and, after short conversation
with her, shot her three times, mort
ally wounding her, and then blew out
his brains.
While the wounded woman lay on
the floor beside the body of her tus-
band she implored those attracted by
the sound of the shots to tell her that
he was not dead, and repeated over
and over:
81 love him, love him in spite of his
faults. I wish that / could die with
him. The bullets were sweet to me,
/; for knew that he would kill him
self when I was dead"
The shooting had been anticipated
by Cammack's friends, to several OF
whom he had expressed his intention
OF killing the woman under certain
conditions. Since his wife filed suit
! for divorce over a week ago. Cammack
has been very friendly with her and
fol Lii bar IN
theaters. His friends now realize that
he was only trying to get the oppor-
tunity to kill her when no one was
around.
Lying on bed in ST. Mary's hos
pftal, pa.ralyzed from the hips down
and with death staring her in the face,
Mrs. Cammack made a statement of
the events leading up to the shooting.
For mortally wounded woman she
was remarkably self-possessed and
clear headed. Mrs. Cammack said:
"Mr. Canlinack wanted to see me
that night to arrange about our di-
vorce and the alimony. 1 saw him
and was with him for several hours in
the afternoon. When we parted early
in the evening he asked me to go to
supper with him, but I told him I
would rather not and he then asked
me to see him in his office later.
II arrived at the office about Z
o'clock, but he was not there and I
seated myself and waited. He came
in in few minutes and we started to
talk over the divorce.
II told him I could never live with
him again. He pleaded with me, but
told him that wa had triad If ca long
unhappily that it would be useless to
try to go on any more.
Pleads Until She Cries Out; Then Fires
HE said that he would do anything
that was right to make me happy, but
gave him the same answer. He then
>sked mo to change my plans regard