Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-20
Insanity to Be Plea
 of George A. Conger

TACOMA, May 20.-(P)-Mrs. Mollie Conger, wife of George A. Con- ger, who slew Robert s. Heale, Ta- coma contractor, as climax of a love triangle of years standing, barred the story of her life and detailed the events leading up to the tragedy.
 A second development in the case came with the announcement by At torney Wesley Lloyd that Conger will plead temporary insanity when he fac es trial next month in superior court on charge of first degree murder.
 Mrs. Conger, in breaking her si- lence said that she would take the stand to testify in her husbands defense.
 She also declared that she and her husband had been reconciled since he gave himself up to the police.
 Traces Her Life.
 She traced the history of her life, telling of her schooldays in Tacoma and her original acquaintance with both of the principals in the tragedy.
 Her account, which was simple and unmarked by emotional displayed or outbreaks, led up to the tragic mo- ment shortly before dawn in the poor ly furnished room on Fifth street when she was forced to choose be- tween her husband and Heale.
 She chose Heale, and moment af- ter he lay dying with three bullets from Conger's .45 automatic in his body.
 Her first thought in the excitement was of the man she loved and Heale expired 20 minutes later with the en- dearing words of Conger's estranged wife ringing in his ears.
 T first met George" she said, re- ferring to Conger, when I was 12 years old. He used to come to the house to see my older sister. It was not until I was IA years old that I be- gan going with George and we were married a year later, when I was 15. He was 21 and was working as a clerk in the offices of the Northern Pacific Caused Family Break. Answering questions as to whether her marriage had caused breach in the family, Mrs. Conger admitted that it had. "
 My mother and George have never been on good terms since. They rare ly speak. But my father and George get along all right. My folks were an gry at me also, believing was too young to marry and they held that against George, too.
 "The difference between my moth CT and me did not last more thar two weeks after our marriage
 q knew Mr. Heale when I was {; child, but had not seen him iron the time I was ten years old unti about three years ago. He was frient of our family
 "The difficulties with George began then and I got my interlocutory de cree of divorce year ago in January But I never got a final decree"
 Her story refutes the statements O. Conger and Mrs. Clyde F. Tedrick, di vorced wife of Heale, that her affairs with Heale had been of five or sil years duration. She insists that i was not more than three years since Heale supplanted her husband.
 Went to Aberdeen.
 Several months after I got my de cree I joined George in Aberdeen where he was stationed as an inspec tor in the service," she continued.
 MT. Heale often telephoned m, there and wanted me to come to him.
 "Then when George was transfer red to Bellingham I came to Tacoma went to live with my mother for time and then moved to the house ol Fifth street, but did not tell George" ,"
 Again asked concerning the charge of the prosecutor that Heale had praC tically lived at the Fifth street hous where Mrs. Conger and the boy stayed, Mrs. Conger replied:
 He did spend much time there bu my sister was there with us."