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BUDGET BRIEFS\TIMELY TOLDs*-My son give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.—(Prov.f23:26.Tomorrow, Dr. William P. LaMahce Laclede will have his preliminary al, charged with the murder of Mrs. a LaMance, his wife, on or about the tenth day of August, 1936. The triai will be held in the jrnrlor of the Thorne Funeral Home.is a grave charge that the doctor is Lacing. To date, the evidence appears to be purely circumstantial, there being no witnesses found who were present at the time of Mis. JAMance's death. If Dr. LaMance is guilty of the crime as charged, the lethal gas chamber at Jefferson City should be his last breathing place on this earth. If he is innocent of the crime, which he claims he is, and of which his saintly mother has implicit faith in his state-ment of innocence, then he is being done a gross injustice in being incarcerated in the Linn county jail. The results of tomorrow’s preliminary trial can only mean one of two things: He will either be freed of the charge or bound over to await his trial in the Linn county circuit court.HEARING OF PRELIMINARY SET FOR TUESDAY MORNING J O’CLOCK—POSSIBLE CHANGE OF CASE FROM COURT OF JUD LOU LIBBY—COURT TO SET AT THE THORNE FUNERALHOME PARLOROver at Laclede, in the quaint old town, the birthplace of John J. Pershing; the home of the late Oscar F. Libby, Clay Bigger and Harry Markham; a community that has produced stalwart ahd brave men and fair women, some of the most outstanding citizens of the state and nation; a neighborhood that has been noted for its good citizenship, its quietude and peaceful, law-abiding citizens, will take place, tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 o’clock, the preliminary trial of Dr. William F. LaMance, osteopath and surgeon, charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Ella LaMance, on or about the tenth day of August, 1938. * * ' 'Saturday night's rain brought renewed cheer to our farmer friends. This added moisture will assist materially in the maturing of late corn and will keep the pastures stimulated until the lull .rains begin. This section of Missouri appears to be better favored with Tainfall than any other section of the state. In many counties of the state, the drouth has burned up the crops and the farmers have been forced ’to haul water for their4live stock.Not since the murder of Mrs. Minnie Hall and her five children by Jt-seph Hall, about 50 years ago, which took place in the southeast part of Jefferson township, has that community been so shocked as it was when the body of Mrs. LaMance, in a badly decomposed condition, was found on August 16 lying on an army cot in the fruit cellar at the rear of the LaMance home. Life had evidently left the body nearly a week before discovery. A coroner’s jury was assembled by (Dr. John H. Lucas, Linn county coroner, which, after being in session all afternoon and part of the night, announced the following verdict: 'ported thatstrychnine.the viscera containedWith all the rumors afloat, thereappears to be no evidence of a motive on the part of Dr. LaMance to take the life of his wife. Murders are not usually committed without a motive, unless they are done while the parties are intoxicated or in the heat of a violent passion. ^ “On August 10, Dr. LaMance with a number of friends was on a flsh-bli■VaiindsFuut:ing trip on Locust Creek west of La- rvlt;30Vfcae“We, the jury, find the deceased toclede, and he said on returning home he found the front door locked and forced entrance to the home by break- j c ing the glass of the door. In this he' s said he was severely cut about the head and face, causing blood to flow freely, which left blood spots in many places in the home including stains on the pillow slips and bed covering. Mrs. LaMance when found had an abrasion above the left temple on her head, and there was evidence that [ r blood had been flowing from her mouth and nose to the cot where her head lay.Dr. LaMance came to Laclede several years ago to engage in the practice of osteopathy and surgery, bringing with him his wife, a trained nurse, who was of much assistance to him in building up a lucrative practice in his profession, and they soon won the hearts and admiration of the Laclede citizens. Dr. F. W. Burke, the only remaining physician of the town, diedirtsttict1
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Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Mon, Aug 29, 1938
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