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Tracy, a prosperois,white Manchester, lowa, insurance agent, had
erown tired of his wife, Mable, .and had fallen in love with a young-
er woman, Flossie Fears, who he was determined to,kill. In January;
193), Tracy pretended to have car trouble and parked near a cliff,
After he had left the car to check out the trouble, Mrs. Fears
rammed it with her own in an effort to knock it over the cliff but
the fall was broken by a tree and Mable Tracy was uninjured. His
next effort to kill his wife was with poison but it also was un-
successful. On the night of Oct, 3, 193hh, he and Mrs, Tracy had
been visiting their adopted son until late, When they started
home, he ph ee at a Dios raniegy spot where Mrs. Fears was waiting
and he then shot Mable twice and killed her, Mrs. Fears clubbed
him over the these hard enough to break the skin and he staggered
to a nearby house and claimed that they had been attacked and
robbed by a stranded motorist who he had eee to help and who had
repaid his hospitality by shooting his wife and slugging him. When
the relati onship between Tracy and his mistress became known and
the records proved that it was she Who had rammed the Tracy car
earlier that - year when Mable was almost killed, she was questioned
and confessed. Both\ were convicted of the murder Mrs, tears
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acy, & prosper ijk, Benches yen s Towa, insurance agent, had
cown tired of 71 Mable, and had Jen in love with a young-
er woman, Flossie S, who he was determined to,kill. In Jamary,
193), Tracy poet ase to have car trouble and parked near a cliff.
After he had left the car to check out the trouble, Mrs. Fe
rammed it with her own in an effort to knock it’ over the cliff but
the fall was broken by a tree and Mable Tracy was uninjured. His
souk effort to kill his wife was with poison but it also was un-
successful, On the night of Oct. 3, 1934, he and Mrs, Tracy had
po visiting their adopted son until late. When they started
home, he stopped at a prearranged spot where Mrs. Fears was waiting
and he then shot Mable twice and killed her. Mrs. Fears clubbed
him over the head hard enough to break the skin and he staggered
to a nearby house and claimed that they had been attacked and
robbed by a stranded motorist who he had sought to help and who had
repaid his hospitality by shooting his wife and slugging him. When
the relationship between Tracy and his mistress became Known and
the records proved that it was she who had rammed the Tracy car
earl Ler that year when Mable was almost ed, she was questioned
and conf fesseds Both\ were convicted of the murder. Mrs, Years
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