Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Manhart, Asa 1903
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Belding Banner, 15 Jan 1903, page 1

Her Aim Was Sure

Portland Woman Shot Asa Manhart Dead.

He Attempted to Break In the House – Bullet Struck Him Between the Eyes.

Portland had its sensation Monday afternoon when Asa Manhart fell to the floor
on the porch of a house occupied by Mrs. Fannie Chase dead with a bullet in his
brain.

Manhart was attempting to gain entrance into the house and was warned to keep
away by Mrs. Chase who is said to be a respectable and hard-working woman.  The
dead man had boarded there but had left it seems owing her a large board bill
and on this occasion came back to get some things which belonged to him.  He was
addicted to drink and of a quarrelsome disposition, on being refused entrance he
declared he would get in anyway and Mrs. Chase fearing he would do her personal
injury, seized a revolver and discharged it through the window, the bullet
striking him squarely between the eyes killing him instantly.

She claimed he was drunk and very abusive and it is said he was a bad man
generally and had been in many ugly scrapes

Sheriff Fales and Prosecuting Attorney Clute went to Portland and on
investigation decided that if she was prosecuted the evidence would be
insufficient to convict the woman.


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