Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-03
FOR LOVE OF HER CHILD.
The Tragic Fate of Colorado Lady,
Who Is Found Dead i'm Bed.
Evidence That Life Was Ended by
Dose Of Potassium Cyanide.
The Sad Deed Attributed to the Loss Of
Her Only Child.

The II o'clock express from Ogden yes
terday morning brought Mr.. and Mrs. o.
r. Cameron from San Francisco, en- route
to their home at Denver, Colorado. They
at once registered at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and were assigned to room No.
AZ, on the second floor. Mrs. Cameron
being in decidedly poor health, retired to
the room to rest, and suggested to her
husband that he go down town to the
Office and have their tickets renewed.
He did SO, and wrote letter, which con-
sumed about one hour or more. On 60
ing back to the room he
FOUND HIS WIFE DEAD IN BED.
He ran through the hall and informed
one of the help that his wife was either
dying or dead, and asked that doctor be
summoned at once.
Dr. Dart was notified, but on reaching
the scene found the lady past all help.
Upon examination he discovered that
she had taken cyanide of potassium, the
drug smelling distinctly on her lips, in a
tumbler, and about the room.
The account of the lady's death was
learned last evening, but it was kept so
very quiet that nothing more was ascer-
tanned until to-day, when DEMOCRAT re-
porter called at the hotel and made in
quiries of the clerk, head chambermaid,
and others supposed to be acquainted
with the sudden misfortune. Nothing
here could be learned, and not until DR..
Dart was interviewed did the true facts
as given by Mr.. Cameron become known.
The bereaved husband informed the Doc
tor that some months ago his wife
LOST THE ONLY CHILD THEY EVER POS
sEssED.
Her sensitive feelings gave way under
the sad loss, and he took her with him
on an extended tour throughout Cali
fornia and the northwest She had re-
peatedly shown signs of insanity and
had made a previous unsuccessful at
tempt on her life, but was interrupted by
an outside hand. Ever since her child
died she seemed to have an almost in
comfortable will to destroy herself, but
exhibited no such feeling toward others.
Yesterday on reaching here she ap-
peared more cheerful, and expressed her.
self as glad to be returning home. Mrs
Cameron was about % years old, had
light hair, and was of medium build. In
the room nothing was found disarranged
She had carefully removed her clothing
and
RETIRED TO BED AS FOR THE NIGHT.
She lay on her back with her arms folded,
as though sleeping, with single sheet
spread over her. No signs of a struggle
with death could be perceived
VIM. Sleeves, the undertaken, prepared
the remains for shipment, and the grief
stricken husband started for his Colorado
home this morning with the remains.
The reason assigned for keeping the
shocking occurrence SO quiet is that Mrs
Cameron's mother has feeble health, and
the news of her daughters tragic death
might shock her beyond endurance; but
as all sorts of street rumors are afoat the
known facts are better published than
kept secret.
1t is supposed the poison was obtained
by the deceased from Mr.. Cameron's
laboratory, as he is a landscape artist,
and uses all such chemicals in his pro-
fession