The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-22
81 HIS OWN HAND
Ed CAMPBELL SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH THE Brain.

He Was Supposed to be in a Fit of Tenn
porary Insanity when He Committed
the Deed--He Talked on the subject of
Suicide the Previous Night with a
Young Lady Friend. and Not Dreaming
of Tragedy She suggested the
Weapon--The Coroner-s Jury Gives a
Verdict.
Edward Campbell committed sui
eide yesterday morning at the residence
of MS father iii South Water street.
Edward was y years old and was
a young man Of industry. integrity and
ambition to advance himself in life
At > O'Clock yesterday morning he
was out of bed and proceeded to 90
the chores about the house. At S
o'clock his father called him to break
fast, but he declined saying that he
had no appetite for brea kfaSt. His
father observed that there was then a
strange look in his face but he gave u
only passing attention. Instead of go
ing to breakfast the young man went
to his room up stairs and in short
time a shot was heard. His father
rushed up 10 see what was the matter
and found the young man on the floor
in a horrible pool of blood, dying. DR..
HOFFMAN was summoned but before ne
arrived the spirit of the young man
had taken it's flight and the body was
beyond the influence of the physician.
Campbell evidently took the revolver
in his right hand. crossed his face
with his arm. TUNED the muZzle or
the deadly weapon toward his left tenn
pie and shot thirty-eight calibre
bullet into his head. The flow OF
blood and brains was fearful.
Coroner McCollister was at once sum
moned and held the inquest at the
home of the deceased.
Ed Campbell was either in love or
temporarily insane.
Last night he called on two young Ia
dies on South Water street.-the Misses
Bayne-and remained there until Il
O'Clock Miss Birdie. who testified at
the inquest said that he was very cheer
full at times and at other times seemed
to be melancholy.
My coming here tonight he said to
them. prevented tragedy.
why. you didn't want TO murder
anybody one of them said to him.
''Oh, no, not that" he replied.
1T must be suicide then, one OF
them suggested.
They talked about suicide for some
time in a jocular way, one OF the young
ladies suggesting that the best way 10
commit suicide was by taking a re-
VolVer and shooting ones self.
The Misses Bayne, who are jolly and
agreeable young ladies, never for a
moment thought that young Campbell
was serious when he referred TO the
tragedy. He spoke about going over
to Butler county in the morning and
that maybe they would never see him
again.
At midnight he took his departure
for home and after bidding the young
ladies good night he said: You viii
probably never see me again. 1 Will
never forget this night"
Six hours thereafter they heard he
was dead and the recollections of the
night before seemed to them like Il hor-
rible nightmare.
The supposition at the coroner'S Of
flee is that he had fallen in love with
one of the young ladies without even
her knowing it: and that he preferred
killing himself to going away as he in
tended to do yesterday. He could get
no work to do in Wichita and this, with
the other. caused temporary insanity.
The jury. consisting of =. Nj. BENTLEY,
q. &. Ferihan. Peter Peterson, George
Herberger. Frank Tracy and X. ID. BoT
deauZ. found that he came to his death
from a revolver wound inflicted by his
own hard while ten, DorariiE insane.