Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-07

blood from the wounds in his neck ant
legs. had scaled the right side of his head
and after ploughng Il furrow through hi.
outer skull. had plunged into the ceiling
just over the head of the bed. near which
he must have been standing when he fired
it. Meeting with some hard substance in
the plaster the bullet had rebounded from
the ceiling and was picked up after Camp
bells body was found.
Travelled Tor IL Cincinnati House.
Campbell sold cigars for the Krohn-F -Feiss
Cigar Company, 200 East Sixth street, Gin
cinnati. o.. and came to Kansas City just
week ago He stopped at the Midland.
where his trunk now is. Night before last
he spent greater portion OF the evening
in the barroom at the Wisconsin and upon
| invitation slept with the night bartender
| He tossed all night and next morning said
he was nervous He was out of money
and had tried TO borrow $40 from Sam
| Campbell. night clerk at the Midland,
Wednesday night, but was refused.
Securing n room at the Wisconsin build
ing early yesterday morning, Campbell re-
| tired. He had an east room on the third
| floor the room directly west of 1t being
occupied during the day by fellow travel
Ing man, who was busy writing. Before
removing his clothing, Campbell made
careful preparations for death. A brief note
was pinned to the door leading into his
room asking that he should not be called
until p. IN. There were two beds in the
room, and Campbell selected the one fur
thest west as his deathbed. The east bed
stands In a small alcove near n window
and a door leads from the main hall into
this room. Against this door Campbell
placed large rocking chair, securely fast
ening II. The door leading from the hall
Into his own room he locked with a key.
Left Two Letters.
He then wrote two notes. which were
afterwards found among his papers one
read: ITO my friends who have been kind
and loyal TO me, i will say that cannot
longer bear the burden that rests on my
shoulders. am a failure. ARGYLE"
This note was written on a page torn
from small memoranda book.
The other note was longer and was writ
ten on the inside of an envelope that had
once contained Il letter addressed TO him
self but which had been torn open TO leave
"a death message. The message was longer
than Campbell had intended and was fin
ished on the outside of the envelope, be-
ing written over his own address. II ran:
kansas City, Mo.-Should | die under
the effect of the nerve tonic / am taking |
do not send my body to my loved ones, |
but 10 some medical college for the bene- |
NJ OF science. Don't place my frame in a |
potters field, but preserve It. There is a |
great study in It. Make up my wife as
large purse as You can and send 1t to
her. doctors She is poor, long-sunerng,
broken-hearted creature, a patient and nom
complaining child OF misfortune. The best
woman on earth needs some money which
cannot earn and save on account Of my
nervous CONDITION ana dissipation.
"E. A. cAMPBELL."
GhnstIy Prem rn tinu.
After preparing the letters CampbeI re-
moved his clothes evidently walked 10 q
bureau opposite the bed, which contained a
into the left side OF his neck. This caused
him 10 bleed freely; the blood ran into a
pool on the carpet before the glass, while
and feet, with the blade His niahtroSe
haa pa, by this time become saturated and he
wash stand. where he went to Guench a
bnrh,hs thirst that arises from the loss of
ol1onii lanoni. once ne stopped ana opened his
piece, lingering the boxes and leaving
bloody marks on them.
pom reaching the wash stand Campbell
Nater and swallowed It's contents. His
'!o9dy finger marks were on The pitcher
Being dissatisfied with the tar,iiness OF
ieath' II is thought Campbell fired two
mos mo ,sin a. his head both OF which went wild.
nat ne had spread upon the bed to pro- ,
~ the ped clothes. lay down on his back
lhI Withih Few seconds severed the ar n
eries ~ ms wrists and plunged the little
nlfe blade home through the jugular vein.
ie ea pied TO- death in a few moments. the
toSu ,s saturatins the bed and bed clothing
hd running out over the carpet, as well us !
ide the bed. F ~"
His right hand stiIl nrmIy claspeS the
ME when Campbell's body was found as
!, 20 10 other destruction should the former
nofts prove unavailing But further ef-
ort was not needed. The revolver lay un-
srneath his body when Coroner Bedford ,
rived IN answer to a call from Central i
olice station. which was first Informed OF \
ne ne death. campbell's trousers We're hung n
Is yest, was ON the floor. saturated with
I3od, 90. His shirt and Undertaking We're
Is shoes were under the bed. He had II
ifee la copper cents and several Ietters-one
,ntained a draft for $50. and one from he He
pLingneid Candy Company, and from
'hn +. Dunckel. also Of Springfield. He