The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-23
MRS. CAMDEN'S INDICTMENT

Highly Exaggerated by BSRShtIOHal JOuF-
nAlS-ThO Charge Of Forgery Will Ban
Through-A scheme TO HumillGtO GOVs
ornoF AtkinSSn.
Special Dispatch to mo In.elligeneer.
CLARKsBURa. W. Va, June IL
During the past few days a great many
sensational newspaper publications
have been made regarding the recent
Indictment OF Mrs Myra H. Camden by
the Gilmer county grand jury. on Q
charge OF forgery. These publications
which have been made in highly coll
ored form in certain sensational 5ourn-
ais of the eastern and a few western
cities, are made, as newspaper readers
already know, in connection with the
announcement of Mrs. camden's com
ing marriage to Governor G. W. AtlEin-
son, the object on the part OF the papers
being to give the governors wedding
an unpleasant uOtoriety.
The fact that the indictment and the
announcement of the engagement came
almost simultaneously, has been COM
mented on as being suggestive that
there must have been studied ettoFt
on some ones part to embaTraSS the
governor and hts prospective bride. The
fact that Judge Camden has been dead
several years, and that the alleged for
gerles OF his name to receipts occuFTe0
before his death, and the present pros
ecution having been begun only Ginea
the announcement OF the coming re-
marriage of Mrs. Camden, taken to-
gether with the fact that there Wag
considerable litigation growing out OF
the settlement OF the judges estate.
and a protest against the probating Of
the will, which left the estate prtnci-
pally to Mrs. Camden. are the ctrcurn-
stances which give rise 20 these COM
ments. It Is not believed here, BY par
ties who are familiar with the case,
that trial on the forgery charge viii
ever be had.
Governor Atkinson hns not the slight-
est doubt that the charge VIII fAll
through, or that 1.-THE case ever comes
to trial It will result in the complete
vindicatIon OF Mrs. Camden. He tS en-
phatIc in his declaration that he VIII
stand BY Mra. Camden TO the last, and
says the affair Is an EFFORT on the part
Of other heIrS to the Camden estate to
secure property which they claim they
are entitled to. He also believes there
Is an EFFORT to humillate him.
A very sensational account OF the IN
dIctment and the circumstances lead
ing up to 1t appeared in the Sunday
New York Journal, together with q rae
sfniIe copy Of = portion OF Judge Cam
denis Will and comparisons with rag
neut OF q letter showing Mrs. Camden's
handwriting. Il Is believed BY ArS.
Camden's friends that this artlcl0 was
the work OF q special stan writer Of the
Journal. who was sent to GIlner ooun-
tv. and who secured the copies In ques-
lion. The Journal 10 the leading Bryan
orEan in the country and has never
quite forgiven Governor Atkinson for
carving West Virginia. II, Of course,
is making the most Of the Indictment
Incident In connection with the an
uouncement o. the AtldnPon-Camden
wedding.
Il ia claimed that Mrs. Camden was
authorized to Sign the receipts which II
Is alleged are forged. The Camden
heirs, who still believe they are entitled
10 a part OF the estate OF the hate judge
are not talking for publication, though
they declare there ts no element OF per-
socution about the recent proeeedinB'
80 Far as they are concerned. There
are very few people who believe that
the matter will ever amount to more
than a passing sensation. AT the time
Of the protest against the probation OF
the Will the court decided that II was in
The handwriting OF the deceased ana
was therefore valid. The marriage ot
the governor and Mrs. Camden WIZ
occur as heretofore announced.