The age-herald., 1899-03-16
Forced the Door


 Forced the Door
 The key was found on the outside of the hali door, but the door was bolted from the inside. 4An effort was made to arouse the inmate, ' hich failed to bring any response An attempt was made to enter the room through No. 77, which opens into No. 75 by a connecting door, but that door was also fastened. MT. Lee grew suspicious and forced the door between the rooms.
 When the door was opened, Camp was found dead, lying across the bed, face downward, with his arm above his head. He was in his underclothes and appeared to have been dead for some hours. slight flow of blood had come from his mouth, but there was no evidence of wounds or bruises.
 Drs. Morris and Copeland, who live in the hotel, were summoned and found that the man had been dead for some time.
 No Evidence of Poison
 There was no evidence to indicate that poison had been taken, as there was neith- CT box nor a bottle in the room which could have contained drug. His clothing was arranged on a chair and hand bag which contained small articles of wearing apparel was lying on the dresser
 In the coat pockets were found several telegrams and letters which established the maus identity but failed to clearly in dicate his line of business, except that he was selling some patented article in con- nection with machinery.
 These papers also indicated that Camp had recently been located in the far north west as letters and other evidence was found showing that he had been in Seattle, Wash. and other western towns.
 A check book on the First National bank of Valley City, North Dakota out of which a number of checks had been used, was found in his satchel, and also telegrams and letters which showed that he had bus mess connections in Louisville and Bowling Green, Ky. About 57 cents in change was found in his pockets, and a letter indicat- ing that he was policy holder in the Provident Life and Assurance Company.
 His hat, brown crusher, appeared to have been little used, and bore the trade mark of fStern," Fargo North Dakota. His suit and overcoat, which were also brown were of excellent material and well made. In his vest pocket was found fine gold watch and chain, attached to which was an Elks charm. In the back of the watch was the picture of a child about or years of age.
 Evidences of Business Trouble
 Evidence of business trouble was found in several letters which referred to business matters. Two of these were from John A. Crabb, cashier of the Farmers and Dro- vers' bank of Eminence. Ky.
 A telegram, via the Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company, which had evidently been received by telephone, was found to read as follows:
 Louisville, Ky, November 17-H. R. Camp, La Couner, via Anacortes: Walter, Phil. Croff, Dazie, all fail to locate, and quit in disgust. Summers stopped payment on five thousand, our exchange. Raible. Smith & Co. made assignment. Pay off men and come home unless you have splen- did headquarters. as we would have to start new factory. (SigneO
 'w. H. CURTICE." Tn his top vest pocket was a card of hon. orary membership in the Bowling Green. Ky., lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Efks
 In his coat pocket was an envelope bear- ing the return address of J. D. Camp, Pro- bate Judge of Talladega County, on which was written the following in pencil:
 "Mr H. R. Camp will get on train at McEldery.
 gro Conductor"
 From His Wife
 On the Inside was telegram dated at Bowling Green, Ky, March Il, addressed to J. E Camp, Talladega as follows:
 s'Telegraph me if Howard is there. "(Signed1 MRS. H. R. CAMP" following Endorsement:
 Dear Howard: I wired her that you left for Atlanta yesterday and would arrive there tomorrow. Yours truly. The body was removed to the Miller un-