The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-08

SEEKS EASE
AND DIES
MRS. MABEL CAMMACK FOUND
DEAD IN BED IN THE OGDEN
BLOCK.
Theory Of Suicide Not Borne Out bv
circumstances - Separated From
Husband and Unwell-Satu-
rated Handkerchief ON
Her kace-Inquest
m& Tonight.

SUICIDE or design" is the question
now oelng asked concerning the death
VI MRS. Mabel Cammack, yesterday az
ternoon at the Ogden block. corner ~
Gaiena street and Renshaw alley. white
the theory of suicide has been advanced
tnere are no circumstances iustifvine
such telief, and the only reasor a.
Tar assigned to support the idea Of self.
destruction Is that the woman had an
incentive to such a course. The facts
IN the case may be revealed at the in
quest to be held late this afternoon,
MRS. Cammacki was a daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs. William Morris who live at No.
S4oz North Twenty-eighth avenue.
Omaha. Some time ago she obtained .
divorce from her husband, q railroad
conductor. on the ground Of unfaithful-
ness, 1t is alleged, and three months axo
came to this city. Until three weeks ago
she lived with her. uncle, A. ]. Holman.
at No. 707 East Front street. At that
time she took a room at the Ogden block.
while living with her relatives she work.
cd In Symons' dry goods store, but at
terward spent week at the local tele.
phone exchange with the idea OF becom-
Ing an operator. She gave up this in
tention several days ago and had since
complained of feeling unwell.
Mrs. Holman visited her niece yester-
day but left the house in the afternoon
at o'clock to attend some duties down
town. Mrs. Cammack asked her to
hurry back and keep her company, as
she was feeling unwell. When Mrs. Hol-
man returned she found her niece lying
on the bed with handkerchief over her
face. Receiving no answer to her calls.
she became alarmed and summoned Miss
Mary Kelly, the proprietress of the
house.
they saw that Mrs. Cammack's features
bore the imprint of death. DIR. II. NJ. Hall
was sent for and on his arrival saw that
the time for medical assistance was
past. He notified Coroner johnson, who
came to the room in company with I'm.
dertaker Richards. An investigation
followed, but nothing was learned sup.
porting the theory Of suicide.
A bottle of camphor was found under
the pillow and a box ofamyl nitrate cap
sules under the foot of the bed. Mrs.
Holman and Miss Kelly claimed that
these were used by the physician in an
effort to resuscitate Mrs. Cammack. It
was said that a man named Riorden who
entered the room soon after the body was
discovered detected the odor of chloro-
foorm and had called the attention Of the
others to it, but the only odor cling
ing to the handkerchief was that Of CAM
phor, and no bottle which had contained
chlorofOrm was found, though the room
was carefully searched.
1t is believed by the authrities that II
the woman used chloroform she did 50
to obtain relief from a severe headache.
and that in her weakened condition the
action of the drug on her heart proved
fatal.
The body was removed to Richards
undertaking rooms, where the inquest
will be held. The parents Of Mrs. CAM
mack have been notified Of her death and
are expected to arrive in Butte tonight
| or tomorrow. Mrs. Cammack was a rath-
| er pretty woman Of the blonde type and
| her age was given as "a years. Her pa
! rents are said to be wealthy.
| LOsT-AT MONTANA UNION DEPOT
on the morning Of June 3rd. gold watch.
name F. F. McCue. on case. Finder
| will please return to 512 East Granite
| street and receive $40 reward.