Arizona republican., 1901-05-21

| When she r turned she found that her l brother had arisen from his bed and
 gone to a drawer from which he took
 a S2-calibre six-shooter, made by the
 Thames Arms company. not self-cock- 1 ing, and whether accid nta'ly or in- i tentionally. had killed himself. Ths ' body was lying in a corner of the room | curled up on the left side. the left arm and hair being saturated with blood i which had oozed from his mouth. ! The bullet entered the mouth loosen- | ing the left middle incisor and lodged 1 somewhere in the back of the mouth. | There was no powder burn and the | direction taken by the bullet indicates | that it was not fired with suicidal in- ! tent.
 ! After the examination by the coro- ner it was learned that it was the GUS tom of the family to fire this revolver when help was needed from MT. How ards. and it is probable that Camp took the revolver from the drawer with the intention of summoning his sistsr ! 10 his assistance. It also developed 1 that one chamber of the revolver was empty of a shell. and it Is known that i this chamber was filled as late as Thursday last, and an undischarged cartridge was found on the hoor, showing that Mir. Camp had probably | in his weak condition accidentally al-
 lowed the weapon to bs discharged before he intended. At any rate, there Is no certainty that the case was suicide. and it is probable that the verdict of the coroners jury will be | .l, Al.. \, ,fp hNs
 his own hand. accidentally or inten- tionally, but froh the evidence the jury will have difficulty in deciding. If intentional the deed was committed on
 the impulse of the moment through
 temporary insanity caused by excru- clating pain.
 It is said of the dead man that at no
 time has he seemed in a melancholy mood. nor has any action caused his friends to suspicion thought of sui-
 eide on his part. He was pleasing companion and his faith in his own
 recovery, which seemed 50 well
 founded. kept him in the best of
 spirits.
 pr. DuiIield was seen last evening
 after the tragedy had been enacted.
 and on questioning said: John Camp
 was one of the finest characters l ever
 knew, and l do not believe he took his
 own life intentionally. My first i'm
 ppsssion was that it was a case of
 suicide. but his hopes; his plans, his
 wonderful improvement, his good
 spirits of yesterday and Friday when
 l saw him. and the report of his ex-
 cellent condition and spirits this morn
 ing lead ne to believe that is was im-
 possible. on the impulss of moment.
 to overcome all of these hopes, ambi-
 tions and prospects. Furthermore. if
 a man of John Camps intelligence had intended to commit suicide he would
 have shot himself directly in a vital
 spot. He would not have fumbled
 with a revolver and allowed cart ridge to fall undlscharged from 1t. The motive was not sufficient and the man
 ner was not in keeping with the character of the man. l have been in Phoenix long enough to see great many eases of tuberculosis, and I have never seen one in which there was greater cause for qualification and hope than in this ease. | believe it was an accident"
 Mir. Camps brother in Flagstaff was notified at once of the sad and sudden ending of his brothers career, and is expected to arrive hsra on tonight's train from the north. Before his ar rival no final funeral arrangements will be made.