The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-01-09
SHOT DOWN HIS GUEST
charles Crump Stays HAS Son In Ia "
AT John AyrHuc House

the Superior court.
WI en- brought into court aud asked
it he wished an examination, Crump
replied:
mo, your honor, wish to plead
not guilty and to waive examination
Long before Court Officer Wheratt
had returned from luuch to unlock
the doors of the court room, crowd
had begun to gather, and by the time
he had arrived enough pc SONS were
collected outside the door TO fill every
seat
The coroner's inquest over the re-
mains OF Campbell was held Thurs
day morning at Coroner Downs uu-
dertaking rooms. just two hours
were consumed ~ the taking Of testi-
mony when the jury retired ard soon
returned verdict to the eff ct that
Campbell had come to his d,ath by
three gun shot wounds fred from
revolver held in the hands of Charles
Crump.
Gordon H. Campbell white, bar
ten Ter formerly employed in Duuth,
was shot dead Wednesday noon and
his tather.in law, Charles Crump,
malattD, is charged with the crime
Tn deed was committed at Che home
OF the ttter, 70S John avenue.
Cambell WIS married to- daugat,r
OF MIS-, Crump. Tuesday night ccom-
panied by Mrs. Campbell he went TO
the Crump home for few days visit.
Shorty before noon the police de.
partment received hurry call from
Leslie hospital stating that "A man had
been shot and killed at 70S John av-
enue, which is nearly opposite the
hospital.
Sergeant Osborn, accompanied by
Mrs. Fredericks, II Leslie hospital
nurse. repaired TO the scene, where
the dead body of Campbell was found.
Sergeant Osburne at once summoned
| Chief McKinnon. The officers found
the members Of the household great
ly excited. The dead body of Camp
bell lay behind door in the front
room the blood oozing from three
bullet wounds one in the head one
in the abdomen and another through
the heart, Any one of them would
have proved fatal.
The frightened women explained
that Crump had committed the deed
and that he had disappeared immedi-
ately afterwards.
About this time Detective Frank
Sommers reached the scene and was
detailed on the case He went to the
Herring saloon at Fifth street and
John avenue, which Crump was in
the habit Of visiting, and where he
found his man. Crump was placed
under arrest and taken to the police
station.
The man was about to drink glass
of beer he had ordered when the de
tective made the arrest, For NOM
ent he made slight resistance, but
subsequently permittedhimself to be-
handcuffed and went quietly to tho
station.
While on his way to headquarters
the influence of liquor, and on being
registered by Secretary Hudson in
sisted that his name was not Crump
but Wanser, When placed in cell
he fell into deep sleep, apparently
oblivious to the fact that ne had the
blood Of n human being OF his hands.
Coroner Downs was at once notified
Of the murder and removed the body
to the morgue, where it was viewed
by hundreds of curious spectators
during the afternoon.
Later jury consisting of J. G.. Le-
Blanc, William Lindley, John Bowser,
Carl Nelson, J. Mcdonald and l., Bren.
en- was summoned and viewed the re
mains, after which they visited the
scene OF The murder.
A reporter called at the Crump
home shortly after the murder
and found the house scene OF great
disorder and excitement Buth Mrs.
Crump and the wife Of the murdered
man stated that they could give no
reason for the deed AZ the men had
apparently always been the best ol
friends, MRS Crump told the follow
ing story Of the crime 80 far ~ she
knew the circumstances
"We did not get up till late, and
while my daughter and were out in
in the kitchen getting breakfast the
two men we're in the front room taik
ing.
''The first We knew there was any
Itrouble WAS when we were startled by
the sound Of three pistol shots from
the direction OF the front OF the house
"My daughter rushed into the front
room.and was Mortified when she
opened the door leading into that
apartment to see Crump standing /
over her husband with a smoking [
pistol in his hand.