The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-10-07
BULLET ENDS
LAWYERS LIFE
John V. Strecd Is Found Dying
at Cambridge From
Wound in Head.
MYSTERY ENVELOPES THE CASE
Revolver, With One Chamber Empty,
Is Found Beneath the Body, While
the Attorneys Pistol Was in Draw
Ter in HE Room.

Cambridge Ill, Sept 27.-John v.
Streed OF Cambridge. vice president of
the state organization OF the Swedish
American Republican league and one
Of the widest known attorneys OF Hen.
ry county. Is dead as the result Of a
bullet wound inflicted In the back OF
his head, The coroners jury is wrest-
ling with the question whether he
was murdered or committed suicide
The body was found al 5 O'Clock
Tuesday morning at the door OF an out.
house at the back OF the lot on which
the postofiice building, in which he
had Office and living rooms, stood.
The body showed signs OF life. but II
was evident that the man was In a
dying condition. Shortly after 10
o'clock the breathing stopped and the
mystery which hung over the case
deepened
No word was uttered by the victim
from the time the body was discoy-
cred until death sealed his lips.
Body in Pool OF Blood.
Arthur Crawford. a butcher Of Cam.
bridge. discovered the bleeding form
when he was starting his days work.
The body lay on the ground, the head
being surrounded by a great pool OF
blood. One foot was on the step OF the
small clubhouse. and blood being found
on the step, it was surmised that the
shooting occurred while Mr. Streed
stood in the door.
Under the body when IL was moved
there was found a revolver, thifty-two-
caliber and hammerless. Five OF the
chambers were loaded, but the sixth
was empty II Is supposed that the
bullet from this sixth chamber was
the one which entered Mr. streed's
head.
The attorneys own revolver was
found In a drawer in his room.
In the pool OF blood in which the
head lay was found handkerchief.
giving rise to the belief that the dying
man had taken II from his pocket aft
er he had been wounded.
Lamps Were Burning.
Mr.. Steed had his law offices above
The postofice on East street and had
living rooms on the opposite side of
the hall above the Chronicle Office.
II was 70 those rooms that he pro
ceeded when he left the livery stable
at fl o'clock Monday night after re.
turning from drive 20 Alpena, twenty
miles west. He is married but his
wife IS now in Mlchlgn visiting at the
home Of her parents. lie had no chill
dren.
when the body was found e was
fully dressed and Il appeared that the
clothes had not been removed after
he left the stable
Tuesday morning after the body had
been discovered and men went 20 MIR.
Streed's rooms they found two lamps
burning, one In the front and the other
In the back room.
Case Is Pulling.
On the table in one OF the rooms
were numerous letters and Il seemed
that Mr.. Streed had been reading the
letters previous 10 his departure.
. There Is difficulty in reconcilng peo-
pie here TO n theory OF either murder
or suicide Mr.. Streed had no enemies
SO far as known hence there appears
no motive for murder. yet the direc-
ton OF the bullet wound In the head
makes some people certain that the
gun vas not fired by his own hand
Mr.. Strccds business affairs were in
good condition and bis domestic re-
lations were happy. Ills practice was
increasing and he apparently had no
reason for taking his own life. The
whole affair is shrouded in great mys-