Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-03

The bullet broke the bones of the en-
tire skull, altho it did not mar the
face, and us the body lies In the
morgue the face wears a look of per
feet peace, as If the end sought had
been accomplished. and death was well
come Deputy Coroner Collier took inn
mediate charge of the remains and no.
titled relatives of Cammacks death.
Cammack came to Pueblo from Den
yer five wears ago, and has been the
manager for the Smythe Loan agency
since his residence here. His first wife
died shortly after he located in Pueblo
and within a few months he was mar
ried to the girl whom he shot.
Slapped Her in Public.
The couple quarreled almost inces-
sanity from the first few weeks of
their marriage and several sensation
al scenes occurred in public. cammack
at one time Shaping his Wife While
they were on the street.
Following that, the two had several
nuarrels in Il cafe, and about two
weeks ago Cammack reached across
the table where he and his wife We're
dining with some friends and slapped
one of his companions.
A little over week ago Mrs. Lucy
Cammacl filed suit in the district
court for divorce, charging cruelty,
The suit was suppressed at Mrs.
Cammacl's request, and when it was
made public caused sensation on ac-
count of the prominence of the couple
and the fact that the public was gen
orally cognizant of their quarrels.
.,,l- hat S,,il l1p n
intended to bring a cross bill. but later
he announced that he would let the
suit go by default He seemed to be
heartbroken over the trouble with his
wife, but said that they could not get
along, and he thought it best to get
divorce.
Has Been Drinking Hard.
Mrs. Cammack is a beautiful wom-
an and was always surrounded by
throng of admirers. Cammack resent
ed this, and many of the quarrels be-
tween the couple arose from the at
tentions paid Mrs. Cammack by other
men Cammack was prosperous III his
business here, but during the past year
had been drinking heavily. and during
the past week had been unusually dis
spated.
Before his first wife was dead the
woman with whom Cammack became
infatuated came into his life. Mrs.
Cammack once lived in Boston and
moved to Nova Scotia before coming to
Colorado. She met Cammack in Den
yer and shortly after the death of his
first wife they were married in that
city.
Mrs. Cammack's maiden name was
Miss Lucy Gardner. Her sister Miss
Elizabeth Gardner has been a clerk in
Cammacks office since last July. She
was employed there up to today. new
er having severed the friendly relations
with her brother-in-law
Mrs Cammack is about "a years of
age. Cammack was about twenty
years her senior. In spite of this they
were 'supremely happy for short
time.
The girl is an orphan, and her hus-
band was all in all to her until other
men, attracted by her wonderful beau
ty. began to pay her attention. These
attentions, tho perhaps innocent, an
gered Cammack, and the result was
frequent quarrels.
Friends Think cammack Insane.
That Sherman I. Cammack. who
shot his wife and committed suicide in
Pueblo Thursday, has been mentally
unsound for about two years is the
opinion of several of his Denver
friends who knew him intimately
when he was city passenger agent Of
the Midland railroad in this city and
afterward while he was connected
with the Mitchem Wooden company.
The death of his first wife, business
worries, drink and jealousy Of his
second wife, are thought to have COM
bined to unsettle his mind and drive
him to the brink where he committed
the tragic act which ended his career
last night.
A more popular man than Sherman
Cammack, UP to the time of his second
marriage, probably never strobe the
streets of Denver. But in the last two
years he is said to have practically
abandoned his Denver friends, often
coming to this city and remaining
three or four days without ever look
ing up any Of his former intimates.
This has been the source of much
comment among his former Denver
friends and those who knew of his do
mestic troubles, his business worries
and his gradual failing, physically and
mentally, have expected some tragic
ending to his life.
Tragedy Not Unexpected.
To Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. VintOn,
with whom Cammack and his first
wife were very intimate while in Den
yer, the news Of the tragedy, tho a
severe shock, was not entirely unex-
pected.
ing of Sherman's troubles said Mr..
Vinton Friday, when informed of
what had occurred in Pueblo, "for he
has not seemed mentally right for al
most two years. But the last time
we saw him, in October, he and his
wife were reconciled and keeping
house, and apparently his domestic at
fairs were never happier"
With Colorado Midland.
Sherman Cammack and his first
wife, who was Miss Lillian Willis, of
Marshalltown, Iowa, came to Den
yer in 1896 for the benefit Of Cam
mack's health. he being sufferer from
consumption. Cammack soon Sc
cured the position of city passenger
agent of the Colorado Midland rail-
road. He was of most genial dispo-
sition and decidedly popular among
the railroad and other business men
with whom he came in contact.
His wife, too, was of a genial dispo-
sition and the Cammacks established
for themselves an enviable place in
the hearts of the younger social set Of