Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-03
BODY FOUND.
Identified as That Of Alex
ander J. Cameron.
What Became Of Cash and
Valuables Is Mystery.
Suicide Theory Not at Present En-.
tertained by Officials.

of clothing. Tuesday forenoon, hahg-
| ing on an umbrella when had peeh
stuck in the sand on the shore Just
below the Purinton wharf was proved
Wednesday afternoon by the discovery
of body floating in the water at some
distance below that spot, and II was
also proven beyond a doubt that the
body was that of Alexander j. Cam
eron of New York, formerly of Au
gusta whose name was sewed into
the coat which was found with the
either clothing on the shore.
The discovery of the body in that
manner was unexpected Search for
the body had been resumed. Wednes-
day morning. by men in boats, and at
about 11.30 in the forenoon, Joseph
Nicholas the submarine diver employ
ed by the Cushnoc Paper Co, whose
services had been secured by City
Marshal Fletcher came down TO the
wharf and prepared 70 take up the
search: Mr.. Nicholas began work as
soon as the necessary preparations
We're completed and made a thorough
search of the bottom of the river in
the locality where the drowning was
supposed to have occurred, but with
out success.
At about 2.50, while he was working
on the river bottom in front of the
Purinton wharf. Arthur c. Peterson
of the journal night force, who was
walking along the railroad track
short distance above the shoe factory,
discovered the body floating in the wa
ter at point about opposite the res
idence of George F. Giddings on Gage
street, and at once gave the alarm.
1t is supposed that the body was
brought to the surface by the steam
cr City Of Augusta on her passage
down river.
The body was secured by Night OFF,
Ger William Corbett and call was
sent for Coroner Henry w Plummer.
who after viewing the remains, order
ed their removal to the undertaking
rooms at 2a3 Water street where they
We're prepared for burial The body
when found was clothed in a balbrig-
gan suit of underwear blue cotton
socks and black high-laeed shoes
Soon after the arrival of the remains
they We're positively Identified by ".
W. Morse. s. S. Lancaster and A NJ.
Drummond as those of Alexander j.
Cameron. all of whom had known MIN
fled of the finding of the body Prep
drations for Burial have been made.
and funeral services will be held at
| f'erham street at o'clock Friday at
tsrnoon, being conducted under the
auspices Of Asylum Lodge of Odd Eel
lows. No. 20, of which the deeea sed
Mas a member.
While certain features in connection
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| cate that il might possibly have been
due to suicide, others would tend to
upset that theory, and the present
opinion of the authorities in charge is
| that il was case of accidental drown
| ing. Among those who viewed the body
was capt. Lind of the cruiser SenorIta,
| owned by John Liggett of this city.
| and he identified 1t as that of man
| " HON he mad seen on the river bank
at about $50 Monday afternoon, re-
| moving mis- clothing as if about to take
| a bath Capt Lind was at work on
| the cruiser at the time and did not
| notice whether the man went into the
water or not. Joseph A. Lee of this city
| identified the remains as those of a
| man whom he had seen in swimming
Monday afternoon.
| A point which has not been explained
| is what become of Mr.. Camerons be-
| iongings He was known to have had a
considerable sum of money in mis- pos
session, also a fine gold watch,
| Scotch stick pin, studs, etc. and none
of these We're found with the clothing,
| neither was his vest A possible soln-
| ton of this mystery may be however.
| that considering that the clothing re-
| manned on the shore from Monday
afternoon until Tuesday noon, a wan
derer in that vicinity may have run
across it and taken everything of val
ue which he found in the garments.
| Mrs Cameron declines to accept the
suicide theory, because she thinks that
| her husband was robbed Of the money
| and valuables which We're in his pos
session when she saw him last. In
| speaking of the case Wednesday. she
gave out the following statement:
MIR. Cameron came to Maine as us
ual this summer to see me. He left
| New York Friday or Saturday, coming
to Boston by the steamers which go
! outside. He usually took the train from
| Boston, but the weather was warm
and so he finished the journey TO Gar
diner by water, arriving there sunday
| morning.
He telephoned to me from the Johh-
son House Sunday morning and asked
me to come down to dinner. | was uh-
able to dc So but did make an ap-
pointment with him for supper IN the
| evening He made arrangements 10
have supper early and / went down.
We had "a delightful supper together.
He was in his usual happy spirits ana
we discussed our fall vacation trip.
| 1T has been our custom to go 20
Nova Scotia, visiting Yarmouth, the
Annapolis valley, Digby, Dartmouth
and other places every year, making
quite an extended trip. We went over
the plans for this trip. speaking ofsthe
hotels where we would stop and dis
GUESSING the details in Mr. Cameron's
| usual methodical way. He told me that
he intended to go from Augusta TO
| Ellsworth, where he formerly llNea
and from there to, Bar Harbor, where
he would await my convenience to
start for the provinces. We discussed
the no'itical situation in this State and
Mr.. Cameron spoke of the men he knew
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