Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-01-02
met DEATH IN MINNEAPOLIS
SISTER OF D. M. CAMERON FOUND
" LIFELESS IN RIVER AT t
MINNEAPOLIS

oils, a sistersOf Don. M. Cameron of.
this city, met an untimely death early
Tuesday morning Of last week in the
Mississippi river at Minneapolis. The
body Of the victim was found froz-.
en- in the thin ice Of the river under.
the large steel bridge which crosses.
it at Hennepin avenue.
The body was identified Tuesday
evening by John Walso, an attorney
who had known. her for q number Of.
years, and Mr. and Mrs. u. Taylor,
with whom she had visited frequently.
and who felt alarmed as they had NOT
seen her for number Of days.
Frank Cameron of Dubuque, Can,
and Donald Cameron of this city were
Immediately notified Of the death Of
their sister and Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron
went to Minneapolis Thursday morn
ing to take charge Of the body.
Early reports gave out the theory
that Miss Cameron committed suicide
by jumping from the high bridge but
the relatives believe it case Of foul
play.
Miss Minnie Fjerestad, a friend
who roomed in the same fiat with Miss
Cameron, telephoned the Minneapolis
Tribune. on Friday that she could not
believe it to be suicide, as Miss
Cameron was with her at the union
station at o'clock Tuesday morning
to bid her goodbye when she left for
her home at Kasson to spend Christ
mas. This was but two hours before
the frozen body Of the girl was found
in the river, and Miss Fjerestad stat
ed that she seemed perfectly happy
as she was preparing to go to Little
Falls to spend the holidays with her
brother, D.. NJ. Cameron. - H.
The police when they first were in
formed of these facts, refused absolu-
tely to believe that Miss Cameron was
alive at SO late an hour. Later they
were forced to accept the story as
facts, for they are indisputable.
The new discovery cues not solve
the mystery Of this woman 8 death.
It deepens it. Every detail Of the
story which Miss Fjerestad told over
the long distance telephone to The
Tribune but makes it more impos-
sible to accept the theory that Miss
Cameron ended her own life, say her
relatives. =.
Mr.. Cameron Of this city searched
the room. Of his sister and found moth,
ing. to show that she had intended
taking her own life. Her suit case,
:partlx--paeked, vas found, besides
numerous Christmas gifts for her
brother and family at Little Falls and
Frank Cameron of Dubuque, Can.
Miss Cameron was 40 years old, and
had lived in Minneapolis for about ~
years. She was a former student Of
the state university. For the last 10
years she had been employed in the
office Of the Penn Mutual Life Insur-
ance company as a stenographer. She
had not been working there since No.
vember.
The body was taken to Clear Lake,
Iowa, Sunday morning, for burial. 1t
was in charge: Of her two brothers,
Donald. Of this city and Frank who
arrived in Minneapolis from British
Columbia Saturday.
Both brothers insist that their Sis
ter was the victim of. foul play, and
not a. suicide. After returning from
Clear Lake, Iowa, they spent several
days in Minneapolis in trying to ST.
cure some clue whereby the real cause
of her death could be established.
Al tentative verdict Of suicide has
been rendered by Coroner Seashore OF
Minneapolis in the case. The coroner
ea;d ha turned in the report in order
to clear the case, but was in read
mess to make supplementary report
should developments arise to Indicate
he was mistaken in his theory Of sui
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