Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-29
TRAVELLING MAN
FOUND DEAD IN
ROOM AT HOTEL
o. j. Furman, Salesman for
Peoria Concern, Succumbs
at Campbell House.
coRoNER'S INQUEST HELD
Verdict Of Death from Natural Causes
IL RetUrned-Hzd Registered
as c. r. Johnson.

When the porter AZ The Campbell
hotel. Thiriy-nfth street and Filth
avenue, went 20 awaken one OF the
guests yesterday afternoon he received
no response. His suspicious were
aroused and he notified Mr.. Campbell.
and upon investigation the man was
found dead. lie registered at the hotel
Tuesday evening at {. r. Johnson. OF
Chicago. but mis- right name Is o. J.
FHrman and his residence Peoria.
A coroner's inquest was conducted
at O-Mialley's undertaking parlors ~
Deputy Coroner Frank Gustafson. AT .
O'Clock This morning Mrs. Mary
Campbell. wife OF the proprietor OF
the hotel. was the first 20 testify, and
she stated that the deceased seemed
all right when he registered and was
shown to his room BY the porter. and
that later she was informed by the
porter and maid that he did not
answer their attempts to call him.
She knew nothing further OF the case
until he was found
Miss Kate Nil CT. who is employed /.
as maid at the hotel. saw him enter 3
the bah room about o'clock il the /
morning. During the morning she
made several unsuccessful attempts .
TO awaken him and tried the door at I
! O'Clock in the afternoon but found it
locked
Body Is Found.
Lloyd Pouder, The Porter. who con-
dacted Furman 70 his room, said that
he seemed TO be in good health and
was smoking a cigar. Furma1 told
him TO call him at S o'clock in the
morning and ordered a pitcher of ice
water. which he secured for him. The
next morning promptly at he raped
on the door and left as was his Gus
tom. About IL o'c Ock Tuesday night
he saw him enter the restaurant and
eat an oyster stew. a. $3.50 yesterday
afternoon he went up with Mr.. Camp /
bell and they looked over the transom
and saw the man lying cn the bed, and
he locked TO be dead az he time. A
ladder was secured AID placed against
the window of the room from the side ]
walk in front OF the building. Pouder :
went up the ladder and opened the
iudov but refused TO en-er the room.
as he was afraid Another man. who :
happened to be standing nearby then
went up into the room and unlocked
the door. but his name was not
learned.
William y. Johnson, who has been l.
assisting Mrs Campbell q. the hote. =
FOR the past month. owing to the III
ness OF the proprietor. said that the =
Maid and porter Informed him several
lines OF .heir futile efforts TO awaken
ne man. but that he thought nothing
r IL at the time, as the majority CT the
.uests who sop at the hotel are rail : r
cad men and that il was not unusual :
or them 20 sleep in the afternoon. :,
Had Heart Trouble. Y
Dr.. Alfred Mueller and DR.. Joseph L
JeSuva made an examination OF the {
,ody last evening and found thai the
licensed had been suffering with di-a- n
ion OF the heart The corOner's jury n
efurned a verdict CT death due to or
;anic heart disease
F,urman was a travelling salesman e.
nd employed b. the Newman & Uil- 81
nan Co. OF Peoria He was appar- 8,
My 80 10 80 years OF age and leaves m
wife living az SOS Chambers avenue CT
a that city. Nothing else IS known Of n
p % here as he was stranger. Word ID
az. received this morning from rela- m
ives and the body will be sent TO m
g oria seine time during the day for G.
urial. y
Three Injured N Iowa Wreck. -