The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-04-08
HE WAS A VETERAN
NEWSI APER MAN AND
WELL KNOWN IN COUNTY
Body Found Dangling at End of Il
Leather Strap in His Room in
Knoxville Apartment House

Dangling at the end of a leather
strap, taken from trunk, the body
of H. c. Beauchamp, veteran news
paper man, was found early Friday
morning in his room in the Burr flats
on Walnut street, Knoxville.
The discovery was made about $50
o'clock by the negro jaintor,. who
gave the alarm. Te police were no.
titled and found that Beauchamp had
already been dead, of strangulation,
| for possibly two or three hours, and
the body was removed to the morgue
of tn eE B. Mann Undertaking Co.
| Beauchamp's motive for ending his
life is unknown, as he left no writ
ten word, nor did he ever, in any
| conversation with anyone, so far as
known, say anything, or did he ever
do anything to give an intimation that
life had come to be burden, and
that he desired to end it.
1t is believed that Beauchamp took
his life about three o'clock Friday
morning, as one of the other room
ers at the apartment house heard
noises about that time, but did not
investigate, so discovery of the dangl-
ing body was not made until the
janitor made his early rounds.
One end of the trung strap was
tied to- the transom in Beauchamp's
room, his toes were not more than
a couple of inches above the floor,
while beside the body stood a chair
from which she probably jumped, aft
ter fixing the moose around his neck
and the other end of the strap to
the transom.
The police made an effort to get
into communication with relatives Of
the dead man, who are supposed to
be in Syracuse, but no word had been
received from that city at late hour
last night and until advices are re-
ceiyed from relatives, the body will
be held here.
Mr.. Beauchamp was a very quiet, |
reserved and unobstrusive man, hav-
ing little to say to anyone, and to |
no one did he ever speak of any
troubles or disappointments that
could cause anyone to think that he
would wish to commit deed as he
did yesterday.
The deceased came to Tennessee
about ten years ago, it is said
through the influence of tn elate
Congressman Walter P. Brownlow,
and became publisher of the Jones'
boro Terald and Tribune, in which
Mr.. Brownlow was interested. He
continued in charge of that paper un-
til the death of Congressman Brown
low. After that, dissensions in the
of the paper came, and
Mr.. Beauchamp severed his connec-
tion with it. He then launched the
Advance, and continued it's
publication until 1913, when he sold
his interest in the weekly and came
10 Knoxville. For several months be
lore and during the National Con-
exposition, he was connect
I'd with the exposition company, in
he publicity department. After the |
,lose of the exposition, he became as
'ociated with S. B. Newman G Co.,
md more recently has been in the /.
business, being a soiici- !
or for John r. and W. D. Williams,
ocal advertising men and publishers I
II business papers. He was work 1,
ng for Messrs. Williams as an adver- {
ising solicitor at the time of his /
eath. In addition to his advertising t
york, he wrote occasionally, and sew s
raj articles from his pen have ap- /
'eared from time to time in the local I
ress. Is
Mr.. Beauchamp appeared to be '
nan upwards of fifty years of age,
fifty-two or fifty-five. Very b
title of his life was known to any
ne here, as he was a man of very I
ew words. 1t is understood that his il
arents are living, and are in Syra-
use. His father is said to be re-
ired Presbyterian minister who is
cry old, in the neighboThood of 80 I
ears. Mr.. eBauchamp received let
ers from his mother, who was about s