The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-30
4CAMP YAMP'
4, DENIES GUILT
~
Auburn-Haired Girl Latest to
Be Charged With Brown
Murder.
M YSTERy DEEPENS
Sheriff Convinced Mrs. Vester
Can Tell Who Committed
Crime.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Dec. 3d.
Located through the efforts of report
ers of the Chicago Herald and EXAM
iner. Mrs. Cecil vester, also known
as the "camp vamp," "bee of the au-
burn hair and by other aliases, was,
surrendered to Chief OF Police Alan
Straight here today. VI,
Following a remarkable story to- I
by the girl, in which she denied o z
part In the death of ]. Stanley Bro 6,
found shot to death in his automf Sc
near Dead Mans HILL" Chief STR sht
announced that he now has evi nee
upon which he will seek Wa ant
today formally placing a chss- of
murder against Browns wido once
in custody, but later released. e-.At the
same time Lloyd Provost, cousin of
Mrs. Brown, was again taken into
custody, his fourth detention in the
case.
The finding of Mrs. Vester by the
Herald and Examiner followed re-
ports that the woman had come to
Chicago after disappearing from
Mount Clemens. In following this
clue, the Herald and Examiner re-
porters traced her to Kalamazoo,
where she was found in the home of
her grandfather.
Letter Significant.
| A letter and note found in the
young woman's grip are believed by
the police to have important bearing
on the mystery. The note, which was
undated and signed Clara" said:
Dear Cecil--Lloyd is coming to get
you. You had better get away"
| The letter, written by Cecil to her
mother, read in part:
i have been spending a terrible
Christmas. Mr.. Brown has been
murdered and / know who did it. ]
don't know what l am going to do
| In lengthy statement Mrs. Vester
| proclaimed her innocence and vir-
tually charged Mrs. Brown, widow OF
the slain man, with the crime. Asked
who she thought committed the mur-
der Mrs. Vester said, when Mrs
Browns name was mentioned: 81
wouldn't put it past her."
Mrs. Vester told in detail ofN her
acquaintance with Brown and with
Lloyd Provost, his wife's cousin. She
gave her version of an automobile
trip to Kalamazoo from Battle Creek
OF which the members of the party
| We're Provost, Brown, Mrs. DoIlie
Bennett and herself They returned
from this trip, she said, three weeks
ago Monday, and she declared that
that was the last time she had seer
Brown.
Emphatic in Denial.
Mrs. Vester was emphatic in hel
reputation of the story said to have
been told the authorities at Mount
Clemens by Mrs. Gladys Summit
who is reported to have charged Mrs
Vester with saying she intended t.
get Browns $4,000 money belt anC
his ring even if she had to murder
him. She denied the statement an(
asserted it was absurd.
The woman likewise denied spend
ing large sums of money for clothins
and furniture Immediately afte
Browns murder and scorned tn,
charge that she had Flashed hi.
rolls of money following the tragedy
She presented as evidence of her in
nocence her claim that she was il
Battle Creek with Glen Sorenson. ;
soldier at Camp Custer on the nigh
the crime was committed.
AS. the result of further informa
, tion obtained by the authorities
Chief of Police Straight indicated to
day he intended to recall for furthe
examination several persons pre-
yiously questioned.
Copies of kilograms.
Chief Straight this morning an
, nounced he had obtained COPIES O
two kilograms received in Noun
Clemens the day before Brown
, death, which he thought might all
materially in the investigation. One
, addressed to Lloyd Provost, cousi
; Of the slain mans widow, and signe
, Beatrice" read
e Wire fare at once. Will come to
morrow"
The other, addressed to Brown
was signed I'd. Bennett" 1t read:
IF you desire me come I'll be O.
l1:15 interurban car Wednesday. An
swer."
A more careful, examination G
Browns automobile has revealed
| small blood stained feather and
{ long strand of straight brown hail
Both were found in the bottom G
e the machine.
/, Sheriff Caldwell expressed dout
today that Cecil Vester was directl
g responsible for Browns death. "Bu
Z | am firmly convinced" he added
\ "she knows who is"