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crime OF Cain by betrayal CT the con
ddencs OF another charged with a
hioodls crime of Cain
Ner ousiy waiting to testify against
Lampl., is grace Lee fiancee OF the
dead ioight. her soui bitter with hat
red against the man whose love for
her is said TO have impelled him TO
murder Foight. and incidentally TO
sacrifice the latter's friend. Seaton-
Waiting to testify. also. are three
Starred men-J. A. Crandle, Charles
wilcox and Edward Schroeder-liks
Seaton collateral but surviving victims
OF the Lampitt's alleged homicidal
mania
The crime for which Lampitt faces
dc ata@against conviction o. which he
is fighting desperately. dosgediy.
gamely = occurred the morning of
April I. 1871 at "Ohio Camp center
of the Grass Creek oil field.
Foight and Lampitt were employees
of the Ohio Oh company. Foight iSed
in a company bunkhouss with four
Observation-Disclosures. Crnndle, WI
cox and Schroeder. This bunkhouso
contained six compartments. eac Just
large enough to be sleeping quarters
for n single occupant Foignt occu-
rsed compartment No. ! tho others
compartments in the order in which
their names herein appear. Compart-
ment No. 6 was vacant. Lampitt, OF
~unsociable disposition and more or
less Stunned because OF his evil repu-
tAtion. lived alone In a nearby shack.
Grace Lee was employed as a car
taker for the several bunkhouses in
the camp.
Every unmarried mar in Ohio Camp
admired Grace Lee, but none gave
Lampltt continued to press his suit
for her favor nfter It became manifest
that strappinH handsome. dnshing
Foight. ex-soldier, held Domination of
her heart Lampitt. however. would
not concede his OWE suit TO be hope
loss and persisted In his attentions.
He turned ugly when Il became
news OF tho amp that here would
DO a wedding soon, and Grace Lee
complained to her fiance that no WIS
annoying her insufferably. Fought
promised hat he would take steps that
would terminate the annoyance. Lam
pitt, It il alleged. eavesdropped on
this conversation
At ! o'clock Of the morning Of April
7, 1921, the bunkhouse In which Foight
was sleeping was blown to pieces by n
terrific explosion directly beneath his
compartment. The body of Foight
disemboweied. hat of a dog which
had been sleeping with him. and that
OF Seaton, occupant OF tho next com
partment. rent limb for limb. were
hurled more than $50 feet. Crandle.
Wilcox and Schroeder, unconscious
and badly MANNED. were found 100
feet from the spot where the bunk.
house had stood
Awakened rom sleep by the dc
donation, every resident of the camp
with n exception, 500 was at the
scene of the tragedy. The exception
was Lampltt-in front OF his shack
stood hiB automobile. loaded high with
supplies for a camping Journey. but
about the shack was no sign OF life.
These facts instantly were noted b.
others and a watch was put upon the
shack while the Mortified people of the
camp awaited the arrival of Sheriff
Harry Holdredge from Therrnopolis. fc
miles distant by rutty roads.
Holdredge q few minutes after he
reached the settlement. in raspons 20
q telephone report of tho tragedy
knocked at the door of Lampitt's
house Lampitt. rubbing his eyes in
the manner of n just awakened from
profound slumber. opened the door an
vas informed he was under arrest He
asked no questions 1t is stated
sought 10 explanation of the sheriffs
presence and his mission, and evincod
no astonishment or interest when led
In custody past tho gruesome scene
OF the explosion.
Nor did he attempt to explain logi
cally. 1t is said. the presence beneath
the supplies in his automobile of nn
iron bar. bent a. II from some great
effort OF leverage. which was found
to fit exactly into indentations mad
IN the woodwork Of the doorway of
the camp high explosive magazine
which Investigation revealed had been