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Show FOR AN OLD MAN'S DEATH. Sad Fate of Veterinary Surgeon Who Was i b Little Erratic Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 15.-Dr. James Campbell, an aged veterinary surgeon residing in the Lawrcnceville section of Pittsburg, died today under peculiar circumstances. It appears that his peculiarities pe-culiarities of manucr aud dress had made him theobject of some ridicule in the neighborhood. As a consequence the children made much fun of him and teased hiin unmercifully. This frequently fre-quently angered the old man. Sunday evening Dr. Campbell was returning from seeing a sick horse and was hailed by the children of John Faradein, who commenced to tease him. The old man became greatly incensed, and ran after tho children into the yard about the house in which they lived. He caught a little boy and commenced beating him, when, it is alleged, the father came out and struck the doctor on the head with a stone, knocking him down. The wound thus inflicted occasioned his death. It is also said that the old man was stoned by the boys who teased him. As he lay dead on the bed today he presented a frightful appearance. His race was one mass of cuts and bruises. Several wounds on his head were of such a nature that they had to be stitched together, and what few remaining re-maining teeth the old gentleman possessed pos-sessed had been knocked from his mouth. Paradein has been placed under un-der arrest by order of the coroner, pending an investigation. The aged victim did not regain consciousness before be-fore hi death. Campbell was in his 7fith year, and leaves a widow and three children. Ho was born in Wilmington, Wil-mington, Del., aud had been iu this city about thirty years, during which time he had followed the veterinary business. It is also stated that while he resided in Philadelphia, previous to coming to Pittsburg, he was comparatively compara-tively Well oil'. Paradein, the man under arrest, is a blacksmith, 45 years old. |