Marion Mitchell, superintendent of the Arizona Cooper Company's
workings for the Metcalf district was foully murdered Monday night
by a Mexican named Pablo Charia.
Mitchell is generally popular with the Mexicans, having supervision
over several hundred of them in the leased workings of the
Metcalf Hill and spoke Spanish fluently. Though of short
stature he was a man of undaunted courage and of extraordinary
strength and in every personal encounter has proved himself
victor.
Deceased was also Justice of the Peace for the district. Charita
had been fined by him several days ago for drunken conduct. The
Mexican vowed vengeance and would appear to have been hunting
for an opportunity for assassination.
Monday night Mitchell and the Mexican passed in the road. The
latter waited till his victim had passed him, then whirled,
revolver in hand, and shot, the bullet taking effect in
Mitchell's neck.
Then the assassin took to the hills. The alarm was quickly given.
Marshal Charles Woods and John Cromb were quickly on the trail
and soon overtook the fugitive. The murderer showed fight and
emptied his pistol at the pursuers but was brought down by a
rifle ball in the leg and captured. He was then taken to
Clifton and jailed.
Mitchell lingered all night in the greatest agony, dying in the
morning at 8:30 He laves a young wife and two babies.
THOMAS MILLS MONTGOMERY
November 14, 1896
Thomas Mills Montgomery, who is known to all old time Arizonans
as a man who was ever ready to offer the right hand of fellowship
and to assist those in need, died yesterday at noon. The
complaint from which he suffered for several years was aneurysm
of the heart. He was a native of New York and 49 years of age.
He leaves a widow. The funeral will be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from 43 Monroe Street.
November 15, 1895
The funeral of Thomas Mills Montgomery was held yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the resident on Monroe Street.
The remains were followed to the grave by a large crowd of
the friends of the deceased.
HOLLIS MURDOCK
August 14, 1896
The funeral of Hollis D. Murdock took place yesterday
evening from the family residence on North Second Avenue.
A large number of friends and acquaintances followed
the remains to the last resting place.
LALIA MURPHY
Sep 27, 1896
Again has the angel of death visited the household of W.J. Murphy
and claimed for his own the eldest daughter, Lalia. It was only
on Saturday last, that Ray, the 13 year old son died and the
death of his sweet sister is a double calamity. She died Sunday
afternoon at 4:00 but the news of her death was not unexpected
as she had been very low for several days previous; in fact
ever since the family returned from Flagstaff both Ray and
Lalia have been confined to their beds.
Miss Lalia was just entering into womanhood, with a promise
of a long and useful life before her. She had many warm
friends among the young people for she was of a most amiable
disposition. In church and Sunday school work she was always
most active and always took a leading part.
She was born Dec 13, 1878 in Ford County, Illinois; came to
Arizona with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Murphy in 1881 and
has lived in the valley since 1883.
The funeral of Lalia and Ray will be held at the family
residence on Grand Avenue Wednesday forenoon at 10 o'clock.
RAY MURPHY
Sep 27, 1896
Ray, the 14 year old son of W.J. Murphy, died on Friday night
at the family residence on Grant Avenue of typhoid fever. While
in Flagstaff spending the summer he contracted mountain fever
and was brought home by his mother one week ago but the disease
had too firm a hold on his system to yield to the best medical
skill and he passed away at midnight. Miss Lalia, the oldest
daughter, is also in a very critical condition, and not expected
to survive. The father, will arrive from the east on
Tuesday morning.
Oct 1, 1896
Yesterday morning was a sad one to many for the remains of Ray
and Lalia Murphy were laid side by side in their last resting
place to sleep the sleep that knows no awakening in this world.
The funeral services were held at 10 o'clock at the residence
of the bereaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Murphy on Grand
Avenue. The high school did not convene in the morning in
order to give the pupils an opportunity to attend the last
sad rites of their former schoolmate, Lalia who was to have
been one of the graduating class of the school. They did
not attend in a body in deference to the wishes of Mrs.
Murphy.
Rev. Preston McKinney performed the funeral ceremony. At the
cemetery to which place a very large crowd of the friends of
the family followed the remains, another short service was
held before the caskets were lowered in the vault.
The bereaved parents are indeed afflicted, for in the short
space of twenty four hours two children were removed from
their happy home.
EMMA NEIBUHR
Feb 5 ,1896
Miss Emma Neibuhr, aged 22 years, died yesterday morning at
8 o'clock at the Vendome of consumption. The death was a
sad one indeed, as only the preceding day she had received
a draft to defray her expenses home. The funeral will take
place at the undertaking rooms of W.H. Smith and company.
Feb 6, 1896
The funeral of Emma Neibuhr, the young woman who died at the
Vendome of consumption, took place yesterday morning from the
undertaking parlors of W.H. Smith and Company.
NORTON Infant
March 8, 1896
The infant daughter of John R. Norton died of pneumonia early
yesterday morning. Interment was from the family residence
in the afternoon.
HENRY O. O'CONNOR
December 16, 1896
A letter received by E.L. Wetmore, bearing the date of Dec. 9
conveys the information that Henry O. O'Connor, a mining man,
who in May and June last had a bond on Edward Hughes' copper
mines, committed suicide a few days since in Chicago. He is
said to have some mining property in the neighborhood of
Bowie.
Dec 24, 1896
The Chicago Herald says Henry Owen O'Connor, a real estate dealer
there committed suicide at his home, 4507 Wabash Avenue by
shooting himself in the heart. A few days ago he had expressed
his intention of leaving for Wilcox, Arizona where he is
interested in mining property and had made all the preparations
for his departure. In the afternoon he asked his wife to go to
the drug store for some medicine and during her absence shot
himself. He was well known in real estate circles in Chicago
and it is supposed that ill health and business complications
led him to take his life. Before doing the act he wrote a
note to his wife. O'Connor was active in the prosecution in
the Cronin murder and is the thirty ninth witness who has died.
He leaves no children.
JOHN O'REILLY
Sep 24, 1896
One of the unknown men who was shot at Leadville Monday while
taking a hand in the explosion of the Coronado Mine has been
identified as John O'Reilly, an old Arizona miner. O'Reilly
worked for several years in the mines of Yavapai County and
was fairly well known in this city among those who handle
the pick underground. He was known as a bad man and often
boasted of the active part he took in the Coeuer d'Alene
strike in Idaho several years ago and of his also taking
part in the blowing up of the Strong Mine at Victor a couple
of years ago.
