Mrs. Clara T. Packwood died yesterday afternoon at the Depot
Hotel. The funeral will take place this morning at 10 o'clock
from Randal and Davis undertaking parlors. Deceased was 83
years or age.
POLLY PERLEY
November 4, 1896
In this city, Nov 3, 1896 aged 33 years Polly, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. P.S. Perley died.
November 7, 1896
The funeral of Miss Polly Perley took place yesterday afternoon
from the family residence on first Avenue near Jackson Street.
The services were conducted by Rev. Fenton-Smith and Preston
McKinney. The large funeral cortege testified to the esteem in
which the young lady was held.
ELCITO PEREZ
June 24, 1896
Elcito, the six year old daughter of Felix Perez died yesterday
of fever at a ranch south of the river.
STEPHEN PERRY
Feb 1, 1896
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock at his home in the Churchill
Addition, Stephen Perry ended his early troubles by shooting
himself through the head.
Deceased, usually known as Judge Perry, was well known in Phoenix
where he has resided for several years. With him had been his
wife, an aunt of J.W. Walker of this city and cousin of Mrs. P.P.
Parker. Of the family are four children, all adults, three of
them resident in San Diego, where the only son is a rising
young attorney.
Judge Perry was a native of Missouri, about 56 years of age. He
served with credit during the Civil War, entering as a private
and coming out Adjutant of his regiment. He then returned to
his home town, Trenton, where he practiced law till ten or
twelve years ago.
A few years ago the family moved to San Diego where residence
was established.
Of late years Judge Peryr's health has been very poor, he being
afflicted with heart disease. Still no idea was ever entertained
of suicide upon his part, for the patient's outspoken ideas ever
had been that suicide was abhorrent to him.
Yesterday afternoon he spoke pleasantly to the nurse, Mrs.
Harrison and saying he felt very comfortable advised her to
take the opportunity to go to her room and write some letters
she had spoken of. Mrs. Perry at the time was in an adjoining
room.
A few minutes later the sharp report of a pistol was heard from
behind the closed doors and wife and nurse running in found the
patient lying naturally on his bed but on the counterpane was a
small revolver.
The pistol, a little weapon kept by the Judge "for burglars" had
been in the back drawer of a small table near the bed, within easy
reach by the sufferer.
Dr. Duffield who had charge of the case conducted an autopsy last
night, assisted by Dr. Riley. They found the condition of the
patient to have been seriously complicated by kidney
troubles.
An inquest upon the body was held by Justice Morris and a
coroner's jury at 8 o'clock last night and a verdict of
"death at his own hand while temporarily insane" was given.
The relatives in San Diego have been notified but interment
will probably be made in the churchyard at the old Missouri
home, where deceased in life had often expressed his preference
of burial when the final hour should have come.
Feb 3, 1896
The remains of Judge Perry will go east this morning accompanied
by the widow. At Ash Fork she will be met by a son and daughter
from San Diego. Interment will be at Trenton, Missouri under the
auspices of the Grant Army Post, of which deceased was a member.
The local post did all honor to the remains, forming an
escort last evening to the train.
JULIAN PIERCY
March 1, 1896
The final settlement in the estate of Julian Piercy was
yesterday made in the probate court. The estate which goes
solely to the widow consists in real estate to the value of
$8,000 and something more than that amount in ready cash.
A.P. RALSTON
July 23, 1896
The news of a deplorable accident which occurred at Goldfield
Tuesday morning has just reached here. A miner named A.P.
Ralston fell with a car to the bottom of a 150 foot shaft in
the Mammoth Mine and was horribly manged, death being
instantaneous. Strange to relate two men who were working
at the bottom of the shaft escaped without injury. The exact
cause of the accident is not known.
JOHN RAVEY
March 6, 1896
John Ravey died Wednesday night at the Sisters Hospital of
consumption. The remains will be shipped to Austin Texas for
interment.
E.M. REAVIS
May 12, 1896
Florence: Word was brought into Florence Thursday by Bob Neighbors
of the finding of the decomposed and half eaten body of E.M.
Reavis, well known as the "Hermit of the Superstition Mountains"
on the trail about four miles from his ranch. James Delabaugh, a
prospector as at the Reavis Ranch on the 20th of April when the
hermit was about to start out for Mesa to procure some seed
potatoes. Being at J.J. Fraser's Ranch on the 6th and finding
that Reavis had passed that way, as he would necessarily be
compelled to do, Delabaugh became alarmed and went back on the
trail to learn the reason. He found the body of the old hermit
laying on the trail as stated. His burros were tied nearby half
starved from their fast of fifteen days and two dogs were
hovering near and had evidently devoured a portion of his body.
Justice William H. Benson left Florence yesterday to hold an
inquest on the remains.
The Reavis Ranch is in an almost inaccessible part of the
Superstition Mountains about fifteen miles northwest of
Silver King. For over twenty years, the old man has lived there
alone, and only rarely coming to town, his long grizzly hair
and beard and unkempt appearance causing a decided sensation.
He never went outside his door without rifle in his hand and
the Apaches had a wholesome dread of him and well they might
for he had caused so many of them to bite the dust. Even
white visitors were not welcome and he seemed to shun the
sight of all human kind. His little ranch of a few acres was
highly cultivated, the spot being described as very
beautiful.
What caused Reavis to lead a hermits life is not known but is
supposed to have been family troubles. About two years ago
Charles P. Mason received a letter from a lady in Illinois
who claimed to be a daughter, making inquiries of her father.
He is said to be a brother of L.U. Reavis, the capital remover
of St. Louis and is also said to be related to Baron James Adison
Reavis, the originator of the fraudulent Peralta grant. Be that as
it may, he was an eccentric individual and thought by many to
be insane. By this removal one of the noted characters of
Arizona has passed away.
Mr. RICHARDS
May 10, 1896
Solomonville: A young man named Richards committed suicide at
Safford on Monday. He had been in the valley for two weeks or
more and had been soliciting business for an eastern cigar
manufactory. For several days he had appeared low spirited
to his acquaintances. He purchased some morphine and took
enough to kill him.
W.L. RIZER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
January 9, 1896
W.L. Rizer died yesterday at the Sister's Hospital of consumption.
The remains accompanied by the father of the deceased, will be
shipped for burial at Fort Madison Iowa.
