O.R. Turner died yesterday morning at the Sisters Hospital of
consumption. He had been here for several months,coming
from Chicago, where he had been an employee of the Standard
Oil Company. The remains were shipped last night. Al Fulwiler
accompanying.
CHRISANO VALENZUELA
June 14, 1896
Christano Valenzuela died at the county hospital, stabbed, it is
believed, the knife that did the deed having been in the hands
of Juan Valenzuela, his nephew.
The trouble occurred yesterday afternoon in a little group of
miserable brushwork huts north of the Maricopa and Phoenix
roundhouse. Here both participants lived. They, as well as
a number of neighbors, had bought a quantity of so-called
wine, made by an Italian in the vicinity.
Ybarra, who is a selling agent for Chapman Brothers Grocers
was in the store of Joe Alvarado across the street when
the row began. They ran across and were in time to see the
bloody work.
There seemed to have been no cause for the fight save the evil
influence of the liquor and the natural meanness of the combatants.
Jose Segura and Antonio Ochoa who were nearby saw a knife
flash in the hands of Juan and jumped forward to secure it
only to be driven back. Then Juan driving the older man
backward foot by foot to his very home and in the presence of
Christano's wife, stabbed him repeatedly.
The man was about 60 years of age, his nephew being about 30.
The couple have one child, deaf and dumb.
MARIA VALKORES
Dec 6, 1896
A Mexican woman named Maria Valkores died yesterday morning
about four miles north of Phoenix. The body was taken in
charge by Randal and Davis and interred at the expense of
the county.
W.M. VANDICK
Sep 3, 1896
W.M. Vandick, a bartender of this city, committed suicide at
Bakersfield last Sunday morning by cutting an artery in his
left wrist and bleeding to death.
A bedmaker at the hotel where he was stoppling tried to get
into his room in the morning. Vandick said he was too sick to
get up and open the door. It was forced open and he was found
lying on the bed. He lived about three hours after he was found
and was conscious up to the last minute. He said he had no
relatives or fiends and would give no reason for his committing
the rash deed. He did the deed by wrapping a handkerchief
around a razor blade and slashing his wrist. Then he took a
pocketknife and jabbed several time, trying to pierce an
artery.
Deceased was here for several months and tended bar at the
Lemon Hotel and subsequently for McKelligon. He came here from San
Francisco. He was a consumptive and suffered greatly, which no
doubt was the cause of his committing suicide. He left here about
three months ago. From papers found on his person it was learned
that he was an Odd Fellow in good standing, being a member of
San Francisco Lodge. Deceased was a German about 32 years of
age. The remains were taken in charge by the Lodge of Odd
fellows of Bakersfield.
W.L. VANHORN
July 15, 1896
W.L. Vanhorn died yesterday morning at 8:30 at the residence of
Judge Zuck of Holbrook whose guest he was. His partner in law,
Harry Zuck left Monday evening for his bedside, but did not arrive
in Holbrook until afternoon. Interment it is understood will be
today at that point.
Deceased had for years been a resident of Tempe coming there to
take the cashiership of the Bank of Tempe and since the
suspension of that institution had been engaged in the
practice of law. Prior to residence in Tempe he was a successful
practitioner at the bar in Flagstaff. He was about 35 years of
age.
THEODORE WAGNER
Dec 24, 1896
Aubrey Station on the A & P Railroad was the scene of a killing
on Sunday night. The victim was Theodore Wagner and the man
who did the killing Antonio Johnson, a young man about twenty
one or twenty two years old. According to the Journal Miner,
Wagner was a shiftless man, whose wife runs the boarding house
at Aubrey for the section men. He had become so worthless,
refusing to help his wife, that the railroad men told her
that unless she got rid of him she would have to give up
the boarding house. Sunday night Mrs. Wagner decided to
go to Williams to take some sort of Legal proceedings against
her husband, just the exact nature of them she hardly knew
herself. A freight train had pulled into the station and
was waiting for her. She had put her cloak on, preparatory
to going when her husband came in and seized a big bread
knife and made a slash at her throat. As her cloak was
turned up around her nick, it shielded her from the attack.
Seeing the danger, the woman was in, Johnson who was near,
seized a six shooter and fired three shots, One went wide
of its mark and came near hitting the section boss. Another
caught Wagner on the thumb and the other took deadly
effect in the stomach. Wagner lingered till 7 o'clock
Monday morning when he died. His remains were taken to
Williams for interment.
Johnson was taken to Ash Fork for examination but it was
the general opinion that he would be released as the
testimony of eye witnesses to the tragedy was all to
the effect that had he not killed Wagner, the latter
would have killed his wife.
ALBERT WALMSLEY
March 23, 1896
Albert Walmsley late of Tucson died in Phoenix Monday evening
of liver trouble. The funeral will take place this afternoon
from the undertakers rooms of Smith and Company. Deceased
leaves a wife.
MRS. MARY WALSH
November 19, 1896
The remains of Mrs. Mary J. Walsh of the Sixth Avenue Hotel,
who died Tuesday morning of pneumonia, were shipped to Tombstone
Tuesday night for burial. The remains were accompanied by Miss
Nellie Walsh, daughter of the deceased. Mrs. Walsh was held in
high esteem in this city, having resided here for the past four
years. She lived for several years in Tombstone before coming to
Phoenix. Deceased leaves four daughters and one son who have the
sympathy of the entire community in their loss.
W.O. WEISSICH
June 13, 1896
W.O. Weissich died in his home in San Francisco Thursday night,
telegraphic notice being yesterday received by C. Eshman,
son-in-law. Mrs. Eshman had been notified that her father's
condition was critical and started for San Francisco Monday. She
was with him at the end. Deceased was long one of the most
prominent of the business men of San Francisco and was in his
seventy first year.
ORAL WELLER
Oct 23, 1896
Oral Weller, aged 19 years old, died near Lehi Wednesday night
of lockjaw caused by a gunshot wound.
About ten days ago the young man was cleaning some rust from
the barrel of a shotgun which was lying on a table. The weapon
in some unaccountable manner was discharged, the load entering
his left thigh.
The wound was not considered dangerous by the attending
physician, who removed several shot and a gun wad. In a few days
inflammation set in and the young man was seized with lockjaw. A
physician was again sent for who extracted twenty more shot and
two gun wads from the wound. The boy was soon past medical aid,
for blood poisoning set in causing his death.
ANNIE B. WELLS
March 27 ,1896
Miss Annie B. Wells died yesterday morning at the Ford of
tuberculosis. The end was sudden, it having been believed
till a few days ago that even recovery was possible. The
young woman, who was abounding in all feminine graces,
had endeared herself to many during her stay of four
months. For the past week her father has been with her
and today will start on his return to his home, Kansas City,
taking with him the body of his child.
B.T. WETHERBY
November 10, 1896
B.T. Wetherby, aged 77 years, died yesterday morning at the
residence of Mrs. Richards, 231 East Madison Street. The
deceased has resided in the city for a year and it is not
known whether he had any relatives.
