A young man named Tom Collins was killed several days ago near
Clifton while driving a load of lumber to a saw mill. He fell
from the wagon while coming down a steep grade and one of the
wheels passed over his neck and breast, killing him instantly.
CHARLIE COOK
November 25, 1896
Word was received Thursday from the custom house that a cowboy
by the name of Charlie Cook had been shot and killed by another
cowboy, Andy Garrett. The two had been drinking heavily and
had not been on very good terms for several days previous.
The quarrel was renewed and both pulled their guns at the same
time and commenced to shoot. Garrett emptied his sixshooter,
while Cook only fired three shots. Garrett, seeing Cook fall
from his hose, came across the line and came to Bisbee leaving
on the morning train. Cook was taken by the Mexican guards to
the jail at La Morita, where he died. From parties up from the
scene we learn that the killing was done in self defense. Cook
is a well known cowboy and at one time was an employee of the
Four Bar outfit of the Ryan Brothers. What was done with the
body we were unable to learn.
ANDREW CORBELL
March 26, 1896
Word was received yesterday that Andrew Corbell had died
Saturday at Eureka Utah. The deceased was a brother of
Charles Corbell and Mrs. George W. Nichols of this place and
he at one time lived here.
TOBE CRANE
Dec 29 ,1896
A telegram was received in Jerome Wednesday announcing that
Tobe Crane, lately in the employ of the United Verde Copper
Company in that city, was killed in a railroad wreck while on
his way to the City of Mexico. His wife was with him. The
telegram announced that two other men were killed at the
same time. James Corwin left here with Mr. Crane, but the
telegram did not mention his name. Mr. Crane was an old
locomotive engineer and was well known by railroad men in
Arizona and New Mexico.
FRANK CREE
Dec 29, 1896
About 6 o'clock Tuesday night, December 21, Frank Cree, a young
man who has been working around the smelter of the United Verde
Copper Company, during the past two or three months, while
employed in oiling the machinery connected with the mud mixing
machine, which prepares the lining for the converters, fell
against the cogs, which turn the rolls, and some portion of
his clothing being caught, he was drawn in and mangled in a
most horrible manner, his arms being almost torn from his
body and the lower part of his face being torn off. His chest
was lacerated to a pulp.
His body clogged the machinery, causing the propelling belt
to leave the wheel and the machine to stop. There was no one
near to see the accident and the first indication that the
accident had occurred was given by the machine when it stopped.
The machine had to be taken apart to remove the body.
MRS. R.M. DAMERON
June 14, 1896
Lucy, the wife of R.M. Dameron, died of heart disease early
yesterday morning at her home in this city. All that care and
skill could do was done to ward off the end, but the disease
was of a nature that defied all human effort.
Deceased who was 20 years of age, had been married only six
months, coming here with her young husband after the ceremony
that made them one. She had been a resident of Honeywell Missouri
where she had belonged to one of the oldest and most respected
of families. During her brief residence in Phoenix she had
gained the love of all who had come to know her. The remains
went east last night accompanied by the husband, who will
see the coffin lowered at the graveyard wherein lies the
ancestors of his bride.
FRANK A. DAVENPORT
May 21, 1896
Lordsburg: Frank A. Davenport was found last week Wednesday about
two miles from his ranch south of Separ, dead having been
murdered.
George Subet formerly of Gold Hill had been working for Davenport.
He returned to the ranch Monday after an absence of several days.
The place looked as though it had been deserted for several days
but it was not in the shape in which Davenport generally left it
when he intended to be gone for some days. The wagon and team
were gone.
Sublet's suspicions were aroused and he decided to investigate.
He followed the wagon trail and about two miles from the ranch
found the team stabled and half starved, the wagon was loaded
with wood. A few yards behind the wagon, alongside the track,
he found Davenport's dead body.
He took the body, aided by H.E. Jackson to Deming where it was
found that he had been shot, the bullet going a little to the
left of the center of the breast and passing clear through the
body, probably causing instant death. The doctors thought the
man had been dead six or seven days which would make the date
of the murder April 30 or May 1. On the body was found his
sixshooter, watch and $20 showing conclusively that the object
of the murder was not robbery.
Frank Davenport was a man about 50 years old, most of which years
had been spent on the frontier.
His only known relatives are two sisters living in Massachusetts.
He had accumulated a comfortable property being the owner of several
hundred head of cattle. Living so much by himself he had, like many
other men similarly situated, become somewhat eccentric. He was a
good citizen and was universally liked by all who knew him.
Some two years ago young Hodgedon of Deming and a Mexican boy who
were working for Davenport, were found murdered on the range.
Davenport always thought they were murdered by cow thieves whom
the boys had accidentally caught while branding. Three men were
accused of the murders but not enough evidence could be got to
hold them. One of the men is dead and the other two are in
Texas.
Davenport has often told his friends that this same gang of
rustlers would get him. He always was on the watch for them and
constantly went armed. He bought a shotgun this spring to use
if his house was attacked.
Judging from what has been since learned it is very probably
that young Hodgdon and the Mexican boy were killed by the Kid.
A horse owned by the Diamond A, which had been stolen several
times with a horse from Carretas was left near the company
ranch on Deer Creek and two horses, one of which had been staked
out and the other hobbled were stolen. A few days later these
horses were found at Hudson's Ranch which is not far from this
place where they were killed. A day or so later two horses
were stolen from Holmig brothers ranch. About a week later the
Kid killed a man on Eagle Creek. One of the Holmig's horses was
afterwards found on Eagle Creek. Taking this into combination
of circumstances it is very probable that the Kid was in the
vicinity of the murder about the time it was committed.
ALEXANDER DAVIS
Feb 15, 1896
Judge Alexander Davis died yesterday morning at his St. Louis
home aged about 62. Deceased was well known and most highly
esteemed in central Arizona, he being a cousin of Mrs. Charles
T. Hayden, of Tempe and for several winters a resident of that
town. He was also the president of the Nicholson Gold Mining
Company and a fourth owner in its properties in a Cave Creek
district. He leaves a wife, a daughter and three sons, two of
whom are already succeeding well in their father's profession
of the law. With the family at present is temporarily stopping
Miss Sallie D. Hayden of Tempe.
MRS. NETTIE DAVIS
Feb 14, 1896
Mrs. Nettie Davis aged 28 died yesterday morning of consumption.
The remains will be shipped to Danville Illinois today. The
deceased has only resided in Phoenix about five weeks.
FLOYD DAYTON
March 26, 1896
Floyd Dayton died Tuesday night of consumption at the home of
William Kemp on East Washington Street. A young wife is
left bereaved. She will leave this morning with the remains
for the old home in Michigan where interment will be made.
CLEMENTINO DEGMANN
Dec 6, 1896
Father Clementino Degmann, the Franciscan friar in charge of the
Catholic Church of this city, died suddenly of heart disease
Friday afternoon. He was a native of France and 52 years of
age. He had been stationed in Phoenix but a short time,
being sent here from San Francisco on account of his health. The
remains will be shipped to Santa Barbara, Cal., for
interment in the Old Mission Cemetery.
