Sunday night at Bisbee, Federico Acano shot and fatally
wounded a woman named Angela Martinez. Federico went
to the home of Angela and after having some words with
her, shot the woman through the left breast just above
the nipple, the bullet going clear through her body,
coming out through the shoulder blades. After firing
the shot, Acano broke out of the house and ran down the
steps in front of the Catholic Church and was last
seen going down the railroad track. The Review says
that the officers were at once notified and started
in pursuit and he was followed as far as Don Luis,
where he tried to obtain lodging which was denied
him. Acano then left, going in the direction of
Naco but had crossed the line before the officers
could overtake him.
N.K. MASTEN
May 7, 1901
Superintendent B.F. Porter of the M & P railroad received
a telegram late last night from Mr. Louis Masten,
announcing that his father, N.K. Masten died last
evening. The news will be received here with feelings
of sadness for a great number of reasons. Mr. Masten is
well known here and has a large number of personal
friends. He was ever a friend of the Salt River Valley
and did all he could to advance the interests of this
section.
He was the president of the M.P. & S.R.V. railroad from
its first organization. It was the first railroad outlet
given this valley and has had much to do with the upbuilding
of Phoenix.
He was born in Troy N.Y. in 1821 and was 80 years old
yesterday. He went to the Pacific coast in 1849 and from
that date to the present time has been intimately
connected with the men that have built California.
Previous to the building of the M.&P. railroad he was
for many years financial agent of the Southern Pacific.
He leaves a large family to mourn his loss.
HUGH MATHESON
July 21, 1901
At three o'clock yesterday morning Hugh Matheson left his
room and made his way to the car shed near the Ninth Street
crossing and there brought his existence to an end by
placing the muzzle of a revolver to his mouth and pulling
the trigger. The body was discovered at daylight and
removed to Parker's parlors, there to await the result
of an inquest and instructions from Matheson's home.
The inquest was held at Justice Wilson's office and the
jury returned a verdict in effect that the deceased came
by his death from a gun shot fired by his own hand and he
was 35 years of age.
Deceased was a car repairer who came here several months
ago in poor health and formed a few friendships, which
helped to make his life more bearable. His case, was
hopeless and he realized it. Rather than prolong his
suffering, the poor fellow accepted the quickest method
of leaving this world.
FREDDIE McCALL
November 9, 1901
Freddie W. McCall, the 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike
McCall, was run over yesterday afternoon by a wagon belonging
to the Alhambra Brick Company. He died instantly.
The incident was a most pitiable one and distressing to all
who were witnesses to the grief of the parents so suddenly
bereaved. The accident occurred early in the afternoon on
Second Avenue near Buchanan Street and in front of the
residence occupied by the McCall family. Mr. McCall, who
is employed at the Bank Exchange, did not arrive till some
minutes after it occurred and in fact, the only witness to
the accident was a brother of the dead boy who was playing
with him in the road. But the unharmed boy at once informed
his mother and in a moment her agonizing screams drew
together a considerable number of neighbors and persons
who chanced to be in the vicinity. Coroner J.M. Burnett
was notified as quickly as possible, and reached the place
in company with the father of the boy, but not till a few
moments after the arrival of officer Russell, who was
summoned by telephone.
When Mr. Russell arrived he found the boy laying in a pool
of blood and requested a neighbor to cover him with a sheet,
which was done. He learned that a four horse team driven by a
Mexican named Fuentes and drawing two wagons loaded with
brick, had done the work, but no one present seemed to know
whether both wagons or only the trail wagon had passed over
the child. The driver continued his way without stopping,
drove on to the next street, then cast a half block and
north again to the yard of the Electric Light Plant, for
which his load was destined. It was there that Mr. Russell
found him and brought him back to the scene of the accident
and turned him over to the coroner.
The coroner in the meantime, summoned jurymen: Jack Buckley,
W.B. Lound, J.W. Blankenship, G.R. Sturtevant, J.L. Henderson
and Joseph Harbinson. Fuentes told Officer Russell that he
did not see the boy till after the accident. The fact that
he continued and did not stop driving after the screams of
the mother were plainly heard by all in the neighborhood,
occasioned some comment as to his intelligence or his
feeling. Messrs. Clark and O'Connor told the coroner
that they could stand good for the man's appearance at
the inquest but at the suggestion of the jury, it was
thought better to take the man into custody to avoid any
criticism and he was turned over to a deputy sheriff.
Dr. Walker and another physician were summoned but their
presence was unavailing as the lad had been instantly
killed. The remains were viewed by the jury and committed
to the care of Undertaker Bradley. The inquest will be
held this afternoon at the office of justice Burnett.
The brother of the dead boy was of course very much excited
yesterday, and at the time the coroner was present he could
not give a clear account of the accident. It is only fair
to presume that no one would knowingly drive over a child,
yet the boy who witnessed the circumstance said something
about calling to Fuentes to stop. But whether it was before
or after the accident or whether Fuentes only thought it the
outcry of children at play can only be determined later.
The funeral will be held at the Catholic Church this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
November 10, 1901
The inquest upon the death of Freddie McCall was concluded
in Justice Burnett's court yesterday. There was a wide
divergence of testimony but the most reliable was given by
the dead boy's brother, George McCall, eight years old. He
said that his little brother and another little boy were
riding on the coupling of the trail wagon. The other boy
jumped off and ran out between the two wagons. His brother,
in jumping, fell and the wheel passed over his head.
Fuentes, the driver of the forward wagon, knew nothing of
the accident. He drove on to the yard and the first
information he received was that a child had been run over
by a wagon and killed. It was some minutes later that he
learned that it was his wagon.
The funeral of the dead boy took place yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. McCall came to Phoenix recently from Chicago
and had not yet formed many acquaintances but their
affliction brought to them many friends for which they
are extremely grateful.
JOHN McCARTHY(McCarty)
June 16, 1901
(Names in articles are spelled both ways)
J.K. May, a professional hunter arrived in Prescott
today from Clear Creek in the Mogollon Mountains in the
eastern part of this county and reported that his partner,
John McCarthy had been missing since June 7. Both are
experienced hunters and mountaineers and had gone to the
mountains to fill an order from eastern parts for
specimens of Arizona wild pigeons and four dozen
tassel-eared squirrels. They were accompanied by
two other persons and on the morning of June 7,
while May was in Flagstaff purchasing supplies,
McCarthy left to go to Poverty Flat, a distance of
about three miles and since then nothing has been
heard of him.
June 18, 1901
Mr. Julius Gowett of this city arrived here yesterday
morning after a hard drive from the Mogollon mountains.
He was with John McCarthy and party when the former left
the camp on the 7th of June and spent several days
searching for him. There is nothing new to report,
though the details of the incident, furnished by Mr.
Gowett are of course interesting and show that the
friends of the presumed dead man are doing all they
can to discover his whereabouts.
It is the opinion of Mr. Gowett that he has been killed
by Apache Indians as a band of them were seen in that
vicinity by a forest ranger named Smith and Mr. Gowett
himself saw moccasin tracks and found the deserted
camps of the Indians where they killed cattle and deer.
It is possible that he came upon Indians violating and
game laws and in attempting to arrest them was killed.
It has been suggested that some enemy has disposed of
him on account of a former grudge and currently every
stock raiser and cowboy is searching for his remains.
Mr. Gowett's story of his trip is as follows: In company
with Tom Bowers and Joe Day, a partner of McCarthy's
they left Phoenix some weeks ago and by previous
arrangement met McCarthy in the San Francisco Mountains.
McCarthy had gone there from his place in Dudleyville,
Pinal County via the Tonto Basin. He was in search of
birds and various wild animals found only in that region.
Not finding what he wanted there the party went south into
the Mogollons and made camp at Lost Springs in Coconino
County, about twenty miles east of Pine and seventy five
miles southeast of Flagstaff, near the head of Fossil
Creek and Miller's Canyon. Mr. Day then went to Flagstaff
for provisions, leaving McCarthy, Gowett and Tom Bowers
in camp. On the morning of the 7th shortly after breakfast,
McCarthy attired in his hunting suit and hunting shoes
with a peculiarly constructed heel, took a ten gauge
shot gun and started toward Poverty Flat saying he might
even go around Baker's Butte. He was in search of a
peculiar pigeon he hoped to find in that vicinity. He
did not return that night but it occasioned little
uneasiness for he is an experienced mountaineer and
could not possibly get lost in that region which he
know perfectly. There was no anxiety about him
regarding food for he is a good sportsman and game
is plenty and water is abundant in the gulches and
springs. But at noon the next day, Messrs. Gowett
and Bowers thought they had better begin a search
for him. Mr. Bowers is not a mountaineer so it was
decided that he would remain in camp. Mr. Gowett went
three miles away to the ranch of a man named Jones and
securing his help they started in search of the missing
man. They told their mission to everyone they met and
in short time there were five to ten men looking for
him. The men followed McCarty's track by his peculiar
shoe as far as Poverty Flat where it was found for the
last time. This search was kept up for a week. It was
during this search that they met Ranger Smith when he
told them about the Indians, the evidences of which
they had already noted. And there the matter rests.
There are quite a number of cattlemen in the region
and all of them are looking for him. He will be found,
no doubt, if he is still above ground, for his partner
Joe Day will not rest till he has tramped over every
foot of that country.
During the search, Mr. Gowett came upon a cave with the
bones of a man, but there was no way of identifying them
as the clothing was entirely decayed. On a little shelf
above the body they found a piece of paper that at one
time had been written on but the water dropping from above
had obliterated everything except the number "18".
August 22, 1901
A party consisting of J.K. Day, Henry Simms and J.S. Gowett
of Phoenix, searching in the vicinity of Miller Canyon found
the body of John McCarty on Monday afternoon, horribly
mutilated by a bear. Both legs were broken with other
injuries. McCarty's shotgun was found nearby with a
barrel burst. McCarty evidently shot at the bear and
the gun burst, injuring him so he could make no resistance
to the animal's attack.
August 24, 1901
Further particulars in the death of John McCarty are that
he evidently killed one bear as the carcass and hide were
found in the vicinity, this bear had been skinned.
McCarty was found in the bottom of a small canyon with
his gun near him, about six miles from where he camped.
