Word was received from Atlanta, Ga., yesterday announcing
the death of Mrs. B.S. McCash in that city on May 16. She
was the wife of B.S. McCash, an employee of the Phoenix
post office last year and came to Phoenix seeking relief
from lung trouble but delayed coming until it was too
late. Mrs. McCash was greatly beloved and respected
by all who knew her and was a devoted wife. She leaves
besides her husband, a little daughter to mourn her death.
ROBERT McCLEARY
April 16, 1901
A dispatch received last night from Butte Montana by
Lee Perkins, stated that Robert McCleary, formerly of
this city was dying there. The telegram did not state
the cause of McCleary's illness. Bob McCleary was one
of the best known characters in Phoenix. He came here
several years ago from Chicago. For a time he was in
charge of the bar at the Hotel Adams and then with
Archie McGrew, opened the Hoffman, a resort on Center
Street. Four months ago after building up a big business
they sold out the place. McCleary was a sporting man of
wide education and experience in his line and will leave
many friends here who will regret to hear of his demise.
Robert J. Mccleary died at Butte on Sunday night. The
disease was pneumonia.
FAY MCCOMAS
March 2, 1901
Miss Fay McComas, the twelve year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. McComas, died Thursday night at 12 p.m. at the
home of her parents in Mesa of Bright's Disease. She
has been sick for about six months during which time
everything possible has been done for her relief. The
funeral took place at the M.E. Church yesterday at
3 p.m. Rev. Edwin Decker officiating.
D.C. McDILL
May 22, 1901
William Dowell, chancellor commander of Phoenix lodge No.
2, K of P, received a telegram yesterday saying that D.C.
McDill was shot at Chloride in Mohave County and was not
expected to live. No further particulars of the affair
could be learned. Mr. McDill is well known in this city
where he lived for a long time and at one time was foreman
of E.F. Kellner's Ranch west of Phoenix.
May 28, 1901
Mention was made a day or two ago of the shooting of
D.C. McDill at Chloride, the particulars of the
circumstance not being known here at the time. The
Arizona Arrow says: "D.C. McDill was shot and probably
fatally wounded by his wife who appears was exasperated
with her husband for squandering his money in the
saloons. She also took several shots at Sam Rhea, a
companion of McDill, who it is said helped him to get
rid of his surplus cash. Mrs. McDill has been arrested
and the preliminary hearing has been postponed from day
to day pending the recovery or death of the wounded man.
The bullet struck McDill in the side. His chances of
recovery seem very small. Mrs. McDill who is said to
have a large portion of the sympathy of the community,
is completely prostrated over the sad affair and was
probably temporarily insane when she did the shooting."
WALTER McDONALD
July 9, 1901
A sad incident occurred at Morenci on the Fourth which
cast a shadow over the festivities of the day and the
particulars of which have just been learned in Phoenix.
Walter McDonald, an engineer in the employ of the
Detroit Copper Company was accidentally killed by a
deputy sheriff. During the progress of the ball game,
the deputy sheriff had occasion to arrest a man who was
disturbing everyone by his boisterous conduct. The
officer pulled his gun and cocked it as the prisoner
resisted somewhat, but finally put the gun back in
his pocket still cocked. A little later he was
called upon to arrest another drunk, who started
to fight. The deputy pulled his gun to strike the
man when his finger caught in the trigger and the
gun went off, the bullet striking McDonald, who was
an innocent bystander, in the abdomen causing his
death a short time afterward.
J.R. McINTOSH
November 25, 1901
The funeral of J.R. McIntosh of Wickenburg, who died last
Thursday took place yesterday afternoon and was largely
attended. He had lived in this country for a great many
years and was well liked.
JUDGE W.A. McKINNON
October 22, 1901
Judge W.A. McKinnon who was justice of the peace at
Jerome for two years, committed suicide Sunday night
by cutting his throat with a razor . The cause of the
deed was supposed to have been despondency caused by
brooding over troubles. It was recently discovered that
Mr. McKinnon was short in his accounts to the county,
some $200. The amount was made good by his bondsmen and
Mr. McKinnon resigned his office. Since that time he
had been very despondent until by his own hand he took
his life.
Judge McKinnon was the third justice of the peace of Jerome
to die a violent death within the past two years. Judge
Harvey died through the results of injuries received in
falling down an embankment near his office one dark night
falling upon the sharp point of a broken picket.
Judge John Burkes died at the Prescott House in Prescott
last summer. It was generally believed that he took his
own life, as an empty morphine bottle was found in the
room. He was short in his accounts in the estate of John
Larsen, of which he was administrator, and was called to
Prescott by the probate judge. The night after his arrival
he was found in a dying condition in his room.
Under Sheriff Johns and Fred Brecht came down from Prescott
on last night's local freight.
MYRON I. McKUSICK
December 8, 1901
Mr. Myron I. McKusick died about 7 o'clock yesterday morning
at his rooms on North Third Avenue after a residence here of
about two months. He came here from his home in Stillwater,
Minnesota, after a stay of some time in Denver, his illness
being caused by a severe attack of pneumonia last winter.
He was a single man and was highly respected and very popular
in Stillwater, where he spent most of his life and where he
was quite prominent socially. He was associated with the
Minneapolis Thresher Company. His brother-in-law, Mr. W.K.
Wurdeman, learning of his serious condition, came on to be
with him during his last hours, but arrived yesterday morning
just a little to late to see him alive. He will take the
remains home for interment, leaving on Tuesday morning. Mr.
Wurdeman says he is very favorably impressed with Phoenix,
what little of it he could see in a day and it is not
improbable that he will return and make Phoenix his home.
WILLIAM McLAUGHLIN
November 18, 1901
William McLaughlin of Mifflintown, Pa. died here yesterday
morning and the remains were sent home on this morning's
train for interment. He was accompanied here by his wife
who returns, escorting his remains.
E.E. McLEOD
July 12, 1901
Mrs. E.E. McLeod, a former resident of Ehrenberg, died at
Catalina Island last week after an illness of several
months. Mrs. McLeod will be remembered by the early
settlers of Yuma County as a most admirable woman.
Having no children of her own, Mrs. McLeod devoted
her entire life to the care and comfort of orphan children.
MRS. MATTIE METS
July 6, 1901
The people of Mesa the past few months have been called
upon to witness some very sorrowful and heart-rending
scenes caused by the blighting hand of the angel of
death and among them all none has appealed more strongly
to the sympathies of the human soul than in the case of
Mrs. Mattie Mets, wife of Thomas Mets and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry J. Horne of Mesa, who died Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock of typhoid fever. She leaves
three children, the oldest just old enough to realize
what the separation means. And at the funeral today,
Thursday, her sunken eyes and tear stained face and
heartrending sobs told plainly of the depth of a
sensitive nature and the loss the loved ones sustain
in the departure of a wife and mother. Mrs. Mets
had been very sick for the past three weeks, longer
than those around her ever imagined, as she bore her
sickness bravely without a murmur. One week ago,
her husband who was in Bisbee was telegraphed for
and he came and found her hovering on the verge of
death. Everything possible was done to coax her
back to life but it seemed the father's will for
her to go.
