B. Noble, who is connected with the O.S. Stapley firm, received the news that his brother E.A. Noble, was not expected to live. The telegram arrived late Wednesday night and asked that he come at once to his brother's home. Mr. Noble has been confined to his home with a bad attack of the grip, however and finds it impossible to take the journey much to his sorrow. E.A. Noble resides in Alpine, Apache County, Ariz. and is sixty nine years of age. He is one of the most prosperous farmers of that section and is well and favorably known throughout the community.
MRS. MANUELLA NORIEGA
October 29, 1909
Mrs. Manuella Noriega died yesterday morning at 4:30. She leaves
two daughters, Mrs. Orteo and Mrs. Williams and three sons,
Frank, Mike and Jose. Mrs. Noriega was born in Mexico sixty
years ago but has been a resident of Tempe for many years
past. The funeral services will be held at the home this
morning at 10 am and will be later continued at St. Mary's
Catholic Church wit hinterment in the Catholic Cemetery.
MRS. JOSIE HULL NORTON
June 19, 1909
Mrs. Josie Hull Norton, wife of A.C. Norton, died at her home
yesterday morning south of town at 10 o'clock with a
complication of diseases resulting in pneumonia. The funeral
will be held from the Methodist Church this morning at 10 o'
clock.
Josie Hull was born in Glenn Falls, New York, 54 years ago. She
was married to A.C. Norton and seven children were born to the
union, six of whom survive, all of them being present at the
bedside when death came, as was her husband. A brother of the
deceased resides in Glenn Falls, but it was not anticipated
that he could come at this time and it was decided to hold the
funeral today.
The children are: J.A. and James H. Norton of Prescott, Nelson
H. and Otis D. of Phoenix and Louisa and Elizabeth of Phoenix.
The deceased early in life became identified with the Quaker
faith and continued to live near to it until her death. Since
coming to Mesa she has been unable to worship with her church
on account of there being no Friends in this section but she
took up the work in the Methodist church and one of its most
faithful worshipers.
MRS. MARY NORTON
September 28, 1909
Mrs. Mary Norton, mother of Dr. J.C. Norton, died yesterday
morning at Wilton Junction, Iowa. That was the intelligence
brought by a telegram to the family in Phoenix yesterday and
though it was not entirely unexpected it was something of a
shock. Friends had known for several days that she was very
ill and last Sunday Dr. Norton was summoned to her bedside,
leaving on the next train Sunday evening. The absence of
discouraging news since then had led the friends of the sick
woman to hope that she was improving and would again be
restored to at least her usual health.
Dr. Norton is now enroute to Wilton Junction and will, of
course, be there to attend the funeral, returning as soon
thereafter as circumstances will permit. Mrs. Norton was
the widow of C.W. Norton who died here two years ago at the
home of their son, having spent several winters in Phoenix.
RAMONA NUNEZ
June 15, 1909
An inquest was held by Coroner Johnstone on the body of
Ramona Nunez who died on Sunday morning at the house of an
acquaintance in the southern part of the city. The old woman
had been a sufferer of paralysis for years and that was the
cause of her death. There was however no physician in
attendance and an inquest became necessary. Her friends
informed no one of the death until yesterday morning when
they made application to the board of supervisors for a
"Cahoon" or box for the dead. The old woman had been a
county charge for a great many years.
DAVE O'DONNELL
December 22, 1909
Parker--A man by the name of Dave O'Donnell was shot by
William Williamson at the latter's railroad camp, about
four miles west of Calzona. An authorized report states
that Williamson fired in self defense and the affair
occurred about as follows:
On Saturday evening, O'Donnell arrived in the camp of
Williamson much under the influence of liquor. He became
involved in an altercation with one of the colored employees
at the camp and later he came up to the commissary store.
Williamson told O'Donnell to get away and that he must
leave the coloreds and mules alone.
This angered O'Donnell and with abusive language he started
to draw his gun. He was first to produce his revolver but
fatally. He pulled it with his left hand. Before he could
change it to his right, Williamson fired the ball taking
effect in the right shoulder of O'Donnell. The shot did
not knock O'Donnel down and though wounded he fired
simultaneously with Williamson. The second shot took
effect in O'Donnell;'s other shoulder. This knocked
O'Donnell down but he attempted to use his gun.
Williamson at once sent a messenger to Parker for a
physician and officer. The summons was responded to
by Dr. McGinnis and Deputy Oliver Morge. O'Donnell's
wound was found to be fatal and he died on Monday
morning thirty six hours after the tragedy.
Officer Morge and Williamson left last night for Needles
where Williamson will surrender to the sheriff of San
Bernardino County. A coroner is enroute from Needles
to hold an inquest over the dead whose body is still
being guarded by Williamson's orders.
Williamson, who with his wife came to this country from
Alhambra, a couple of months ago is a contractor with the
firm of C.D. Smith and Company. O'Donnel was employed at
the railroad camp of Scot and Sons, further out on the A&C
line. Little is known of him at this time.
ED O'MEARA
November 19, 1909
Ed O'Meara after eight years of suffering died at the insane
hospital on Wednesday night. He was first stricken with
paralysis and lay at the Sisters Hospital until last
summer, when he was removed to the asylum. His mind had
given way under his difficulties. The final blow was
the death of his wife, who was killed at Winkelman last
summer. O'Meara leaves two children. One of the, a boy
has been cared for by R.A. Bernal who will now adopt
him. The other, a girl, has been cared for in the
family of Y.Espinsosa.
DOMICINDO OROSCO
July 4, 1909
The third of a series of fatalities which occurred here within
less than twenty four hours took place yesterday forenoon at
eleven o'clock at a adobe house near the Hayden Canal.
Through it a Mexican named Domicindo Orosco lost his life.
Not a great deal could be learned of the accident, even by the
coroner's jury which investigated it. It seems, however, that
Orosco was visiting the family where the accident happened and
was preparing to leave for Phoenix. He asked Delores Kates to
hand him his shotgun. This Delores started to do and handed
the gun barrel first. In some unknown manner the weapon was
discharged within a few feet of Orosco, the entire charge of
shot taking effect in the Mexican's left shoulder and neck.
The wound was a terrible one and death followed almost
instantly.
A coroner's jury composed of J.W. Parry, William Woolf, C.H.
Kunselman, Halbert Miller, A.J. Towney, B.C. Pearman, A.S.
Frankenbert, Thomas Thatcher and Frank Smith examined the
remains and took the testimony of such witnesses as could be
found. The verdict was substantially the facts as related
above.
July 5, 1909
There is promise of subsequent development in the case of the
accidental killing of Domicindo Orosco here at noon Friday by
Delores Kates. There were several witnesses to the tragedy
and all claim that the shooting was unavoidable and purely
accidental. The coroner's jury so reported the case but the
father of Orosco is greatly incensed over the affair. He
resides in Phoenix and late on the day of the killing came to
Tempe bent upon securing the conviction of the young man in
whose hands the gun was when it was discharged. He insisted
that a warrant be served on the young man charging him with
murder. The district attorney's office was consulted by
telephone and instructions were given to issue the warrant,
though the attorney gave it as his opinion that it was a
waste of time and would amount to nothing in the end. The
warrant was accordingly issued but up to yesterday afternoon
had not been served. The officers feel that it would be
useless to keep the young man locked up in jail for two days
for he can be apprehended at any time if it is still the
desire of the father to push the case. It is thought that
after more mature consideration he will decide to drop the
matter. It is a certainly that the matter would never reach
the grand jury.
Doctors Brechan and Rubel held a post mortem examination on
the body of the deceased Saturday night. This developed nothing
further than the details of the wound as death resulted almost
instantly this in itself is an unimportant matter.
Orosco Killing Accidental
July 6, 1909
although a warrant for the arrest of Delores Kates, charged
with killing Domicindo Orosco, was issued Saturday it was not
served, as the coroner's jury brought in a verdict of accidental
killing.
Kates is little more than a boy and it is said that he is much
wrought up over the killing.
