ROBERT HARDIE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
May 27, 1890
Wilcox-Robert Hardie, one of the most prominent members of
the Los Angeles bar and well known as a lawyer all over
California was killed by Apaches in Rucker Canyon yesterday.
Hardie was in company with Dr. Haynes at the time, the latter
gentleman, however making his escape.
The body of Robert Hardie, was brought to Tombstone Sunday
from the Chiracahua Mountains, where he was killed by Apaches
last Saturday. His companion, Dr. Haynes of Philadelphia
and his horse shot from under him escaped by mounting his
dead friends horse. The Indians fired from an ambush.
Both men came here for their health two weeks ago. Lawyer
Hardie leaves a wife and child in Los Angeles. The
coroner's jury appointed a committee to draft statements,
which will be wired to President Harrison.
The Hardie Killing
July 6, 1890
A.D. Whaley, better known as "Old Tex" says the Tombstone
Prospector, came in town from Rucker canyon yesterday and
the Prospector took occasion to interview him on the killing
of Hardie knowing that he was one of the first on the ground
after the killing. Tex is a pioneer in Arizona and has been
in nearly every Indian campaign, which is a matter of history
in this territory. He was with Crook in his campaign when
Crook made a reputation for himself as an Indian fighter;
he was with Miles in his campaign against Geronimo. He has
in the past twenty years helped to buy more than fifty
whites who were murdered by Apaches. He knows an Indian
trail when he sees it; can tell an Indian signal fire and
understands all their tricks. In speaking of the killing
of Hardie he said," I was on the ground the morning after
the killing and examined every track and found that there
were three Indians present at the time. They were hidden
under the banks of the White River along which Dr. Haynes
and Hardie were riding. The heavy rains of previous years
had caused the stream to cut under the bank and in that
immediate vicinity there was a heavy growth of scrub oak,
which had been thrown partially over the bed of the river
by the undermining of rushing waters. There were three
clumps of this brush about fifteen feet apart and the
trail along which the men rode was within ten feet of
these clumps of bushes at this point. I examined closely
the ground along the creek and saw plainly enough the
evidences of the exact locality of the murders. I made
each one of these three hiding places. The first Indian
did not shoot at either Hardie or Haynes and the two men
passed by him and were just opposite the middle clump of
bushes when the Indian farthest down the stream fired the
fatal shot. Hardie was riding in a stooping position
and the Apache had crawled to the top of the bank where
could plainly be seen his position when he fired. "
BEN HEREFORD
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 6, 1890
Tucson--The flags on the county buildings are at half-mast
today in respect to the memory of Ben Hereford, district
attorney of this county who died at Kansas City. The
deceased was well known on the Pacific Coast and was a
brother of ex-Senator Hereford of West Virginia.
OLINE HOLLANDER
November 28, 1890
Miss Oline Hollander was fatally burned yesterday at the
residence of George W. Hoadley on the corner of Monroe
and Papago Streets.
The girl was in the employ of Mr. Hoadley and used a five
gallon can of coal oil to start a fire in the kitchen
preparatory to getting Thanksgiving dinner. The oil was
ignited exploding the can and throwing the fire over the
girl and setting fire to the house. She ran out in the
yard screaming and enveloped in flames attracted the
attention of Hy McDonald who lives across the street on
the north. Before he could reach her she had crossed
the street on the west side and entered the house of
A.C. Baker. Running out again Mr. McDonald's son George,
met her in the door and wrapped his coat around her,
throwing her upon the grass plot in front of the house.
Mr. McDonald and Frank Moss, who at the same time ran up
by throwing blankets and their coats around her
extinguished the flames.
Mr. Hoadley and wife who had been out riding drove up at
this time and he lost no time in bringing a physician who
ordered the poor sufferer removed to some more comfortable
place. She was accordingly placed upon a litter constructed
of a cot and carried upon the shoulders of a number of men
to the house of her brother-in-law, Hans Herlick on Maricopa
Street. It was found upon examination that the girl's
clothes were all burned off and at least three fourths of
the surface of her body was fearfully burned.
Dr. Helm, the physician called, applied an air tight
antiseptic dressing, covering the whole body and together
with hypodermic injections of morphine, reduced the
sufferers pain as much as possible. She retained
consciousness up to a few minutes before her death,
which occurred about 9 0'clock last night.
The fire in the house was put out by J.A. Enrot, who
was one of the first on the scene, before the department
arrived. The only damage being the charring of the walls,
doors and windows. Fortunately the front part of the
house was not entered. Two hundred dollars will probably
cover the damage to the house and furniture.
Young George McDonald and Frank Moss were both quite severely
burned on their faces and hands. Mr. McDonald gives it as
an appalling sight. The girl running, with the flames
streaming from her and reaching five or six feet above
her head.
Miss Hollander was a native of Denmark, 21 years of age and
had been in Phoenix about three years. She has two sisters
and a brother. One sister is the wife of Hans Herlick,
of this city, and the other the wife of Theodore Hansen
of Tempe, the brother Andrew Neilson also lives at Tempe.
The funeral will take place from the residence of Mr.
Herlick on the corner of Mojave and Harrison Street at
4 o'clock today.
JACOB KINSLER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 21, 1890
Jacob Kinsler, an old resident of the valley died at his
home about six miles east of Sydney Tuesday night. Notice
was brought to Phoenix yesterday morning and F.W. Gatke went
down with a coffin. The remains were interred at Sydney.
Deceased was 60 years of age and leaves a daughter in
Lawrence Kansas.
FRANCIS E. LAKE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
June 13, 1890
Francis E. Lake died of consumption at the County Hospital
Wednesday night. The deceased was 45 years of age and a
veteran of the Civil War. He was a member of John W.
Owen Post, G.A.R. which organization took charge of the
remains. At 5 pm yesterday to the sad music of the fife
and drum the remains were followed to the grave by his
comrades and friends, and interred with fitting ceremony.
Grant LeBarr
John H. Stoop
Arizona Republican Newspaper
December 25, 1890
Prescott--John H. Stoop who shot and killed Grant LeBarr
at the Peck Mine Sunday was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Hickey and placed in jail here yesterday.
He admitted the killing and his preliminary examination
was set for December 26.
This morning about 9 o'clock while one of the prisoners
in the jail was shaving himself, he laid the razor down
to wash his face. Stoop picked it up and went to his cell
and slashed himself across the throat from ear to ear. As
soon as he committed the deed he ran out in the corridor,
sank to the floor and expired within five minutes.
After being placed in jail Stoop sent for an attorney but
when attempting to explain the circumstances of the killing
he broke down and the attorney was compelled to leave
without an interview.
Stoops Suicide
Arizona Republican newspaper
December 2, 1890
The sequel to the murder committed at Alexandra, on Sunday
night was enacted in the county jail, yesterday morning by
the suicide of John M. Stoops, the murderer of Grant
Le Barr. All the prisoners in the jail except John Chart
and Stoops were outside carrying wood into the court
house at the time the deed was committed. Willis Austin,
a prisoner had just finished shaving previous to going
out for the above purpose and had laid his razor, a
narrow thin bladed instrument, down on the window.
Taking advantage of the absence of the other prisoners,
Stoops picked the razor up, and going to a cell on the
east side of the jail, slashed himself across the throat,
cutting it from ear to ear, severing both jugular vein
and windpipe. The act was apparently committed while
he was sitting on a mattress. When about becoming
unconscious he apparently arose and walked out into
the corridor where he fell face downward, with a
death grip on the razor, and where he was found by
Chart. After being discovered, he only gave one or
two gasps when life was extinct. Chart immediately
gave the alarm, when the body was taken to Grassley
and Company undertaking rooms and an inquest held
before Justice Fleury, the jury returning a verdict
in accordance with the facts as above.
Stoops is spoken of as an industrious, hard-working miner,
and a man who previous to this had never been in any trouble
since his residence in this county. He seemed to feel
deeply the situation he was in and the act seemed to
have been prompted solely from remorse of conscience,
rather than a dread or fear of the consequences of his
murderous deed. The purpose to commit the acts seemed
to have been formed on seeing Austin preparing to shave,
as the latter states that while he was engaged in
sharpening his razor, Stoops looked intently at him
for a few minutes and immediately went and borrowed
pencil and paper from the prisoners and went to his
cell and wrote an order on Sheriff O'Neil to pay
Johnny Robinson $200 out of money he had in the
former's safe, the order being found in his pocket
after death.
