LAURA COY
Arizona Republican Newspaper
February 5, 1895
Mrs. Laura E. Coy, living near this city, died on Sunday
morning and was buried yesterday. She had been ill about
six weeks. Mrs. Coy was the wife of William Coy, a brother
of Professor Coy of the city schools. She was a native of
Ohio and came to Arizona about two years ago.
W.G. CRAIGIE
Arizona Republican Newspaper
August 27, 1895
W.G. Craigie, a young man of 26 years, died yesterday
morning of consumption. The deceased was a native of
Canada and a son of Captain D.E. Craigie of the U.S.
army. He leaves a widow, who was with him at th time of
his death. The funeral occurred yesterday evening at 5
o'clock from W.H. Smith undertaking parlors.
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D.M. DAVIS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 9, 1895
D.M. Davis died last night at the Sisters Hospital from bowel
trouble for which an operation had been unsuccessfully
performed. He was a well known Arizona miner, formerly
of Tombstone, but lately of Congress, whence he was brought
a few days ago. Doctor Hamilton of Congress and foreman
Dave Jones of the Congress Mine were both with him at
death. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2
p.m. from the undertaking rooms of Randal and Davis,
Rev. Preston McKinney officiating.
JOHN DEEDY
December 3, 1895
John Deady, a county hospital patient, died yesterday morning
at that institution of hemorrhage of the stomach. The man
was sent to the hospital a week ago and has since been
steadily bleeding to death.
FLORENCE deBERVO
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 31, 1895
Mrs. Florence T. deBervo, an inmate of the insane asylum,
died at that institution Monday night and her remains were
interred yesterday.
E.M. deEMERY
Arizona Republican Newspaper
September 22, 1895
J.W. DeEmery, the man who attempted suicide the other day,
is dead. He died about 1:30 yesterday morning. His wife,
who was on her way here from Denver when DeEmery shot himself
was at her husband's bedside when he breathed his last.
The couple were penniless so the generous sporting fraternity
started a subscription list and in a short while they had
collected $55. Randal and Davis charged only cost price
for the funeral arrangements, and a balance of $15 was
left for the widow. The funeral was yesterday afternoon.
WILLIAM DIXON
Arizona Republican Newspaper
July 21, 1895
William Dixon, the colored burglar shot by Deputy Constable
Porterie yesterday morning is dead and buried. His death
occurred at 7 o'clock, less than six hours after the
shooting, but that less than six hours were a period of
excruciating suffering relieved only in part by an
inordinate application of anesthetics. City Physician
Dr. Tuttle permitted it because it was plain from the
outset that death was inevitable. There was an internal
hemorrhage from which the victim would die in one or ten
hours, if he survived the hemorrhage and there was the
inflammation to combat. Dixon might struggle and struggle
but there was no human possibility that he could survive
beyond three days.
As soon as he died a coroner's jury whose members were
Samuel Purdy, Ralph Hall, S.N. Phillips, A.W. Galpin, T.A.
Fulton and A.J. Monihon was impaneled by Justice Johnstone.
The examination was exhaustive. It involved not only an
inquiry into the manner of Dixon's death but into the conduct
of Officer Porterie. There was a question as to whether
it was necessary to shoot him in order to arrest him.
The house in which the burglar had been killed was a domicile
in block 41 intended for habitation by prostitutes. It
belonged to O.J. Beauvais. Though it was furnished it was
not occupied. Late attempts had been made to force the
door of this building as well as the doors of several
other buildings in the same locality, all owned by Mr.
Beauvais. The landlord reported the matter to Officer
Porterie and asked him to exercise special surveillance
over his holdings. Dixon was seen passing the house
between 8 and 9 o'clock. His glances in that direction
left no doubt that he meditated another attempt against it.
He unlocked the door with a skeleton key. As soon as he
entered Officer Porterie threw down upon him a long barreled
Colt's 45 revolver and asked him to throw up his hands.
Instead of doing so he threw his hands behind him and
partially turned his left side toward the officer as if
to make a rush with a knife. The officer fired and Dixon
turning to the door by which he had entered, ran out and
around the block upon Madison street. As he ran he cried
"I'm shot. I'm Shot." and continued his cries when he
fell.
Deputy Marshal Bailey ran up to him, "Is that you Dixon?"
he asked. "What's the matter with you?" "Joe caught me."
groaned the Negro. Porterie then ran up, Officer Bailey
called a cab and lifting the wailing house breaker into it
he was conveyed to the calaboose. This was sometime after
1 o'clock. In ten minutes City Physician Tuttle was in
attendance.
Dixon came to Phoenix six months ago. Every day of his
existence here out of jail has been one of worry to the
police.
MRS. CHRISTINA ELIZA DOUGLASS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
February 5, 1895
Mrs. Christina Eliza Douglass died on Sunday morning at the
Sisters Hospital after a protracted illness. The funeral will
take place at 11 o'clock today from the Catholic church under
the direction of W.H. Smith and Company. The deceased was a
sister of the late Professor Dayton A. Reed, who died a little
less than a year ago.
EBERTZ Child
August 10, 1895
Arizona Republican Newspaper
The three year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ebertz of
South Third Street died Thursday night about 12 o'clock. The
funeral of the little one occurred yesterday afternoon from
W.H. Smith undertaking parlors.
There was something especially sad about the child's death.
Wednesday afternoon he was playing in the yard in front of
the house when the mother was attracted by screams. She
ran out and was horrified to see her little son on the
ground with his clothes on fire. The distracted mother
quickly procured a blanket and wrapping it around the
sufferer the flames were extinguished but not before the
child was a mass of quivering flesh. Dr. Kirkwood was
summoned and did all he could to relieve the child's
sufferings but to no avail.
The child had in some manner procured a bunch of matches
and went out into the yard to play with the children of a
neighbor. The matches became ignited and set fire to the
boy's clothes The other children made an effort to put out
the fire with their hats but the breeze created only fanned
the flames and caused a fiercer blaze.
REESE EVANS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
November 27, 1895
Reese Evans died yesterday morning of consumption. He was but
16 years of age and had been a resident of Iowa, whither the
remains will be shipped for interment.
W.C. FARROW
Arizona Republican Newspaper
February 8, 1895
W.C. Farrow sho came here a month ago from Snydertown, Pa.,
died on Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Curtis of
pneumonia contracted more than a week ago. From the beginning
death was imminent and a telegram was sent to his friends.
A brother in law H.A. Pensyl, arrived the day before he
died. Mr. Farrow was a young man and had recently finished
his education at an eastern university. The body was
embalmed by W.H. Smith and Company and sent east last
night. The remains were escorted to the depot by the Odd
Fellows, of which the deceased was a member.
