Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-01-19

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port of Coroner's jury at Wicked
burg some two months since on thd
body Of an unknown nttu,7 ;ftssi IS
possible that the man may have ac-
Guaintances or friends DESTROYS of
knowing what has become of him:
WIcKENBURG, Nov. %, 1882.
2 o'clock P. NJ
Held Coroner's jury on enc IN
known man who died today in the
rear room of George H. Barney's sa-
loon.
G.. A Treadwell was nominated
and elected Foreman and John NJ.
Wright, George Monroe, j. H Egl,f,
Henry A. Kremp, Danial Burk, G. H
Brown, jurors.
Jury, being sworn in proceeded, TO
examine the corpse, found S16.75 in
in money but found no papers to
give any clue to his name or where
he belonged. He had gray blankets,
box of grub and bag of little
things, such as scissors, needles, bees
wax, thread, buttons matches, pipe,
tobacco, etc; showing him to be
careful person of little things for
personal comfort. such as a hard
working man might use, his hands
showed him 10 be working man
The first joint of his second finger
left hand, was missing; his hair was
mostly gray; he looked TO be about
fifty years of age and about Ave feet
and eight inches high. His legs aud
body was covered with large purple
spots up to his ribs, none of US knew
what It was, no doctor was nearer
than Vulture so we could not hear
his advice; sores on his legs below
the knees looked like syhilins; his
undershirt and drawers was new red |
flannel.
David Van Orden sworn: Says he
did not know the mans name says
he got on the freight team in the |
of the 18th of November at
Prescott TO go to Maricopa that he
then appeared well and walked on |
ahead two or three miles at the start |
then got on the team and did not
of being sick until that
night; he did not say where he was
yoing from there; he said he had
either been cutting or hauling wood,
and said he used to freight from
into Prescott; he also
said he come to Denver in 1858, and
to California in 1860; he got off here
l little after II, A. NJ >, today he only
ook one glass of whisky on the trip
which l gave him from my bottle,
Mr.. Barney made the remark, when
hey took him into his house from
he team. that he would live but
short time; do not own the team
Mr. August Smith is the owner; we
cam from MarIcopa to Prescott. No
more questions to ask we let him
20.
George 81. Barney was sworn; he
avs that the man was brought into
he room in the rear Of his saloon
where he now lays, from freight
cam driven by David Van Orden,
bout II a. NJ, to-day, he was very
lex with high fever; laid him on
mattress with blankets as We found
i'm; he did not drink any liquor; 1 /
ave him small disc Of quinine
n the point of pocket-knife blade;
i'll not learn his name; he called for
'ater; he did not talk but little; he {
oon died. That was all asked this
fitness: he said he did not know any
lore OF the case so he was dismissed.
he jury found the man was still {
arm and come to the conclusion I
lat the unknown man came to his
cath from causes unknown to them !
D advised that he buried next morn
lg.
There being no Justice of the {
'eace in the place, the Foreman had t
} swear the jury. I
G. A. TREADwEIL |
Foreman. {
NoTE.-November s3rd I placed I
le S16.75 in the hands of George Fl L
'arney, also the few things the man q
sft. to be kept for the call of Public i
Of this county, and
I'D Barney to notify that officer of Q
lie fact, also told Barney to pay s
lie expenses of the funeral out of
lie S16-75. The man was buried t
lis day in the burial ground of this b
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