Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-11
ANOTHER PIONEER.
Ends Life's Fitful Dream.
Tucson Star


 During Monday various rumors were afloat relative to the sudden disappear ance of City Tax Collector Geo. F. Foster After the most searching inquiry 1t was settled that he had not been seen in the city after seven o'clock in the morning. He was seen about that hour at the cor her of Congress and Meyer streets by Hucke and others who requested him to go to the city hall. He answered that it was too early to do business, and started off toward Convent street. So far as known that was the last time he was seen in the streets of Tucson by any one who knew him. Investigation seems to dis close the fact that on Sunday evening he took a sack of money out of his trunk at home and left the house.
 He was brought home late in the night by herdic and seemed to be under the influence of liquor and apparently m conscious of what was going on about hi m. It IS saiG that he had in his posses sion on Saturday $1,196 of money collect ed for licenses for the third quarter It is believed this is the same money he took away from the house Sunday night. He is also charged with having $500 be- longing to the Firemen's fund.
 His bondsmen for the city are A. Hit tinger, T. Driscoll, A. Lazard, J. Zell- weger and Alex. Mckay. For the Fire men his bondsmen are Wm. Read and F. Miltenberg.
 DiEgent search had been prosecuted from the hour of his disappearance up to yesterday afternoon. About 2 o'clock the word was circulated that the body of George F. Foster had been found some three hundred yards north of the Silver Lake road towards Allison's fields and opposite Judge Osborn's former resi- dence, about one mile and half from town. An empty whiskey flask with Durr's label on 1t and phial containing strychnine were found upon the bank of 1 the stream with his clothing. Finger marks and bare foot tracks were also noticed on the bank, where it seemed he went into the water, and finger marks were also noticed on the opposite bank, where, it seems, he endeavored to get | out.
 The body was nude and in contracted state, with his hands folded in front across the chest, the face and chest be ing out of the water, with the head thrown back and partly in the water.
 The body was found by two boys who were out fishing about two o'clock yester- i day afternoon, who informed Mexican by the name of Congez, who came into town with the news, and immediately af- ter Justice Meyer, acting coroner with a | jury of eight men, left town for the place; also Undertaken Baird with wagon to bring the body in, returning about 3:3O | p. m.
 The coroner's jury, after viewing the body and grounds where the body lay, adjourned until 10 o'clock when the eyi- dence of the physicians, who have ex- amined the stomach and brain of the de ceased, will give their report, when the jury will reach averdict.
 George F. Foster was American born was 57 years of age, came to Arizona witL the California column during the war and was reputed a good soldier. He had been living in Tucson since the close oi the war. He was member of Negley Post No. l, G. A. R., and belonged to the society of Arizona Pioneers and was alsC treasurer of the Pioneer Hose company He leaves a wife, four daughters and two sons to mourn his death. Two of the daughters are married.
 Funeral ceremonies will be held under the auspices of the G. A. R., of this city and will take place at the family resi- dence, 415 south Meyer street, this morn ing at 9:30, to which all friends and ac quaintances are cordially invited.