Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-11
DEAD ON TAE DESERT. The Body of an Unknown Man
 Found.
The Remains Torn by Coyotes So As to be UnrecogniSable-Pr
 bly, Murdered.

The dead body of mGn was found l last Thursday by B. pjamin H. Page, at J a point near the foothills nine miles northwe, of Yuma and eight miles east of Cargo Muchacho camp. He thinks the man had beea dead about six or eight weeks.
 Mir Page was on prospecting tcip wiGh his nephews. Billy and Albert Hodges, and Ygna:io Higuerra In the forenoon of Thursday, July 26th, Mr. Page started off alone anG when half mile from camp, between 12 and 1 o'clock, came upon the body. It was laying in small wash which was about 10 feet wide and feet deep. The flesh had ] all arly disappeared under the con- bined influences Of the sun and coyotes, and the skeleton WAS somewhat torn apart. The bones indicated man of large frame. He had on fine suit of blue wooleu clothes and new alligator congress shoes size 10. Tbe hat was soft black ~tetson, about No. 715, and ] the black hair was adhering to the sweat leather The teeth were all sound except the two uppe- front ones, : which had been broken off. The skull was not injured.
 An open purs9 lay Cn the gr 'und s few feet from the body. Whatever money it had contained was gone. The purse had three pockets and shut with | ball snaps. A small two blade pocket knife with a bone handle was found in pocket, rusted with blood. A black watch guard of silk cord was fastened in tue vest but deld no watch. The guard was double and held together Tn the middle by slide also of silk plain steel key was fastened to one end of the guard and at the other was a steel bar fastened Tn button hole of
 the vest. The latter and all of the clotbIng was very much torn. In one Of the pockets was a round brass tag for a room key, with 'E. $. 16." stamped on | 1t.
 The papers found were not many. A piece of calico which had been folded and sewed three times evidently had held bunch of papers. This cloth covering had been ripped open. The only thiog left in it was copy of the Police Gazette dated April 2l, 1894,
 which seemed to have been wrapped around other papers. A piece ofEpOet- " called "Tne March of the Industrial Army" printed in large type on a piece of paper 6x9 inches in size; a srap of paper with Farmers ard Merchants Bank, Los Angeles written on it; the business card of J J. F-owein, tonsoriBl manipulation, 226 South Main street. Los Angeles, were also found.
 The only clue to the mans name was a government stamped envelope which had been torn in two along the edges. This bore the address, Peter Zsnovich. Yuma, Ar.z.," in a large plain business | hand. It was pOstmsrked at Bisbee, Ariz., March 1, 1891, 6 6. m. In the | upper left hand corner was printed. "Re- turn to J. B, Angius, Bisbee, Ariz., if not delivered withIn ten days" The stamp of the Yuma postoffice was upon | the back dated March 6, 1891. All the | papers had the appearance of having teen soaked in greas which was un- doubteoly caused by exudations from I the body as it lay and broiled in the sun.
 After ascertaining most of the above particulars, Mir, Page weDt back to camp and told his companions of his scovery. He returned to the spot where the body lay, accompanied by Albert hodg and Ygnacio Higuerra. Fnrther investigation disclosed a pool of blood on the bank of the wash which had flowed down the eide snd formed another pool. These pools Nere dried up as matter of course. Right in the lower pool were found five two bit pieces and small change making a to- tai of S195.
 Mir. Page is strongly Of tbe opinion that the man had been murdered. The ripped cloth covering of the papers, the absence of watch and money, the pool of blood and blood-rueted knife, all seem to indicate foul play. A man by the rame of Peter Zenovich is known here. He stopped in town for several months last. winter and was in rather poor health. He was tall man and ap- peared to have considerable money.
 The remains were gathered up by Mir. Page and the two young men with him and buried and the spot marked. What was left of the body was very offensive and could not be brought away.
 The case was placed in the hands Of Sheriff Greenleaf, who has set on foot inquiries which may unravel the great mystery.