The Arizona sentinel., 1895-12-07
Has He Committed Suicide ?

Has He Committed Suicide2
 Herbert Morgan, a man aged about 40 years, who came here couple oi months ago from Gila Bend and en- tered the service of Chief Engineer G. W. Norton's surveying corps, dis appeared Monday night and nothing has been seen or heard of him since
 Early Monday evening he convers. ed with some of the boys who had been associated with him on the sur vey. They say he was then laboring g under the hallucination that parties were going to hang him. It is believed that in order to es- cape, as he thought, from the perse- cution of his enemies he rushed to the Colorado river and jumped in and was drowned.
 The river has been patrolled for sixteen miles down but no trace of him has been discovered.
 The lost man is addicted to the use of liquor and during the past few weeks had been drinking heavily and 1t Is thought that he probably had an attack of delirium tremens.
 About year and half ago he ex- perience, a similar attack during his residence in Gila Bend and when found on the desert by 9 searching party he was nearly perished of thirst.
 He is spoken of by Engineer Nor ton as an exceptionally bright and intelligent gentleman and good engineer.
 A cousin by the name of $. E Hazard lives at Gila Bend and Wm. U. Morgan, a brother, resides at Boerne, Texas
 W. c. Davis, a miner at Gold Cross, is in town for few days on a recuper- ating trip.
 Preaching at the Methodist Church tomorrow, both morning and evening by the Presiding Elder, Rev. G. F. Bovard.
 Mrs. H. w. Blaisdell arrived Tues day morning from an extended visit to her former home in Concord, Mass. While in the east her mother died in the above city. MT. Blaisdell met his wife at Tucson.
 c. D. Baker, of Yuma, formerly of this city, is now in Phoenix on 8 business mission. He is actively en- gagged at Yuma with big reclama- tion scheme of considerable merritt Gdzette.
 Mir. Baker returned to this city Wednesday.
 The Citizens Building and Loan Association held it's regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening at the court house. B. F. Hertlee was given a loan of $500 on his place in west Yuma:
 Miss Agnes Polhamus cordially in- vites the ladies of Yuma and vicinity to call at the family residence at the corner of Madison avenue and Second street to examine choice lot of trimmed hats just received. Orders taken for anything in the millinery line.
 The many friends of Mrs. Capt. J. A. Mellon will be pleased to learn that she is among us again and will spend the winter here.
 FOR SALE AT THIS oFFIcE:-Min- ing location notices; both quartz and placer, and Notary Public blanks.
 The Hey wood concert at O'Toole's Hall last night was a grand entertainment. Nothing like it has ever before visited Yuma, and those who were unfor- tunate enough as not to be present have missed a musical treat that the likes will not soon be seen in Yuma. again.
 I will never forget "them oxen" s. P. Go. Engineer Jack O'Brien went out Sunday to Go. IFS turkey shoot ard brought back with him nine birds. It is probably a good thing for Co. H that Jack was not here on Thanksgiving, for if he had, Go. H would surely have been loser on it's shoot. Cream Rye Whisky. Imported Blackbird Gin. Imported Gordon Sherry. Fine Clarets and Port wine fol family use, can always be found at the Crystal Palace Saloon. Jack B. Caruth returned from q trip to Tyson's Wells Tuesday He reports the five stamp mill re- gently erected at the old Mariquite