Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-16
FOUND DEAD
Terrible Discovery of Miss Lulu
 Zoeckier.

Terrible Discovery of Miss LU |
 Zoeckier.
 B lrly this morning the rumor epveBC
 throughous the oity that MT. B. F
 Z1eckler, Councilman from she Third
 ward had committed suicide. An in
 vestigstion resulted in COT firmIng the
 runoF that MF. z 0ecklsr had with his
 hand taken his own life.
 Justice of the Peace Kinoaid at once
 summoned coroner's jury and repslr- ed to the z ,eckler residence on the cor
 ner Of D Eghth Avenue end Jeffsrso D
 street where the body was viewed | The body WAS tonud on the floor of the 1 bed room occupied by the deceased, on l ais beck with one arm across his chest
 md the other by his side. A ghastly wound on the right side of the head l about en inch above the ear showed i where tbe bullet, V hich ended his life hsd entered and st his feet lay the re- volver, 3S cslibre, Smith < Wessop, which had been used. On the wall about foot from the dead msn were 1 several it4see spstters of blood which had come from the gaping wound when the head came in contact with the floor l The body was turned over to the uC dartskeE and removed from the house. As near as can be learned Mr. Zoeok- lsr had spent almost the entire day yes terdey in riding about the valley on 8 quest for cattle for his meat market and wes sesn about ten o'clock last night by MT F Rheinhsrt, a friend, with whom he entered saloon end took cigar. Leaving the saloon he went home and was heard by his daughter Miss Lulu, Wbo was kssping house while Mrs. z ,eckler and younger daughter were visiting relatives in West Virginia. Miss Lulu had retired, but bearing her father enter the house she spoke and asked him whether he de- sired n lunch before he retired, but wac answered that he did nos care to eat and she heard him enter his room. This morning about five o'clock she was awakened by pistol shot which fright sued her considerably, but she could not be sure thss is was in the house and
 
 and had not heard it. A couple of min ut tes afterwards the telephone rspg and shs answered it to receive message from MT E A McGee, an employe of her fathers shop, asking if Mr. Zoeck- Ter was at home. She responded that he had left for the shop, but on Mr. McGes telling her that he had not mads his appearance there she asked him to walt g moment and she entered her fathers room. There shs found her father dead upon the floor and re- turning to the telephone she informed to hurry to the house. The young lady ran to a neighbo and bad them re- turn to the house with her and mes sepgee wss St once dispatched for D.. Wylis. When Mir McGee reached the house he found the body Of his em- piuyer dead bub still warm, demon strstipg that the shot heard by the daughter had been the one that had ] ended her fathers life.
 MT. z 1eckler came to Phoenix about | i've years SEQ and for 8 year wes con- nected with the Hurley meat market, | after which he entered into partnership | with another bu utcher and opened s l shop where they remained for short l time, when be entered in to partnership | with the late John Luetgeraing end 1 opened tho shop near the postoff1ce, l where he renamed until about six | months ago when he went into business l for himself in the shop he was running | St ths time Of his death.
 Since going into business for himself l Mr. Zleckler hes not prospered and it is | thought theb business tFon bles drove him to the rash act which ended his 1 life.
 The jary. after examining the wit- nesssa in ths case, returned a verdict of 
 Funeral services will be held tomor- row evening e8 5:30 o'clock as ths under, taking parlors of she Pnoeniz Uadertak iDg Com psoy under the aueplces of the iccal lodge Of Wood men, snd tba body 9iil be shipped ou the eveDlug train to Wheeling, West Virginia, where the burial will bake piece.