Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-05
rHE suiCIDE ,DENriFiFD.

Proves 10 ~ seth rauoher-Was charge d
Wiih larceny Prom the Railroad.
Tho mAu Who committed suiCii 10 last
Saturday morning was identified sstur-
day evening a. Seth Eancher. Many
per -ons, vho we're acquainted with Mr.
FancLer In his lifetime, viewed the re-
mains during the day, but while they
felt certain tlat ihey had seen the mtn
some time or another they were unatle
to locate him. JGmes II. Sml.h was the
tlrst man TO birsk this chain OF forget.
iulness, aud az SOON a. de declared tie
suicide Was seth Tantasr. others Ia.
stantly mhds the same disclysry.
With this much leFrntd. an ibvsstiga
tion as TO the cause Of the act was Vi
once commenced. Mre Fsnchr, the
wife Of the deceased. who lives on Lead
avenue, between Second and Ihifd
streets, was notified Of the deaih OF her
husband, but absolutely refused to be
lieys that he had suicided.
She said her husband lal come IN
from the Needles, where he had a posi-
tiOn a. blacksmith with the Santa Nc
Pacific, on delayed No. Saturday
morning, and arrived home at about 4
O'clock He told her that theTe was
detective pursuing him, who had y war.
rant for his arrest and that he was
charged with stealing some blacksmith
tools from the company. lie left the
house at o'clock 20 as not 10 be there
when the detective arrived. Before
leaving, however, he handed her purse
containing $3.50 In gold and saying that
he still had 800 coming In wages from
the company. The purse also contained
a note directing his wife to pay his dues
In the Royal Areanum Order. In which
he carried $1,000 insurance.
Their l2year.old adopted daughter
says that she saw her father inspect his
revolver In the kitchen at home before
departing but Mrs. Fancher did not know
OF this
She says that she saw q man around
thehOuIe shadowing Mr.. Fancher and her
theOry was that this man had followed
him aud that a struggle between them
had occurred when Fancher discovered
that he was being pursued; that the msn
took the revolver away from her husband
eud shot him with II. This being her
view Of the killing. she demanded cor
oner's inquest to investigate the matter
As the evidence seems TO be conclusive
that II was suicide II Ia probable that the
idea OF holding an inquest will be given
up.
Mrs. Fancher says that the detective
called at the house several times on Sat.
uTday aud made thorough search, find.
ing certain tools which he claimed had
been stolen from the railroad company,
although there were no trade marks on
them. She says he made his last call at
the house in the evening. after the re-
mains had been identified, when be said
that he would do nothing further In the
matter, as he was convinced that Fan
cher was not guilty Of the theft charged.
Mr. Faneher came to this city about
eleven years ago from Port Huron, Mich.
and worked for the Atlantic Il Pacific in
this city for several years. Four years
ago he was transferred to Needles, where
he worked IA a blacksmith. He had the
reputation OF being one of the best me
chanics in the employ of the railroad. |
He belonged TO the Odd Fellows' lodge at |
Port Huron and also TO the Royal Ar
canum, in which, as stated above, he
carried $1,000 insurance.
The funeral took place at 3 o'clock this |
afternoon from the family residence
81. George Creaghe aud his bright son,
Gerald. made a pleasant call at this Of |
fee this afternoon, on their return from
Lamar, Colo, where they will reside In the
future. They will leave tomorrow night |
Ariz., where Mrs. Creaghe
and younger children at present reside,
aud where In Apache county, Mr.
Creaghe Was for a long time the best
sheriff OF that portion Of Arizona. After
arranging some home affairs, Mr..
Ireaghe will return TO Lamar, followed
shortly by his family,
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