The St. Johns herald., 1898-09-10
SHOCKING OCCURREN5E.
Seth FanCher, Former Resident of Albuquerque, Died by His
 Own Hand.
lAlbuquerque Demoer t. 1

Albuquerque DemOer It.I
 About 3 o'clock yesterday nornin when Felipe HubbelI was driving alon the main road a short distance hevon,
 the bridge over the Rio Grande he say
 the body of a man lying by the roadside
 Upon examination the man proved to h,
 dead. In the right hand was firml.
 found vuca extended throughthe bod
 terminating near the shoulder blade | The body was stIlI warm and lhe blood
 was flowing freely showing that deatF
 had very recently taken place The clothing was burned with powder, and all evidences went to show that tine un- fortunate man had just committed sui eide.
 Mir. Hubbell sent messenger into the city and Sheriff Huhbell and Mar shal McMillen soon arrived, followed d l few moments later by Undertaken Mont ort, who brought the remains to his parlors in the city. Here it was discov- cred that not scrap of paper by which the body could be identified was about the person and no one of the crowd that soon gathered recognized the man. There was no money in the pocket, but silver wat h was found and on the coat was an Odi Fellows pin In the pock cts were knife, sack of tobacco and box of cartridges, full except for enough to fill the chambers of the revol- yer once The weapon was also new.
 All day long men kept coming into the room where the corpse; lay, but while many said they were familiar with the face, none could give the name. Among the visi ors was Fred Diamond, who sad that early in the morning he had sold the man the sack of tobacco fonnd upon him James H. Smith had viewed the face several times during the day, but without recognition. Early in the evening he came in again and had no sooner looked at the rigid from then he exclaimed. Why, that's Seth Fanchern' several others who were standing Inv said, "Of course it is" F NJ Eddings, Jonathnd ilo.ton and others recognized the man and the first chapter of the mystery was solved. Mrs. Faueaer, who has been living for three months in the Bell house on Lead ayenee between Second and Third streets, was interviewed, and though greatly distressed by the art'breaking news, gave all the information at her disposal
 Mr Fancher came to Albuquerque II years ago from Port Huron, Mich, in company with James Laurre. He worked for some time in the Atlantic x Pacific shops. Nearly four years ago he was transferred to Needles Mrs Fanrher and an adopted daughter accompanied him, but the lady'S health failed and she went for time 10 her old home in Kentucky, returning from thence to Al l buquerque.
 MT. Fancher, the lady said, came to Albuquerque on delayed No. yesterday morning, reaching home at o'clock. He seemed in. his usual good spirit, ate hearty breakfast and abOut o'clock he went out. saying he was going to buy some tobacco. That was the last seen of him by his wife
 A committee of Odd Fellows visited the home and found that Mir. Fancher had belonged 10 a lodge of the order Tn Port Huron. They also discovered that he carried insurance to the extent of $3 900 in the Royal American Order. The Odd Fellows lodge in Port Huron | will be communicated with today. The uneral will peobIoly take lace Monday afternoo
 It is rumored that Mir. Fancher had | lost his position at Needles. No other expIanat of his rash act has been of fered than that being ont Of work and | out of money he became deSpondent amt decided to take his life He was a splendid specimen of manhood. six feel in height. weighing nearly 229 pounds tuI ati fs-5 ahout 45 yefr- N0 sHi- dren by his present wife survive him, but he has, it is said child ny a former wife, who does not live in Albuquerque. ! The adopted daughte: is q bright, pretty 1 little girl about 12 years of age. Many will remember William Gravelle, a brothe -in-law of Mir. Fancher