The chieftain., 1900-06-23
VOL. 18
SKULL nANoLED.
Horrible Death of Mine Engineer
w. L. Keys.

a mine engineer, lies dead at
Strong's undertaking rooms. with
the left side of his head crushed
in and the skull partially laid
open, and his left leg broken and
bruised in several places between
the knee and foot.
Wednesday night, as the west
bound passenger, No. 1, under
Conductor Heady, with Engineer
A. H. Dixon at the throttle,
struck the top of Barr's hill, a
few miles south of the city, the
quick eye of the engineer perceived
black object partially lying
alongside the track. AS the
train, going down grade at
rapid speed, neared the object the
engineer promptly saw that it
was a man, The air brakes
were applied, but too late-the
speed of the train was checked
but not until the cruel wheels
had done their work of death.
The body was brought to this
city on freight train No. "a early
Thursday morning, and turned
over to Undertaken Strong.
Papers and letters found in the
bloodstained clothes worn by the
dead man proved that his
name is William Luther Keys,
and that relatives reside some
where in Indianapolis, Ind. 1t is
evident that he has been moving
to and fro in this territory and
in Mexico for several years. In
1897 he located mine in Taos
county with Herman Geek and
Silva Garcia and named it the
Leadville lode. Letters indicate
that he was mining engineer at
Parral, Mexico, and later was in
the employ of the Modoc Mining
company of the Organ district.
Among his papers is receipted
bill, under date of June 1, 1900,
from the Mining Supply company
of Las Cruces, for $3.50, which
had been loaned to "Keys, Modoc
engineer" Quite a number of
letters were found from Ethel
Radcliffe, of Socorro, and he
carried a book entitled "The
Engineers Manual" presented to
him by E. M. Kealer, also of
Socorro. Besides the letters, bills
and mining papers, his other
effects consists of five; cents, a
plug of tobacco, two lead pencils,
a small pocket plane and pocket
knife.-Albuquerque Citizen.
The dead man was we'll known
in this city and vicinity, having
been in the employ of the
Timber Peak mining company at
Water Canon from November,
1898, until the mill closed dowr
last August. Mr.. Keys was q
caller at this Office in company
with c. 7. Brown OH Mondal
morning, and was in COMPANY
with E. M. Kealer up until few
hours before train time Tuesda,
night.
The deceased was neve
known to drink beyond a socia
glass of beer, and was of al
extremely quiet and unasumini
disposition. Since leaving Socor
70 last August, he has been il
Mexico; for the past three month
he had been employed at tn
Modoc mine in the Orgai
mountains, and at the time of hi
death was on his way to Prescott
Arizona, where he intended {
invest in ranch property wit
a friend, for whom he wa
waiting in this city Monday an
Tuesday. Mr.. Keys was know
to have plenty of money when /
Socorro the first of the week.
THE KEYS INQUEST HELD FRIDA
AFTERNOON.
Friday afternoon the coroner
jury to inquire into the death {
Wiliam Luther Keyes, an accour
of which was published in tt
Citizen Thursday afternoon m,
at ? o'clock p. m. at the Office
Justice Ribble on south Secor
street.
The first witness was Engine
Dixon, who stated that the trai
as it reached Bars hill, w
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