Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-07
JOHN JAMES,.
Assistant Superintendent ofthe Peni-
Tertiary Dies at Santa Monica.
BURIAL AT CARTHAGE TODAY.

John James. assistant su~perintend-
ent If the New Mexico ~penitentiary at
Santa Fe, died at Santa Monica, Cal,
last Friday evening of heart trouble
and other complications which set in
on account of a severe cold contracted
some few months ago. The deceased
had been sick in bed at the peniten-
tiary for something over -four months
and upon advice of his physicians he
was taken to California q few days ago
in order to seek a lower altitude with
the hopes that he might obtain relief.
He stood the trip well considering his
enfeebled condition and it was thought
at the start that he vas on the way to
recovery. He afterwards had a relapse
from which he was unable to rally and
gradually became worse until the end
came. At his bedside during the last
hours were his wife Mrs. Agnes James,
and son. John James, Jr. All that med
ical skill and faithful nursing could do
was done. but without avail. DR.. David
Knapp, the penitentiary physician, &C
companied the deceased to the a
and attended him until the last.
Mr.. James was an old resident OF
this territory, having located here in
1882. when he came from Braidwood,
ILL.,, and assumed charge of the Car
thage coal mines then operated by the
San Pedro Coal & Coke company
which property he successfully man
aged for several years. He afterwards
assumed the general management of
the Santa Fe coal properties at Rock
dale, Colo, and later on acted as super
i~ntendent for the Aztec o company
at Gallup. After leaving Gallup he re-
tired from active coal mining and took
up his residence at Albuquerque and
engaged in the hotel business, running
the Highland house for a number of
years. He was elected and served
with credit as member of the school
board at Albuquerque. In 1899 he was
appointed assistant superintendent of
the New Mexico penitentiary by Super
intendent II. o. Bursum. a place which
he has successfully and faithfully filled
up 10 the time of his DEATH He was
at one time a prominent member of
the National Federation of Miners un-
ions, being the first secretary of the
organization in the early COS and rem.
dered valuable service to the cause of
union labor.
He had exceptional talent as an or
ganiZer of men. was thoroughly famil
lar with the needs of the miners and
his ability and efforts in behalf of the
miners were recognized throughout
the United States. He was always true
to his friends and his motto through
life was honesty and fidelity to the
trust reposed in him. By his death the
territory loses a valuable citizen. MIR
James was about GA years of age. He
was born in Scotland. He caves 9
widow and two children, Mrs. Mary l.
Scruggs. of Albuquerque. and Johr
: James, Jr., of East Las Vegas; also 9
: brother, Harry James, of San Antonio
: Socorro county.
Note-Mrs. Scruggs received the SAT
news of the death of her father las
r Saturday. She left last night for Sar
Y Antonio, and from there went over to
Carthage, where the funeral occurred
this afternoon. Mrs. X. B. Clark, wifi
of the depot agent and operator a
Wingate, who is a niece of the de
d ceased. came in from the west and &C
r companied Mrs. Scruggs on her SAL
mission. Mrs. Robert Mckinley, a sis
ter of Mr.. James, arrived here from
n Madrid Saturday and continued soutl
| to San Antonio that evening. Johl
McIntire. a young business gentleman
of San Antonio, is also a relative o
the deceased,