Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-26
Tubencio Leon Drops Over Dead While Watching a .
 Monte Game.
CURIOUS CROWD IS
 ATTRACTED TO SCENE
Heart Failure Believed to Be Cause of Death, Though an Autopsy Will Be Made if the County Will Pay Costs.

While idly watching a monte game in the Redlight saloon on Brewery avenue, which he did not have enough money to play, Tubencio Leon's heart ceased to beat yesterday afternoon about o'clock, and he dropped over dead.
 Seated in one of the chairs for play CTS, Leon had for an hour or more been interested in the progress of the game which was being played with varying success by a number of Mexi- cans, all of whom knew him by sight, but none of which could give his name.
 Leon gave forth one plaintiff cry, which was heard all over the saloon, began to shake violently and then dropped to the floor. Jack Fogarty, one of the employees of the place, saw him fall, and rushed over with a pitcher of ice water, which was dashed in the dead mans face without effect.
 Passing by in a hurry to give direc- tiOns to some of the scavenger gang Sanitary Officer Spaulding was stopped and called into the saloon. When he reached Leon's side he was already growing cold. Spaulding ordered him taken over to the platform, on which a piano stands, and laid out.
 By this time the curious began to reach the saloon, and 1t was with diff ficulty that Spaulding kept them back, all being morbidly curious to gaze on the face and form of a man who had died suddenly in a saloon. Several who claimed to know him by sight were unable to give his name.
 Lying stretched out on the platform his glassy eyes upturned and staring sightless at the smoky ceiling, Leon was anything but a pleasing thing to look at. Some well-thinking person got permission from Spaulding to bind Soiled handkerchief around his jaw and head. thus closing a mouth that would have added to the horror of the situation by its gaping openness.
 By this time the crowd had greatly increased and people who had never seen the unfortunate man before crowded their way into the place to look upon him. Some turned away with q shudder. others looked unin- terested and walked out, while still others laughed and stepped " 10 the bar and ordered a drink, W! oh they gulped down with relish.
 Within few minutes after con fell to the floor. Justice Murph was on the scerc to summon a coroI ,r's jury to inquire into the cause death. 1 He had to crowd his way in the Sa- loon and to the rear, where .e found Leon.
 Their hats removed. SOn of them with oyeralls and others lC king as if they had just dropped into he house of death, six men were SwC | in to de termine what caused tn, mans de- mise. 4 few of the bys nders re- moved their hats. and app. lred as if they realized the tragedy hey were witnessing. Officer SpaulC lg had to force others back in order provide room in which Justice Mr Dhy could carry on his official duty.
 Those making up the ju .v were B. Zinc, w. J. Robinson, JolN Holland, John McCauliffe, Thomas IEcCoy and searching the remains, in the cloth ing of which little was four l, the jury adjourned to meet this ev"ning at o'clock in Justice Murphy'S office and arrive at a verdict.
 IT is probable that an a":opsy will be made today to determin the exact cause of death. This will Ie made if it proves certain that the Ounty will stand the expense of the hysician'S services.
 Leon is an unmarried Me can, about 45 years of age. He had ed in the city several years, and F'I worked at odd jobs, some of the ne on the streets. He drank consid able, and when he had the means rent much of his time at the monte mes.