Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
SLAIN BY BANDITS, GEORGE
SAVERS IS MOURNED HERE
Sisters in This City Notified Of His
Sudden and Mysterious Death
in New Mexico Recently.
BROTHER GOES AFTER BODY

I traveller had had trunk with him. II
the trunk was at Nogales, Ariz., it
would prove that he had covered the
stage journey in safety and had met
with his trouble after reaching Santa
Anna, which is located on the La Can
ena Yachoie Indian River & Pacific
railroad, Mexican branch of the
Southern Pacific.
On the morning of September ~ Mr.
Crawford, worried greatly by the dis.
appearance of his chum, went to the
railroad station above mentioned and
found that there was one trunk there
which had dearrived on August Z, but, as
they only keep baggage thirty days
they would ship it to San Francisco.
Mr.. Crawford did not see the trunk but
got the number of the check and took
the case up with the general baggage
agent at frisco, q. B. Carsons. If the
trunk were his, he would have arrived
In the United States safely, as he
would have had to be in Nogales with
II In order to pass it over the line.
Consul g Researches.
Consul Dye, Of Nogales, Sonora, Mex
leo, wrote to Mr.. Miller-the dead
man 8 brother-in-law hereunder date
Of September 80, stating that he had
ascertained that Alfredo Monteverde,
Of Hermosillo, well-known citizen of
that place, was the travelling compan-
ion OF Sayers from Altar to Santa An
ma. In answer to telegram Mr..
Monteverde wrote Mr.. Dye that man
answering Mr.. Sayers's 8 description had
left the stage at Santa Anna with q
suit case and trunk, and he supposed
he took the north-bound train for No
gales.
When Mr.. Sayers left Caborca he
carried three checks given him by the
Compania Minera Juarez for $195.2S,
$25 and $40, respectively. The small.
est one was cashed at Santa Anna and
the &26 check in Nogales, Ariz., being
presented at the bank on august 10
| The trunk was checked out at Nogales
| August 6. Mr. Crawford received a
| letter about two weeks ago from w
Beeson who located Sayers's watch and
| some money. Payment on the $l952S
Feheck was stopped by Mr.. Dye at the
Banco de Sonora In Nogales
! II was believed by the officials al
! Lordsburg, N. NJ, that Sayers had be
come, mentally unbalanced and had
wondered around small section house
about nine miles west of Bordsburg
His friends and relatives, however, be
lieved he was slain by robbers who
had learned that he carried much OF
value on his person.
Often Visited Here.
Mr.. Sayers had frequently visited
| his sister In this city and enevI
showed any indications of being men
| tally unsound in the least. He was the
eldest of large family and was gen.
erous and kind to a degree.
A brother, Thomas Sayers, of Phila-
delphia, has gone to claim his broth
er's body which will be brought to
Jeanesville, Pa, for burial.
A sister resides there. The deceased
was thirty-seven years old, FIVE feet,
eight inches tall and weighed about $50
Epounds. He leaves seven brothers and
sisters in all Those in addition to the
ones before mentioned are a brother
and sister In Bethlehem, Pa, and a
sister In Wayne, Pa.
His former wife resides in Wilkes
Barre. No children survive him. His
relatives here are of the opinion that
he would never have gone to the south
west but for the alleged unfaithfulness
of his wife, who is now married to an
other man.