Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12

Information confirming the worst
fears of his agonized relatives has just
been received here giving details of the
untimely and mysterious death Of
George Sayers in New Mexico While
scattering reports had been received
at intervals during the past few weeks
no definite news came until the last
letter arrived with its sorrowful It'd
ings, stating that Mr.. Sayers was found
dead with a hole In his head and one
leg broken. He lies buried in a shabby
grave in the Potter Field at Lords
burg, New Mexico. The circumstances
surrounding his sudden end win prob
ably never be known but the most
plausible theory ia that he was shot
by bandits and robbed, as he carried
considerable money and papers and
other articles of value.
A sister of Mr.. Sayers, Mrs. Robert
G. Miller, Of 173 William street, this
city, told today of the dire news which
she has received about her brother. He
is survived by another sister here, Mrs.
Alfred Kay, Of Hall avenue.
His Fatal Journey.
Mr.. Sayers, who formerly lived in
Wilkes-Bar Pa, went to the south
west about three years ago. He was
boilermaker by trade and occupied q
position of trust with the Fl Paso
(Tex.) Machine & Foundry Company.
He prospered and accumulated a snug
fortune invested in stocks and other
valuable securities. About June l
last he left for Caborea, having
been sent by his employers to the Cia-
Minera-Juarez at Caborca, Sonora,
which is mining camp, to erect sew
eral tanks for the Juarez Company,
about 1875 miles from the railroad. Ca
bOrca is the end of the telegraph line,
while Santa Anna is the nearest rail
road station. The route overland from
Santa Anna to the Juarez Company
mine is by stage and through very
bad Yachoie Indian country. Mr.. Say
ers was also obliged to pass through a
stretch Of territory infested by Mex
ican bandits.
letter was written by Mr.. Sayers
to his bosom friend, Samuel Mott
stating that he wduld arrive in Ri
Paso. on his return from the Jnare7
mine, August Q, or thereabouts. He
enclosed two checks for large sums
asking Mr.. Mott to deposit them in the
bank for him. After receiving the let
bCi MI 4hObb anu dHDlntT CLOSE IIltUu,
William Crawford. waited until August
13 and, as Sayers did not materialize,
they wrote to the e. p M. 4 F. Com
pany, who wired the Juarez people.
The answer cfme back that Hayers had
left their plac, for FL Paso August 3.
The American consul at Nogales was
notified and a thorough investigation of
the matter was begun by his employ
ers, his many friends and the consul,
Alexander V. Dye. The latter sent a
man over the entire trail but no trace
of Mr.. Sayers g whereabouts was dis
covered. The American consul at Ju-
arez, Mr.. Edwards, was also unable to
learn anything, and the first actual
fears, which had been forming In the
minds of all, were brought to the sur
face. 1t was Mr. Sayers IS death that
they now believed probable. The rail
road agent at Santa Anna, where the
unfortunate Pennsylvanian had pur-
chased his ticket for his return to Ell
Paso, wrote to the governor Of Sonora,
asking his aid in the matter. 1t was
indeed great favor to get the SER
vices of a Mexican governor in behalf
of an American. The governor said
that he would find George Sayers dead
or alive. The only clue was that the