Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-11-03

rush he moved to that camp, but re- I
turned when business ebbed there ,
and went to Manhattan, where he Z
remained until about two years ago, Z
when he drifted back to Tonopah,
He owned the home where his body
was found, and was supposed to
have an income from outside sources,
as he always paid his way and never
contracted debts He was about 6S
years Of age
Death is ascribed to heart trouble,
as he complained Of weakness
when last seen on Wednesday night.
He was climbing the hill leading to
his cabin chatting with a 12year-old
son Of Mrs Hollins, his next-door
ueighbor As the pair progressed |
Blume stumbled and fell, and the
boy inquired if he were ill.,
"Oh, no; there's nothing the mat
ter, Blume retorted I'm just tired |
That's all
These were his last words. Gath
ering himself together, the deceased
finished his climb and entered his
house When tie door closed the
outer world was excluded from the
4 final agony and the man passed away
alone in the silence Of his cabin
with no other witness than a pretty
1 Pomeranian spaniel, which was his
sole companion
Nothing more was known until this
morning. when the boy told of the
Incident Of Wednesday evening. and
then suspicion was aroused that the
old man was either i'll or had died in
the interval The residents Of the
vicinity then recalled the fact that
the dog had been barking almost con
stantly for a couple Of days and it
was decided to force an entrance.
OFFICER Bob Dalzell was called and
the door forced. The stencil that
escaped told the story without any
further investigation and word was
sent TO Justice Dunseath.
The spaniel, which had been tied
in a corner Of the room. was fam
ished, but when released he ran to
: the bed Of his dead master and be
E gan licking the face that did not
a respond with the kind smile that al
b ways greeted the animal every morn
: ing. 1t required some persuasion t
d coax the creature from the bedsid,
, to permit removal Of the body.
e Nothing was disturbed inside tn,
! cabin and there was no sign of
2, struggle preceding death, as every
p, thing was arranged in applepie orde
e and the dresser bureau and tabl
n were Immediately clean, provin
d that the fatal attack did not occu
e until afJor Bmme had retired for th
ia night
Is From some OF the associates of th
re dead llan it was earIsi that he ha
is sister engaged IN the mtllner
80 business in Denve. who was said
III conduct one of the largest stores
sh that line in Colorado, and a nephe
OF is known to reside at Quinn, S.
he The trousers and coat hung on Il
ct wall, where they probably had bee
is hung every night for years, and
mt the pockets was found 5i1675 Tn
~ nest egg will protect the body fro
nd being inferred at county expense al
a avert postmortem condition tn
in Blume frequently referred to.
pal conversation with his few associat
gh he would refer to the number Of nj
its who died in mining camps and we
am buried at the expense of the count
er' On such occasions he always clos
he with the remark that no coun
are would ever have to pay for his
ng' neral
Blume was a man of kind hea
and all the instincts Of gent
man. He was filled with remn
OR cences and ranked as a good sto
teller, whose anecdotes were untai
son ed by smut or yulgarty For yei
the he was accompanied by Llewell
'on- setter, which he priced highly a
and which he poisoned a few years 9
ons when the ills Of old age made
,ree miserable The setter was said
ney be IA years old and could not m1
re- the abundant food provided by an
eX- dulgent master
con The funeral will take place
by morrow at 10 O'clock
the An inquest was held at 10 o'cl
when a verdict was returned that
deceased came to his death Fl
causes unknown, but believed to
natural. superinduced by heart
81 ease. The jurors were James
Breslin, w. f Dryden, F, Fox, A
. go Service. John Phelan and A. f. +
son.