Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-18
ARIzONA'S WIDEST KNOWN ECCENTRIC
 DIES IN HIS HOME
E. H. KeIlner, Pioneer of State, Passes Away in Venice, Cal ifornia; Was Millionaire and
 Has Long Record in This State

Word was received yesterday in the state of the death in Venice, Cali fornia. of one of the widest known eccentric characters which the state of Arizona ever produced. E. K. Kell- ner long resident of the various sec tions of Arizona. mine operator and banker in Bisbee, Globe, Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott and reputed one of the richest men the state has ever produced. died in his palatial residence in the coast city, where for the past five or six years he has made his home with his wife and four children.
 Kellner came to this state when mining was in its early stages and acquired many gold properties. From what he made in the mining business he operated stores in the mining camps, and later became interested in several banks in different sections of the state He acquired an ac- quaintanceship about the state that was enviable and at the same time gathered for himself the name of a good business man, a fearless one. and a man who could have and enjoy more enemies than any man alive. For years he was the most hated of all men in this section of the south west
 old timers will remember many of ' his peculiar traits through which he gained his fame in the state and lat CT in California Across his rotund little stomach he bore a gold chain. made from the letters of his name. each letter linked together, and each letter one and one-half inch in height ] In his tie and in each of his shirt 1 sleeves was the same gold, his ini- tials. He had a variety of jewels and all were set in gold And all the gold with which he so generously be- decked himself came from the mines and placers which he worked or was interested in in this state.
 Chief of the many jokes which are told about the state on the old timer is the occurrence which accompanied Judge" Kellner's attempts to be. come governor of the territory. Al the same time Judge McCord was after the position and each was re- siding in Phoenix They. with a mum Der of others, were in the famed old ! Palace" of Phoenix early day gam
 bling, when through a frame-up a fake telegram was brought in by messenger stating to Kellner thai his confirmation as judge was as sured. He bought. on the strength |of the message. and the joke became known and appreciated throughout the whole of the state.
 Later as he grew older and more infirm, Kellner moved from thi, state to Los Angeles where he bough
 property in Venice and built himself
 Ia home This home was heralded a, one of the most beautiful and mos expensive in the district. Little arcl ways led into the ground and abov,
 each or them was the name of E K
 Kellner in gold letters shining fortl
 before a large electric reflector
 There were two of the eccentrici
 ties of the old man which gained fo
 him almost unknown fame on tn, coast The first came with the bull, . ing in the back of his grounds of tn,
 moseleum in which he stated his an,
 his wifes and children's bodie
 should rest. General declarations b!
 the neighbors that the moseleun
 should not be tolerated and whei the case came to a fight Kellner vol } out, He had, several years befor . building the moseleum. built his owl } casket in which were gold inlays O metal from bis mine, and on whicl 5 are four massive handles made O
 pure metal. Entrance to the nose
 leum is gained through unlocking
 massive gold lock to which there ar four keys, each turning the lock one