Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-20
HIDDEN HISTORY IS REVEALED BY
 HAND OF DEATH
AT LEAST THREE JEROME FLU VICTIMS USED AS SUMED NAMES AND ONE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BURIED MONEY.

JEROME, Nov. l5-Officers have discovered that at least three of the local victims of the influenza epid- emic died under assumed names. In no instance have they been able to ascertain the reason of the deceased for travelling under a false cogno- men.
 The case that is most puzzling to Coroner Frank Smith is that of Ed ward Van der Hayden, formerly of Miami, who lived and died here un- der the name of Hayden. Van der Hayden's case has been brought into prominence through the inquiry of A. Reid, a Miami real estate man, to the Verde Copper News. Presumably Reid is interested because Van der Hayden owned four shacks in Miami, for which he received an income of $50 month.
 As Hayden, Van der Hayden work ed at most Of the mines in the Verde district. It was noted that not long after he went on a job a mysterious accident would occur at some piece of machinery to which he had ac- cess. Twice he was discharged from the United Verde because machinery that he was handling went wrong. For the same reason he was discharg- ed from the |. V. Extension. For a time he worked at the Calumet & Jerome but he was under suspicion of committing sabotage there. After he left the C. & ]. he secured a job at the Green Monster but later he went to the Texas shalt, where he was employed when he became i'll with influenza.
 Another habit of Van de Hayden's was to get himself injured in some trifling way and remain off the job, under pay and surgical treatment, as long as possible.
 Van der Hayden had a room at the home of Mrs. A. Bish. Only few days before his death he showed his landlady roll of bills that must have amounted to $500 to S400. He boast ed of his income and when Mrs. Bish asked him what he did with his money he replied mysteriously that he buried 1t.
 When Van der Hayden died, prac- tically no money was found among his effects. The undertaker's bill is still unpaid.
 There Is every reason to believe that Van der Hayden really was in the habit of burying his money. At one time he had an account at the Bank of Arizona but he closed il more than a year ago and 1t Is thought that after that he entrusted his wealth to Mother Earth. He ire quently expressed lack of faith in banks
 The interment theory is borne out strikingly by friend of the deceas- ed, R. Zimmerman, with whom Van der Hayden worked at the Green Monster. Van der Hayden had sew eral hundred dollars which, accord ing to Zimmerman, he buried Tn can near the Green Monster camp When he went to work at the Texas shaft he left his wealth where it was hidden. A few days before he fell i'll he returned to the Green Monster and began to look around for his money, only to find that the can had been dug mp by some animal. For a few hours Van der Hayden was wild ly excited but eventually he located the can and contents. Probably the bills therein are the ones that he exhibited to Mrs. Bish.
 Van Yardley Case
 lust before he died at the hos pita1 James Henry Jameson, a driver for the Chino Valley dairy, confided to his nurse that his real name was Charles van Vardley. He explained that he had changed his name be- cause of family troubles. Jameson added that his people lived in Mis- souri. His draft and classification cards show that he registered under the name of Jameson.
 Papers found in the possession Of lose Casilina, an Italian who died a few days ago at the emergency hos pital, show that his real name was Jose Rossi. He was a member Of the I. w. w. and was commonly known by the nickname of "Frenchy" It is suspected that he changed his name to Casilina because of trouble