ALICE MOSS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
August 15, 1903
The coroner's jury which sat to consider the cause of death
of Miss Alice Moss returned a somewhat sensational verdict
Tuesday says the Bisbee Review. The jury's verdict was as
follows:
"We find that the deceased, Alice Moss, was a native of
California, aged 24 and that she came to her death on the
morning of the 8th day of August, 1903 in Bisbee and we find
that the cause of death was due to the negligence of the
attending physician, Dr. M.D. Johnson, he having been found
to have administered powerful drugs and neglected his patient."
There were five witnesses examined at the inquest into the
cause of death. They were Drs. Edmundson, Hart and Johnson,
Mrs. Harrison and E. Howell, a carpenter, who resides in the
house where Miss Moss was rooming at the time of her death
and who was present when Dr. Johnson administered hypodermic
injections to the patient.
The weight of testimony was by the physicians who stated that
the woman, in addition to being a sufferer from partial
paralysis had been attacked by a most malignant disease,
which had virtually destroyed every organ in her body with
the exception of her heart.
It transpires that at the autopsy which was performed by Dr.
Edmundson the condition of the woman was revealed to have been
such that she could not have survived long had no medicine or
drugs been administered.
The verdict of the jury makes it a case of investigation for
the territorial officials. Whether, after carefully examining
the testimony offered in this city, they will deem it necessary
to go any further wit the case is doubtful. Three competent
physicians testified that the deceased was a victim of one of
the most loathsome diseases known to the medical profession
and she could not have survived its ravages much longer.
J.W. MUNGOVAN
October 14, 1903
The funeral of J.W. Mungovan, who died Monday afternoon
will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
undertaking parlors of A.J. Bradley. The funeral will
be under the auspices of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Mungoven
leaves a wife and two daughters.
EDWARD A. BUKER
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 15, 1907
Edward A. Buker one of the pioneers of the valley died
yesterday morning of cancer. After having served through
the Civil War in the Seventh Kansas Volunteers, he came to
Arizona and soon after to this valley. He settled about
sixteen miles southwest of the city and took a ditch out
of the river, the beginning of the St. John's Canal. Mr.
Buker was also a carpenter and builder. He took a deep
interest in public affairs until within very recent years.
He leaves a wife and several children. The funeral will
take place this morning at half past ten o'clock at the
undertaking rooms of Mohn and Driscoll.
MRS. ALMA DAVIS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 20, 1907
A telegram was received in Phoenix last night bearing the
news of the death at Rigby Idaho of Mrs. Alma Davis, formerly
Miss Emma King. The news will be a severe shock to a large
number of Phoenix people. Mrs. Davis was a particularly
healthy and robust person, and was seldom sick, which makes
the sudden announcement of her death a great surprise.
Mrs. Davis, then Miss King, graduated from the Tempe Normal
school in 1902, after which she taught school till October
1904 when she married Mr. Davis, a normal school graduate of
the class of 1901. They met in school and it was there the
acquaintance developed into love and was later solemnized
by marriage. The young couple have been very prosperous,
Mr. Davis being engaged extensively in cattle raising and
farming.
Those who knew Mrs. Davis will deeply mourn her death for
she was a woman of unusual attainments. Beside her husband
she is survived by only one relative, her mother, who has
been making her home with the daughter. Her only brother
was killed a few years ago in a mine accident in Yavapai
County.
WALTER EVANS
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 18, 1907
The funeral services of Walter I. Evans will be held today
at 4 p.m. from the parlors of Easterling and Whitney under
the Auspices of the Woodmen of the World. The deceased
lived here for many years from the time he was nine years
old. He was 29 and leaves a wife and two sons, and a
brother, Charles Evans of Yavapai County who arrived in
the city yesterday.
SIDNEY FILSON
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 23, 1907
Mrs. O.C. Watson received a letter yesterday from her daughter
in law, formerly Alberta Filson of this place telling the sad
death of her brother Sidney Filson while out hunting last week
with a companion near San Jose. Sidney was walking in advance
of his friend when in some manner the companions weapon was
discharged, killing the young man instantly. The Filson
family will be remembered as Tempe residents a few years
ago and Sidney was well known here.
BUSTER FORMAN
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 1907
A sad accident occurred this afternoon by which Buster, the
four year old son of Arthur M. Forman was drowned in the
Gila River opposite this place. The recent rains have caused
the river to rise and the only way of crossing during these
times is by a cage swung from a cable attached to posts.
About four o'clock this afternoon Mr. Forman, with his wife
and three children and James Schumaker, attempting to cross
the river in the cage. When about half way across one of
the posts broke in two and let the cage down throwing the
occupants into the water. The current was running very
rapidly and little Buster was washed down the river.
Mrs. Forman had the youngest child in her arms and as the
cage went down Mr. Forman grabbed her, and by a heroic
effort caught hold of the cage. Mr. Schumaker in the
meantime managed to reach the cage with the other child.
By this time large numbers of people had gathered on
either shore watching the unfortunate people who were
in danger of being swept from the cable at any moment.
Rescue parties were formed and soon brave men worked their
way out to the sunken cage and brought the people safely
to shore, where they were supplied with dry clothing.
ANTONIO GAMEZ
Arizona Republican Newspaper
October 21, 1907
The dead body of Antonio Gamez, a five year old boy was
brought in from the Agua fria by his parents yesterday.
The exact cause of death is unknown but it is thought that
it was caused by the bite or sting of a poisonous insect.
There had been no medical attendance and an inquest was
held yesterday afternoon before Acting Coroner Johnstone.
The father of the boy thought that death had resulted from
a thorn in the foot but that was only conjecture and the
theory is not borne out by the circumstances.
The father is engaged in clearing a tract of ground along
the Agua Fria three miles north of the Moore place. A week
ago the child was playing about the camp and suddenly he
gave a cry of pain. He ran to his mother who found a slight
wound in the bottom of the foot. The boy was quite sick
and for a day and a half ate nothing. There was no
noticeable swelling of the foot, the wound became
inflamed and vesicular in appearance. It was opened
in a search for the supposed thorn but nothing was
found. In a couple of days the child recovered his
appetite, slept well and did not complain of pain.
Two days ago he became feverish and refused to eat.
When death came it was without warning.
There was an entire absence of signs of lockjaw and there
were none of the symptoms which follow the sting of a
scorpion. There is a black "trap" spider, as large as a
tarantula, which people general consider dangerous but
no such insect was seen around the boy.
