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February Tombstone, continued from p.1 and Freddy Fuss died when he drank
polluted water.
D e s k S c h e d u l e ingested from decaying meat or veg- Ten deaths are recorded as murders,
etables. Mrs Pring deliberately took but others recorded as “shot” can
8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. legitimately be added to the category.
Sun/1 OPEN E. Rothfuss Hydrate Chloral while her husband The reasons for the shootings are
Mon/2 T./N. Hughes J. Ponder was away. Was it suicide as recorded wide ranging. It could be anticipated
B. Jackson or was she overdosing? Chloral is a that most disputes were over mining
Tues/3 M. Slagle D. Schoengold powerful hypnotic. Delia William, a claims. In fact, only two such disputes
H. Weldon lodging house proprietress, certainly are recorded. Many were trivial. Tom
Wed/4 G. Fazio OPEN meant business when she used arsenic Waters was shot over the color of his
P. Herman to commit suicide. The death of the shirt. Gunman Johnnie Wilson had an
Thur/5 G. Wojciechowski J. Barrett fourth person to commit suicide, Stan- argument with his colleague King, a
R. Rossnagel F. Davis for, who was a stage driver, is simply
Fri/6 L. Mills R. Porche recorded as suicide. A Mrs. Campbell
Sat/7 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck died suddenly of severe stomach cramps
Sun/8 E. Meeks E. Rothfuss and poisoning was suspected. Next to
Mon/9 S./S. Stenzel J. Ponder her grave in row four is that of Malcolm
Tues/10 D. Schoengold D. Powers
Wed/11 G. Fazio OPEN Campbell described as “a devout Chris-
P. Herman tian man.” He certainly couldn’t have
Thur/12 G. Wojciechowski J. Barret been responsible, could he?
R. Rossnagel F. Davis Mine accidents were responsible
Fri/13 P. Williams R. Porche for numerous deaths. Three deaths were
P. Boghossian as a result of blasts, and a further three
Sat/14 P. VanDooremaal D./V. Wray because of falls down mine shafts. In
Sun/15 D. Langdon L./M. Utah one case the unidentified body was
K. Nelson well dressed, which led to the belief
Mon/16 E. Rothfuss P./E. O’Sullivan that he was not a miner. James Tulley
Tues/17 M. Slagle OPEN jumped out of the mine cage to avoid
H. Weldon being crushed when it shot up towards
Wed/18 G. Fazio OPEN the overhead timbers, but in doing so
P. Herman
Thur/19 G. Wojciechowski J. Barret fell to the bottom of the shaft. In a fur-
R. Rossnagel F. Davis ther instance a cable broke and the car fellow gunman, over the fastest way
Fri/20 B. Jackson R. Porche plunged to the bottom of the shaft. Two to draw a gun, and obviously, his
C. Camburn people were run over by their wagons method proved slower. Helm was
Sat/21 J. Kisosondi D./V. Wray and the Kansas Kid was killed in a shot over the best way to drive cattle.
Sun/22 E. Meeks L./M. Utah stampede. John Wickstrum, originally Moore, a Wells Fargo agent, was shot
K. Nelson from Sweden, died when the wall of a in a dispute over a parcel, but the
Mon/23 S./S. Stenzel E. Rothfuss well he was digging caved in. Faulty precise reason is not given.
J. Ponder heating systems were responsible for We don’t know how Jack “Three
Tues/24 M. Slagle D. Powers three deaths. Two people died as the Fingers” Dunlap came to lose two
H. Weldon result of carbon monoxide poisoning. It fingers, which led to his nickname,
Wed/25 G. Fazio OPEN is recorded that Lopez died in a closed but we know he was shot while
P. Herman room from charcoal fumes, and a man
Thur/26 G. Wojciechowski J. Barret attempting a train robbery. He was
R. Rossnagel F. Davis called Huggins died in a hotel fire. left to die by his fellow robbers
Fri/27 B. Jackson R. Porche Children were not immune to but lived long enough to implicate
C. Camburn P. Boghossian accidents. Hilly Hickson fell from the remainder of the gang. Some
Sat/28 D. Langdon D./V. Wray his stilts, injuring his back. Although criminals were shot trying to evade
P. Williams he seemed not to be badly injured, he arrest. On the other hand, those
died suddenly next morning. The Brady attempting to arrest them sometimes
Changes? Call Kate at 515-5350 boys drowned in the San Pedro River met a similar fate. Hancock had the
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