WADE, Abner

News-Herald (Wickenburg AZ) Saturday, May 2, 1903, p 2 Judge Wade, of Wade's station near Gilbert, died Friday. The Judge was the pioneer of the mining districts east of town, having opened up the first mine in that section, the King Solomon, from which considerable rich ore was arastred and milled. He had long passed the four score mark, and while always hearty for his age, has not been well for several months. Interment took place here Saturday and one of the last of the pioneers was laid to rest. Judge Wade was about ninty-six years of age and came to Arizona in 1864 from Pennsylvania. He was quite feeble, owing to his advanced age, but was in his usual health, seemingly till a few minutes before his death, which occurred suddenly while he was sitting in a chair in front of his cabin. He had been conversing with a number of men, and none of them noticed anything unusual till he was asked a question and failed to answer, when he was found to be dead. He had no relatives in Arizona and his body was laid to rest in the Wickenburg cemetery. Mr Wade was rather peculiar in his ways, but was greatly respected by all who knew him, and his title of judge was acquired through his service as justice of the peace at Gilbert. He insisted on keeping his valuables, at least his valuable papers, near at hand, and that fact furnished the opportunity for a villainous enterprise of which he was the victim some months ago. Some miscreant took advantage of his absence and carried away the desk in his cabin which contained his valuable papers, including titles to some mining property. If the papers were ever recovered the fact has not been given publicly.