Carrie Black |
| Posted 2016-01-27 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, August 10, 1892, page 3, column 4 (From Saturday's Daily) The remains of Carrie Black, the unfortunate who suicided yesterday morning, were quietly taken to the Citizens' cemetery today and laid to rest. The expenses of her funeral were generously paid for by two strangers, although a dying request wished this solemn duty be performed by friends. Whatever may have been her past life, or the causes which lead to taking it, are now shrouded beneath the mound. --------------------------------------- Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, August 22, 1892, page 3, column 7 Love And Laudanum They End the Earthly Career of Carrie Black At 2:30 o'clock this morning Mrs. Carrie Black added another chapter to the long list in Suicidal columns by taking a quarter of an ounce of laudanum, death resulting a few hours later. The deceased has been a resident of this city for nearly a year, coming originally from Phenix, and had returned last Monday from Raton and Trinidad, where relatives reside, and with whom she had been visiting. Surrounding her death there is attached the usual speculation of the causes which led to it, but enough was learned to-day, however, from acquaintances, and associates to justify the belief that the deed was accountable for by disappointment in love. In fact, it is stated that a letter left by the deceased to a gentleman in town verifies this. Who he is, no one seems to know, nor do any parties who were present desire it known. The deceased all day yesterday was in company with Mrs. Zora Morgan, to whom she gave no knowledge of her suicidal intentions, except by a passing remark, 'Do you ever have the blues, Zora,' and other expressions which were of the usual order of conversation. At 10p.m. 'she visited Gus. Williams' saloon, remaining but a few minutes, and on leaving said that she would take something that would put her to sleep for good, and requested him to come to her room after he closed the place. This he did, finding her in the last throes of life. The only written request secured so far, outside of the letter addressed to a sister in Salt Lake, was a note written in a bold hand on a blotter to Williams, saying: 'Please take charge of my affairs.' and signed by her. Mrs. Black will be remembered as running a lodging house on South Montezuma street, opposite the Pacific saloon, for several months, and many who have known her in the past, speak only of her industrious and intelligent. Of her effects, a wedding ring, evidently, and a bunch of keys to a trunk, is the only property left. She was divorced two years ago at Phenix, where her former husband now resides. Treasurer Oliver has all property left by the deceased and will await its disposition on receipt of instructions from her relatives. A coroner's jury, empaneled by Judge Andrews this morning, was unable to gather any further knowledge on the causes of death than what had already been stated, and rendered their verdict accordingly. The remains are lying at Randall & Logan's and will be buried to-morrow unless relatives or friends request otherwise. Since writing the foregoing, an examination made of the trunk, revealed the following farewell and touching words to a sister: M. Mrs. C. H. Montague, No. 43, East 7th Street, Salt Lake, Utah. Dear Sister: - Dispose of my things in the trunk as you see fit. I want my children to have it. Jim's address is Aspen, Little Annie mine, I am so tired of life, so good bye. ---------------------------------- Transcriber's note: Mrs. Black is buried at the Citizens Cemetery, Prescott, Arizona, in an unknown and unmarked grave. |
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