Santos Baldes |
| Posted 2017-11-01 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Weekly Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, January 3, 1912, page 5, column 2 (From Sunday's Daily) SANTOS BALDES MEETS LONELY DEATH Santos Baldes, a camp rustler, is the employee of J. I. Roberts (or J.J.), the meat market man of this city, was found dead near the herd camp about 2o miles southwest of Hillside Station yesterday morning. The news was conveyed to Mr. Roberts through a telephone message by Billy Marum of Hillside. Estanislado Herrera, Mr. Roberts' foreman, had come to Hillside with the news. According to Herrera the man's death was due to an accident. Baldes had evidentially gone out to cut some wood for camp and in some way had hit himself in the side of the head with the edge of the axe, causing almost instant death. Everything indicated an accident, but Sheriff Smith accompanied by Coroner McLane left on the first train south for Hillside and will take horses and ride to the lonely scene of the tragedy. Roberts' foreman states that the dead man's body will have to be carried out on the back of a burro. Baldes had been working for Roberts for two years and was a reliable and trustworthy man, and Mr. Roberts regrets deeply the death of such a faithful servant. ----------------------------------- Arizona Journal-Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, January 3, 1912, page 5, column 1 Santos Baldes Died From A Hemorrhage Did Not Strike Himself Accidently As First Supposed Any mystery that may have been associated with the death of Santos Baldes, the sheep herder of J. I. Roberts, who was found dead on the Hillside plains last week, was cleared away yesterday, when the cause was ascertained after an examination was made of the body. The theory first advanced that the deceased had met with foul play in being killed with an axe, or that his death resulted from accident is dissipated, and that his death was caused by a hemorrhage from the lungs is established. The unfortunate man, it was learned from associates on the range, was subject to pulmonary tuberculosis; and at times had copious hemorrhages. The day of the final attack he went to a tree ear his camp and was in the act of cutting wood to build a fire. It is supposed the physical exertion was too great and he was seized with a hemorrhage and omitted a large quantity of blood which resulted in his death. An examination of the body showed no marks of violence whatever. His body was brought to the city Monday and the funeral took place yesterday from Maus' parlors. Transcriber's note: Mr. Baldes is buried in an unmarked grave at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona. |
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