BURKES, John C.

Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, July 10, 1901, page 1, column 6 John Burkes' Death An inquest was held on the remains today and the jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes. John Burkes of Jerome, aged about forty five years died last night under circumstances which gave rise to the report that he had committed suicide. The physician who attended him, however, and who seems to have been familiar with his condition states that Burkes had some malady which caused him great pain, to alleviate which he was accustomed to the use of morphine. He is supposed to have taken a dose of it last evening after which he requested to be called at 7 o'clock. When the party went to call him he was found to be unconscious and died a short time later. Burke was at one time constable of Jerome and it was reported that he was in financial difficulty. ---------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, July 17, 1901, page 3, column 1 (From Wednesday's Daily) The funeral of the late John Burkes took place from Logan's undertaking parlors. ---------------------------------------------------- Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, July 24, 1901, page 3, column 4 Mrs. John Burkes arrived here yesterday to look after her husband's estate. Mrs. Burkes with her two daughters reside in Iowa were they were deserted by their late husband and father fourteen years ago. Transcriber's note: Mr. Burkes is buried in an unmarked grave at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona.