Oscar Bear |
| Posted 2018-07-06 by Judy Wight Branson |
| Weekly Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, November 21, 1879, page 4, column 1 Local Intelligence. (From Saturday's Daily) Dr. W. E. Day went out to Peeple's Valley to-day for the purpose of holding an inquest on the deceased Oscar Bear. -------------------------------------- Weekly Arizona Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, November 21, 1879, page 4, column 2 Local Intelligence. (From Monday's Daily) Dr. Warren E. Day, who went to Antelope Saturday to hold an inquest and make a post-mortem examination of remains of Oscar Bear, shot on the 14thinst. has returned. We are informed of the following facts, which are reliable. Bear had twelve wounds on his body, as follows, one shot wound thought the head, one in neck over right carotid artery, one passing through below 'Adams apple' and lodging in spinal cord, two wounds through right shoulder fracturing the bone, two right side penetrating stomach, two through right hand, shot wound breaking left shoulder, on graze wound right hip, and one wound carrying away portion of his chin. He evidently died instantly of cerebral hemorrhage. The deceased was brought to Peeples' Valley yesterday, and interred by friends in a very praiseworthy and christian manner. |
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