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H. E. Smith

Posted 2018-07-06 by Judy Wight Branson
Arizona Daily Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Thursday, February 18, 1904

Dead Man Was Found

Two men came into the office of the board of supervisors this
afternoon and reported that they had found the remains of a man this
morning near his cabin on Blind Indian creek, about five miles
southwest of Prescott. They did not know who the man was but he seemed
to be a prospector and had evidently gotten his clothes on fire in his
cabin and had run out of doors and the flames and smoke coming up in
his face had suffocated him and he fell unconscious and was burned to
death.

He had not been seen for about a week in that neighborhood and it is
supposed he had been dead for several days.

Justice Talbot empanelled a coroner’s jury and with the two men and
Deputy Geo. Heisler and Undertaker Logan went out to hold the inquest
and bring the remains to town for burial.

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Arizona Daily Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory
Friday, February 19, 1904

The remains of the man who was found yesterday near his cabin on
Indian creek, were identified as those of a man by the name of Smith.

He will be remembered as having worked in the little tobacco and fruit
stand with Gene Nobles several months ago.


Transcriber's note: Mr. Smith is buried at the Citizens Cemetery in
Prescott, Arizona.

See Also: Arizona Gravestone Photo Project




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