GEORGE MORRIS
Arizona Republican Newspaper, Phoenix
December 9, 1901

When Mrs. Mary Hughes went in to make up the bed in the room 
occupied by George Morris about noon Thursday she noticed that 
he had not left the room as was customary for him to do, he 
being on a night shift.  On looking closer Mrs. Hughes saw 
that a dead man occupied the bed.  Mrs. Hughes quickly called 
in the neighbors and word was sent to Justice S.K. Williams, 
who arrived shortly after the telephone call.  Judge Williams 
impaneled a jury and began an investigation as to the probable 
cause of Morris' death.  The body was found partly dressed, 
features slightly distorted and knees drawn up.  From the 
appearance of the skin it looked very much like poison of 
some kind had been taken.  A thorough search by the jury 
failed to locate any bottle marked poison.  A small bottle 
with the label "Five Drops" was standing on a table near 
the bed and one paper rolled in the shape as to hold a 
powder of some kind was near the bottle.


George Morris was well known in Bisbee, having worked in the 
capacity of a miner in the employ of the Copper Queen for 
several months.  Of late he had been drinking heavily, but 
none of his friends thought he had any notion of committing 
suicide.  Ed Howell, in speaking of Morris said, "I know 
George Morris well.  The last time I saw him was late 
yesterday evening and he was in an up town saloon drinking 
and seemed to be then under the influence of liquor.  I 
tried to get him to go to bed so that he would get some 
sleep and wake up in time to go to work., as he went on 
at 11 o'clock.  He promised me he would and I left him.  
That is the last I saw of him until this evening when I 
went up to view the body."  Bisbee Review.