EMIL MARQUARDT
Arizona Republican Newspaper
March 20, 1899

An Indian came to town yesterday to make complaint against 
Emil Marquardt, an old recluse who lives a Robinson Crusoe 
life amid a large herd of goats a few miles down the river.  
The old man is believed to be crazy, as he has been in trouble 
before on account of a theory that he is the prior appropriator 
of all the drift wood that comes down the river.  People who 
have been brought in contact with him believe that he would 
not hesitate to kill a man in support of that theory.

The Indian was dragging out drift wood near Marquardt's place 
on Saturday when the old man assailed him with rocks.  The 
Indian hurriedly got into his wagon and drove away. But in 
starting a double barreled gun fell from the wagon. Th old 
man took possession of it and added to the Indian's haste 
to leave the vicinity.

An officer went down to serve the warrant yesterday.  The 
old man said that he had put a couple of bombs in the gun 
expecting that when the Indian got over his fright he would 
come back after the gun in which event he would get blown up.  
What to do with Marquardt is a problem. It is almost certain 
that unless he is restrained he will kill or get killed.  
If he should be locked up in jail his goat estate would be 
dissipated by thieves. He was released on his own recognzance 
to appear for trial today.

The old man is known by few people althought he has lived in 
that vicinity for years.  Nobody knows anything of his past 
life and he is seldom seen away from his ranch. His association 
with goats is not the only point of resemblence with that of  
Crusoe,  Marquardt's home is built on high stilts so that 
he has a view of the surrounding country.


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