Statewide County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Chavez, Mrs. Maria 1901
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Arizona Republican-May 1, 1901
MRS. MARIA CHAVEZ
May 1, 1901

Mrs. Maria Chavez, a Mexican woman, died about 6 o'clock 
last night under peculiar circumstances, in a room 
occupied by Mrs. George Foster on the alley between 
First and Second  and Adams and Monroe Streets.

The dead woman has been occupying  a room two or three 
doors east of the one in which she died but has been 
without funds for some time and for several days has 
been coming into Mrs. Foster's place, the latter having 
kindly invited her to take her meals there.  The husband 
of the dead woman left for the mountains about a month 
ago and so far as could be learned last night she has 
no relatives here.  She was about middle aged and her 
general appearance until Monday was that of a person 
enjoying good health.

Monday morning she came to Mrs. Foster's place as usual 
or if anything, a little earlier and said she was ill 
and asked permission to lie down on Mrs. Foster's bed 
when the latter arose.  Permission was given her to do 
so and she remained there till last evening when she 
breathed her last.  When she came there she told Mrs. 
Foster that she was suffering terrible pain all over 
and her limbs were as sore as though she had been beaten.

Mrs. Foster at various times tried to rouse her and 
give her something to eat but she refused to take 
any nourishment except a cup of tea.  Mrs. Foster 
said that as far as she knew the woman had taken no 
medicine.  When it was realized that the woman was 
dying Dr. Dameron was called, but she died a few 
minutes after his arrival.

Inquest
May 2, 1901

The coroner's inquest called for the purpose of inquiring 
into the cause of the death of Mrs. Maria Chavez resulted 
in rendering a verdict that death resulted from natural 
causes.  The autopsy revealed that death was not the 
result of any specific poison, but the opinion prevailed 
that there was a fatal ptomaine poisoning, caused no 
doubt by something eaten that was improperly cooked.  
The remains were buried by the county late in the 
afternoon.  The dead woman is believed to have been 
about 55 years of age.

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