Statewide County AZ Archives Obituaries.....Matos, Loretto 1909
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Arizona Republican-July 4, 1909
LORETTO MATOS
July 4, 1909

The dead body of Loretto Matos was found early yesterday 
morning lying in the brush about 200 yards south of the 
Linville School.  At an inquest held by Coroner Johnstone 
it was found that death was the result of a combination of 
heat and alcoholism.

On Thursday Matos had been about his accustomed haunts, 
which include the whole southern portion of the city, very 
drunk.  On Saturday morning he made his rounds and he was 
then quite sober. Early in the day three drunken Mexicans 
came along and called to him and he went away with them. 
He was seen alive no more.  The assumption is that he joined 
them in a debauch which was his last.

When he was found his hands were folded across his breast and 
there was a look of peace on his face. He was probably sober 
enough to know that he was going to die and he determined to 
die as decently as possible. He removed his shoes and composed 
himself into such shape as the undertakers place those who are 
put under their care.

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