William MILLER
Death

Two Miners Found Dead in Their Cabin Home

Robert Organ and William Miller Expire in Their Rooms in West Prescott After Drinking Poisoned Beer

Robert Organ, more familiarly known as ‘Tin Can Johnny,' and William Miller until recently a porter of the Scopel Hotel, were found dead in their rooms in a cabin in the rocks of West Prescott yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. While the cause of death has not been established, it is generally believed to be poisoned and the supposition that suicide was the motive is not borne out by the circumstances.

The features of both were normal and in death they had the appearance of being in a deep sleep. There was no evidence whatever of convulsions preceding death, which as ordinarily are in evidence when poison is taken, to indicate a struggle or which are reflected in distorted features. Both were lying on their beds in a natural condition, each with his shoes and clothing on. Miller was found with his hat pulled partially over his face, while Organs pipe was found beside his head on the clothing, indicating the he had evidently expired while smoking. Not a scrap of paper was found in the rooms, and neither were any bottles or other vessels found that usually contain poison.

The supposition of friends is that both men met death in a slow manner, and that it was due to drinking beer from a 3 gallon fruit can enact the can was infected with poison, is believed by John Cahill, a friend of Organ, who, last night, stated that he drank one cup full early in the day, and it produce such a noxious effect that he vomited many times afterward. He and Organ came to town about 9 a.m. yesterday, but after a short time Organ returned and the next time he was seen by Cahill in the afternoon he was dead.

Weekly Journal-Miner
Prescott, Arizona
Wednesday, August 23, 1911
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