Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1933, pg 6:
"Missing Man Leaves Note --- The search for Otis Amator, 55-year-old rancher who has been missing three weeks, went on yesterday but hope of finding him alive waned after a farewell note he presumably had written, was located in a tin can on his ranch near St. John's Mission.
"'This is to certify that all of my property belongs to Horace Amator,' it read. 'The money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker. Goodbye folks.'
"Mrs. Buker is the mother of the missing rancher and Horace Amator, a brother.
"Searchers now fear he has carried out a threat, voiced occasionally to friends and relatives to go into the South mountains and commit suicide.
"R. A. Graham, city detective and a brother-in-law of the missing rancher, declared relatives now recall Amator's description of a mountain hideaway where he contemplated dying.
"Search for the rancher, led by Graham and Lon Jordan and E. W. Roach, deputies sheriff, will be resumed today."
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Monday, Apr 24, 1933, pg 1:
"Body of Man Missing Since March Found --- Search For Otis Amator Ends Two Miles From Home.
"The body of Otis Amator, 55-year-old Cashion rancher missing since March 20, was found yesterday morning in a dense thicket of swamp cedar in the triangle of land at the junction of the Gila and Salt rivers, within two miles of his home.
"He had, in accordance with a threat in a letter found nearly two weeks after his disappearance, committed suicide. He had slashed his throat with a razor, found by his side, after taking a powerful poison.
"Ends Long Search --- Amator's body was found by R. A. Graham, city detective and his brother-in-law; Joe and John Buker, half-brothers, and Charles Davis, a neighbor. They had been searching the area of dense vegetation for several hours when they found the body.
"Nat T. McKee, ex-officio coroner, viewed the body but did not impanel a jury. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
"Finding the body only served to heighten the mystery surrounding Amator's disappearance. None of his relations yesterday could assign the slightest cause for his act.
"Disappeared March 20 --- He simply failed to appear at his home for several days following March 20, when he was last seen. His disappearance was reported, and daily searches were conducted.
"It was not until nearly two weeks after he disappeared that a note was found saying 'This is to certify that all my property belongs to Horace Amator (a brother) --- the money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker' (his mother) and signed simply, 'Otis Amator.'
"On the reverse side of the note was the cryptic phrase, 'Goodbye, folks,' giving the first clue to the possibility of suicide. To the time of the note's discovery, four play had been feared.
"Amator, a bachelor, is survived by his mother, the half-brothers who were members of yesterday's searching party, and three other brothers.
"He had lived one-half mile west and three miles south of the Cashion store, on his ranch."
Contributor: Carolyn Dowd (49496097)
"Missing Man Leaves Note --- The search for Otis Amator, 55-year-old rancher who has been missing three weeks, went on yesterday but hope of finding him alive waned after a farewell note he presumably had written, was located in a tin can on his ranch near St. John's Mission.
"'This is to certify that all of my property belongs to Horace Amator,' it read. 'The money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker. Goodbye folks.'
"Mrs. Buker is the mother of the missing rancher and Horace Amator, a brother.
"Searchers now fear he has carried out a threat, voiced occasionally to friends and relatives to go into the South mountains and commit suicide.
"R. A. Graham, city detective and a brother-in-law of the missing rancher, declared relatives now recall Amator's description of a mountain hideaway where he contemplated dying.
"Search for the rancher, led by Graham and Lon Jordan and E. W. Roach, deputies sheriff, will be resumed today."
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Monday, Apr 24, 1933, pg 1:
"Body of Man Missing Since March Found --- Search For Otis Amator Ends Two Miles From Home.
"The body of Otis Amator, 55-year-old Cashion rancher missing since March 20, was found yesterday morning in a dense thicket of swamp cedar in the triangle of land at the junction of the Gila and Salt rivers, within two miles of his home.
"He had, in accordance with a threat in a letter found nearly two weeks after his disappearance, committed suicide. He had slashed his throat with a razor, found by his side, after taking a powerful poison.
"Ends Long Search --- Amator's body was found by R. A. Graham, city detective and his brother-in-law; Joe and John Buker, half-brothers, and Charles Davis, a neighbor. They had been searching the area of dense vegetation for several hours when they found the body.
"Nat T. McKee, ex-officio coroner, viewed the body but did not impanel a jury. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
"Finding the body only served to heighten the mystery surrounding Amator's disappearance. None of his relations yesterday could assign the slightest cause for his act.
"Disappeared March 20 --- He simply failed to appear at his home for several days following March 20, when he was last seen. His disappearance was reported, and daily searches were conducted.
"It was not until nearly two weeks after he disappeared that a note was found saying 'This is to certify that all my property belongs to Horace Amator (a brother) --- the money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker' (his mother) and signed simply, 'Otis Amator.'
"On the reverse side of the note was the cryptic phrase, 'Goodbye, folks,' giving the first clue to the possibility of suicide. To the time of the note's discovery, four play had been feared.
"Amator, a bachelor, is survived by his mother, the half-brothers who were members of yesterday's searching party, and three other brothers.
"He had lived one-half mile west and three miles south of the Cashion store, on his ranch."
Contributor: Carolyn Dowd (49496097)
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1933, pg 6:
"Missing Man Leaves Note --- The search for Otis Amator, 55-year-old rancher who has been missing three weeks, went on yesterday but hope of finding him alive waned after a farewell note he presumably had written, was located in a tin can on his ranch near St. John's Mission.
"'This is to certify that all of my property belongs to Horace Amator,' it read. 'The money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker. Goodbye folks.'
"Mrs. Buker is the mother of the missing rancher and Horace Amator, a brother.
"Searchers now fear he has carried out a threat, voiced occasionally to friends and relatives to go into the South mountains and commit suicide.
"R. A. Graham, city detective and a brother-in-law of the missing rancher, declared relatives now recall Amator's description of a mountain hideaway where he contemplated dying.
"Search for the rancher, led by Graham and Lon Jordan and E. W. Roach, deputies sheriff, will be resumed today."
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Monday, Apr 24, 1933, pg 1:
"Body of Man Missing Since March Found --- Search For Otis Amator Ends Two Miles From Home.
"The body of Otis Amator, 55-year-old Cashion rancher missing since March 20, was found yesterday morning in a dense thicket of swamp cedar in the triangle of land at the junction of the Gila and Salt rivers, within two miles of his home.
"He had, in accordance with a threat in a letter found nearly two weeks after his disappearance, committed suicide. He had slashed his throat with a razor, found by his side, after taking a powerful poison.
"Ends Long Search --- Amator's body was found by R. A. Graham, city detective and his brother-in-law; Joe and John Buker, half-brothers, and Charles Davis, a neighbor. They had been searching the area of dense vegetation for several hours when they found the body.
"Nat T. McKee, ex-officio coroner, viewed the body but did not impanel a jury. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
"Finding the body only served to heighten the mystery surrounding Amator's disappearance. None of his relations yesterday could assign the slightest cause for his act.
"Disappeared March 20 --- He simply failed to appear at his home for several days following March 20, when he was last seen. His disappearance was reported, and daily searches were conducted.
"It was not until nearly two weeks after he disappeared that a note was found saying 'This is to certify that all my property belongs to Horace Amator (a brother) --- the money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker' (his mother) and signed simply, 'Otis Amator.'
"On the reverse side of the note was the cryptic phrase, 'Goodbye, folks,' giving the first clue to the possibility of suicide. To the time of the note's discovery, four play had been feared.
"Amator, a bachelor, is survived by his mother, the half-brothers who were members of yesterday's searching party, and three other brothers.
"He had lived one-half mile west and three miles south of the Cashion store, on his ranch."
Contributor: Carolyn Dowd (49496097)
"Missing Man Leaves Note --- The search for Otis Amator, 55-year-old rancher who has been missing three weeks, went on yesterday but hope of finding him alive waned after a farewell note he presumably had written, was located in a tin can on his ranch near St. John's Mission.
"'This is to certify that all of my property belongs to Horace Amator,' it read. 'The money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker. Goodbye folks.'
"Mrs. Buker is the mother of the missing rancher and Horace Amator, a brother.
"Searchers now fear he has carried out a threat, voiced occasionally to friends and relatives to go into the South mountains and commit suicide.
"R. A. Graham, city detective and a brother-in-law of the missing rancher, declared relatives now recall Amator's description of a mountain hideaway where he contemplated dying.
"Search for the rancher, led by Graham and Lon Jordan and E. W. Roach, deputies sheriff, will be resumed today."
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, Monday, Apr 24, 1933, pg 1:
"Body of Man Missing Since March Found --- Search For Otis Amator Ends Two Miles From Home.
"The body of Otis Amator, 55-year-old Cashion rancher missing since March 20, was found yesterday morning in a dense thicket of swamp cedar in the triangle of land at the junction of the Gila and Salt rivers, within two miles of his home.
"He had, in accordance with a threat in a letter found nearly two weeks after his disappearance, committed suicide. He had slashed his throat with a razor, found by his side, after taking a powerful poison.
"Ends Long Search --- Amator's body was found by R. A. Graham, city detective and his brother-in-law; Joe and John Buker, half-brothers, and Charles Davis, a neighbor. They had been searching the area of dense vegetation for several hours when they found the body.
"Nat T. McKee, ex-officio coroner, viewed the body but did not impanel a jury. Funeral arrangements had not been made last night.
"Finding the body only served to heighten the mystery surrounding Amator's disappearance. None of his relations yesterday could assign the slightest cause for his act.
"Disappeared March 20 --- He simply failed to appear at his home for several days following March 20, when he was last seen. His disappearance was reported, and daily searches were conducted.
"It was not until nearly two weeks after he disappeared that a note was found saying 'This is to certify that all my property belongs to Horace Amator (a brother) --- the money in the bank belongs to Eliza Buker' (his mother) and signed simply, 'Otis Amator.'
"On the reverse side of the note was the cryptic phrase, 'Goodbye, folks,' giving the first clue to the possibility of suicide. To the time of the note's discovery, four play had been feared.
"Amator, a bachelor, is survived by his mother, the half-brothers who were members of yesterday's searching party, and three other brothers.
"He had lived one-half mile west and three miles south of the Cashion store, on his ranch."
Contributor: Carolyn Dowd (49496097)
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