The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the…
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the slayer of A1 Potter, will meet with general dis- approval by all of the people of the Mogollons and the San Francisco valley. Thomason was convicted principally upon his own testimony, as he was the only witness present when the deed was done. He acknowledged, in his evi- dence, that he shot down an unarmed man, but claimed that he thought Potter had a gun be- hind a tree. The evidence showed that Potter was peeling poles, with his coat off, and was unarmed. The bullet struck his left chest and came out near his right hip, which would indi-