Ada Humes person
also known as: Ada Humea
Summary: Ada Humes and Kid Lewis moved from Silver City to La Cruces.
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arrested_for
killing of Jack Brown— 1889-08-23
cited from The following is a list of prisoners now in… (1889)m his breast
pocket and fired, the shot striking Moore in the
right side, passing through the bowels and in-
flicting a fatal wound. Reynolds was arrested
by some Mexicans, taken to Silver City and
lodged in the county jail.
From the August…
murder of John V. Brown
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-02-22 (1889) · +1 moreo have anything
more to do with her, at the same time sending
a note to Claude Lewis, who lived in the same
house, to meet him at the Centennial on busi-
ness. Both women received their notes by the
same messenger, and together came down…
arrived_in
La Cruca— 1889-09-08
cited from Image 3 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), September 13, 1889 (1889)WESTERN LIBERAL FRIDAY SEPTKMUKR 13 1889 Harry Classen went over to Silver City Tuesday Dr Lauy was
down from Cliflon lust Monday John McCabf waa in from the Anima yesterday President John Shennan was
down from Clifton Monday B M Crawford waa over from Solomon vilU this wetk C S …
charged_with
murder— 1889-09-20
cited from CHARLES G. VAN HORN (1889)e mat-
ter, and thus saved the county the trouble and
expense of a “great trial” and an airing of
gamblers’ dirty linen in court.
The following cases from Grant County
were set for trial as follows:
C. R. Jackson, murder; third Wednesday.
…
murder of Jack V. Brown
cited from Probably one of the most remarkable as well… (1889)hat matter, in
the southwest, was that of the trial of Ada
Humes, charged with the murder of Jack V.
Brown, of this place, last winter. The case was
taken to Las Cruces from Grant County on a
change of venue. The trial took place last …
manslaughter
cited from ADA HUMES PARDONED (1891)ADA HUMES PARDONED
Ada Humes, the woman who killed Jack
Brown, a gambler, in Silver City, about two
years ago, for supposed infidelity, and was
tried, found guilty of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to three years in the New Mexico terri-
torial pen…
killed_by
cited from Probably one of the most remarkable as well… (1889) · +1 more
hat matter, in
the southwest, was that of the trial of Ada
Humes, charged with the murder of Jack V.
Brown, of this place, last winter. The case was
taken to Las Cruces from Grant County on a
change of venue. The trial took place last …
cited from Probably one of the most remarkable as well… (1889)
idea that
he was going to be killed, or indeed, that any
assault would be made upon him. The prisoner
left her room with the pistol concealed in the
bosom of her dress, wrapped in a silk hand-
kerchief; from there she went to the saloon …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-02-22 (1889) · +1 more
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY!
John V. Brown Shot Dead By a Woman
of the TownOn Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-
ling announcement was made on the streets
that John V. Brown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
…
lived_at
cited from Jack Shanley, one of the pioneers of Han-… (1891) · +1 more
B. Warren, William Laizure,
George Regli, Max Schutz, Harvey Cooley, B.
F. Smith, William Owens, Martin Maher, A. J.
Loomis, William Marshall, Charles Stephens,
W. T. Troutman, Matt Rosecrans, In., J. A.
Lockhart, Jr., Blf. Judge J. R. McFie …
moved_from
Silver City— 1889-09-09
cited from Image 3 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), September 13, 1889 (1889)WESTERN LIBERAL FRIDAY SEPTKMUKR 13 1889 Harry Classen went over to Silver City Tuesday Dr Lauy was down from Cliflon lust Monday John McCabf waa in from the Anima yesterday President John Shennan was down from Clifton Monday B M Crawford waa over from Solomon vilU this wetk C S …
moved_to
cited from Image 3 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), September 13, 1889 (1889)
WESTERN LIBERAL FRIDAY SEPTKMUKR 13 1889 Harry Classen went over to Silver City Tuesday Dr Lauy was down from Cliflon lust Monday John McCabf waa in from the Anima yesterday President John Shennan was down from Clifton Monday B M Crawford waa over from Solomon vilU this wetk C S …
occupation
piano player— 1889-02-22
cited from On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-… (1889)rown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
of Ada Humes, who had been engaged as a
piano player in the Monarch saloon. An Enter-
prise man hastened to the saloon in which the
tragedy occurred, and found t…
piano player
cited from On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-… (1889)On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-
ling announcement was made on the streets
that John V. Brown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
of Ada Humes, who had been engaged as a
piano player in the Monarch…
piano player
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-02-22 (1889)TERRIBLE TRAGEDY!
John V. Brown Shot Dead By a Woman
of the TownOn Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-
ling announcement was made on the streets
that John V. Brown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
…
sentenced_to
3 years in New Mexico territorial penitentiary
cited from ADA HUMES PARDONED (1891)ADA HUMES PARDONED
Ada Humes, the woman who killed Jack
Brown, a gambler, in Silver City, about two
years ago, for supposed infidelity, and was
tried, found guilty of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to three years in the New Mexico terri-
torial pen…
3 years in New Mexico territorial penitentiary
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-17 (1891)ADA HUMES PARDONED
Ada Humes, the woman who killed Jack
Brown, a gambler, in Silver City, about two
years ago, for supposed infidelity, and was
tried, found guilty of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to three years in the New Mexico terri-
toria…
worked_for
cited from On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-… (1889)
rown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
of Ada Humes, who had been engaged as a
piano player in the Monarch saloon. An Enter-
prise man hastened to the saloon in which the
tragedy occurred, and found t…
El Paso saloon— 1891-11-20
cited from Jack Shanley, one of the pioneers of Han-… (1891) · +1 moreB. Warren, William Laizure,
George Regli, Max Schutz, Harvey Cooley, B.
F. Smith, William Owens, Martin Maher, A. J.
Loomis, William Marshall, Charles Stephens,
W. T. Troutman, Matt Rosecrans, In., J. A.
Lockhart, Jr., Blf. Judge J. R. McFie …
cited from On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-… (1889)
On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-
ling announcement was made on the streets
that John V. Brown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
of Ada Humes, who had been engaged as a
piano player in the Monarch…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-02-22 (1889)
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY!
John V. Brown Shot Dead By a Woman
of the TownOn Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-
ling announcement was made on the streets
that John V. Brown had been shot at the Cen-
tennial by a fallen woman, going by the name
…
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CHARLES G. VAN HORN ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Image 3 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), September 13, 1889 ↗
Anonymous · 1889 · newspaper · public_domain · details
Image 3 of Western liberal (Lordsburg, N.M.), September 13, 1889 ↗
Anonymous · 1889 · newspaper · public_domain · details
On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
On Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock the start-… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Probably one of the most remarkable as well… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-02-22
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The following is a list of prisoners now in… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
ADA HUMES PARDONED
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Ada Humes, the heroine of many romances… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Jack Shanley, one of the pioneers of Han-… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-07-17
1891 · newspaper · public-domain