Al Potter person
also known as: A1 Potter, Potter
Summary: A man shot and killed by Jasper Thomason while unarmed and peeling poles.
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cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889)
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 wi…
discovered
cited from Wm… (1891) · +1 more
Wm. Smith, a miner, had a narrow escape
from death Saturday, by a cave-in. He noticed
the coal was about to fall and placed his pick
up against the roof to stay it until a brace
could be put in, but the pressure was so great
he was seve…
killed_by
cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889) · +1 more
They resisted, and in the fight
that followed one of the murderers was killed
and the other captured. The latter will be
turned over to the civil authorities for trial.
Old Chilchuana, who, it is believed, was as-
sisting the scouts, was w…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19 (1889) · +1 more
It pleases us to state that one of the Apache
murderers of Freeman T. Cosper, the freighter,
is now a real good Indian and the other a
prisoner. They have managed to evade the In-
dian scouts until Wednesday, when they were
discovered by …
worked_for
peeling poles
cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889)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 wi…
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cate that he was bending over his work when… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Willie Swift’s saddle pony was stolen from… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details