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Alfred Job, Sr. person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_alfred-job-sr_36e11e

also known as: the old gentleman, Alfred Job, Sr.

Probable 70%
Summary:  Indicted for shooting at John Coleman; held in county jail unable to furnish $1500 bond.
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Claims (7)

arrested_for

shooting at John Coleman
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are under indictments for shooting at John Cole- man. The bond of the young man was fixed at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500. Not being able to furnish bond, t…

charged_with

shooting at John Coleman
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
while acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home to work on them at night, and forgot to return them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at times and such an explanation would certainly be entirely satisfactory to the grand jury. ( …
assaulting to murder John Coleman
cited from William Walter, alias “Broncho Bill,” when… (1891)
ird degree for the killing of one Gonzales at San Juan last September. Mc- Enterff has earned an enviable reputation as a “six shooter fiend” and this verdict will give notice to such men that they can no longer “run the town” and terrori…
shooting at John Coleman
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are under indictments for shooting at John Cole- man. The bond of the young man was fixed at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500. Not being able to furnish bond, t…
assaulting to murder John Coleman
cited from Territory vs… (1891)
Territory vs. Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr. Assaulting to murder John Coleman, con- tinued for term.

lived_at

cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
while acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home to work on them at night, and forgot to return them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at times and such an explanation would certainly be entirely satisfactory to the grand jury. ( …

sentence

bond set at $1500
cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are under indictments for shooting at John Cole- man. The bond of the young man was fixed at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500. Not being able to furnish bond, t…

Sources (4)

IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Territory vs…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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