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Campbell Hardy person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q5028081id: p_campbell-hardy_2c481e

also known as: Mr. Hardy, Hardy

Probable 70%
Summary:  A Boston jeweler who related his experiences in New Mexico from ten years prior.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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Claims (28)

arrived_in

cited from Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass… (1891)
Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass., jeweler, is reported to have related, while in Chicago, 111., recently, some of the experiences he had ten years ago in New Mexico. Mr. Hardy made the money that gave him a start in life by peddling. He traveled…

believed

Moody and his son intended to ambush him
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy went into a grove a little further down the road and stood where he could see what was going on at the barn. He saw Moody and his son come out of the barn, each armed with a rifle. They walked into the woods, not far distant from…

confided

his fears
cited from Instead of going the way he intended Mr… (1891)
Instead of going the way he intended Mr. Hardy went in the opposite direction, passing the house in the woods so the women could not see him. He kept close to the road, and when about half a mile from Moody’s he met two trappers. They looke…

discovered

cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy and the trappers then returned to the house, but finding it empty looked into the barn, and there discovered the two women in a cellar under the building, digging a grave for him.

earned

cited from Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass… (1891)
Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass., jeweler, is reported to have related, while in Chicago, 111., recently, some of the experiences he had ten years ago in New Mexico. Mr. Hardy made the money that gave him a start in life by peddling. He traveled…

left

the country
cited from There were twenty skeletons in the place… (1891)
There were twenty skeletons in the place. Moody and his son had killed every stranger who had visited their lair during several years. Before Mr. Hardy left the country the women were hung. Moody’s remains and those of his son were also hung …

lived_at

cited from A Jeweler's Adventure (1891)
, and one of the raiding In- dians afterward said that their party numbered forty-two, and that Knox had killed seven of them.” A Jeweler's Adventure His Fortunate Escape From a Family of Murderers in New Mexico. Extermination of Bloodthirsty …
cited from Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass… (1891)
Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass., jeweler, is reported to have related, while in Chicago, 111., recently, some of the experiences he had ten years ago in New Mexico. Mr. Hardy made the money that gave him a start in life by peddling. He traveled…
Moody's house
cited from As Mr… (1891)
As Mr. Hardy was not in search of adven- ture, he declined to return to Moody’s house, and in the trappers’ presence demand an explana-

met

cited from Instead of going the way he intended Mr… (1891)
Instead of going the way he intended Mr. Hardy went in the opposite direction, passing the house in the woods so the women could not see him. He kept close to the road, and when about half a mile from Moody’s he met two trappers. They looke…

occupation

jeweler
cited from A Jeweler's Adventure (1891)
, and one of the raiding In- dians afterward said that their party numbered forty-two, and that Knox had killed seven of them.” A Jeweler's Adventure His Fortunate Escape From a Family of Murderers in New Mexico. Extermination of Bloodthirsty …
jeweler
cited from Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass… (1891)
Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass., jeweler, is reported to have related, while in Chicago, 111., recently, some of the experiences he had ten years ago in New Mexico. Mr. Hardy made the money that gave him a start in life by peddling. He traveled…

owned

cited from The appearance of the old man caused Mr… (1891)
He had about $800 worth of stock and $1,200 in money. When he entered the house he discovered that the occu- pants were a man of about sixty, a twenty-five- year-old son, and two women. The appearance of the old man caused Mr. Hardy to di…
cited from The appearance of the old man caused Mr… (1891)
He had about $800 worth of stock and $1,200 in money. When he entered the house he discovered that the occu- pants were a man of about sixty, a twenty-five- year-old son, and two women. The appearance of the old man caused Mr. Hardy to di…
cited from The appearance of the old man caused Mr… (1891) · +1 more
He had about $800 worth of stock and $1,200 in money. When he entered the house he discovered that the occu- pants were a man of about sixty, a twenty-five- year-old son, and two women. The appearance of the old man caused Mr. Hardy to di…
gun
cited from Just before Mr… (1891)
Just before Mr. Hardy sat down to dinner, he happened to look out of the window, and saw the son go into a barn with a shotgun in his hands. The stealthy manner put the peddler on his guard, and he took good care that his own gun was with…
cited from They did not believe that Moody or his son… (1891)
They did not believe that Moody or his son were within a mile of them, but when Mr. Hardy suddenly walked out from a little clump of trees, a bullet whizzed past him and lodged in the trunk of a hickory. He jumped back into the thicket, drew …

sold_to

cited from As Mr… (1891)
uld not see him. He kept close to the road, and when about half a mile from Moody’s he met two trappers. They looked like honest men and Mr. Hardy confided his fears to them. The first comment one of the men made was: “I always believe…

witnessed

dangerous encounter at trapper's cabin in New Mexico
cited from A Jeweler's Adventure (1891)
, and one of the raiding In- dians afterward said that their party numbered forty-two, and that Knox had killed seven of them.” A Jeweler's Adventure His Fortunate Escape From a Family of Murderers in New Mexico. Extermination of Bloodthirsty …
Moody's son taking a shotgun into the barn
cited from The appearance of the old man caused Mr… (1891)
He had about $800 worth of stock and $1,200 in money. When he entered the house he discovered that the occu- pants were a man of about sixty, a twenty-five- year-old son, and two women. The appearance of the old man caused Mr. Hardy to di…
Moody and his son coming out of the barn armed with rifles
cited from “But you must see the blooded stock I have… (1891)
. He quickly swallowed a cup of coffee, took a few mouthsful of bread and slipped what he could into his pockets. Then he prepared to leave. “But you must see the blooded stock I have before you go,” said Moody, “Probably I can trade one …
experiences in New Mexico
cited from Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass… (1891)
Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass., jeweler, is reported to have related, while in Chicago, 111., recently, some of the experiences he had ten years ago in New Mexico. Mr. Hardy made the money that gave him a start in life by peddling. He traveled…
cited from Just before Mr… (1891)
Just before Mr. Hardy sat down to dinner, he happened to look out of the window, and saw the son go into a barn with a shotgun in his hands. The stealthy manner put the peddler on his guard, and he took good care that his own gun was with…
the old man entering the barn
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy felt that if he ever went into that barn he would never come out of it alive, so he made a weak excuse and started down the road, keeping a sharp lookout. The old man was much enraged, and just as Mr. Hardy stepped out of view h…
Moody and his son coming out of the barn armed with rifles
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy went into a grove a little further down the road and stood where he could see what was going on at the barn. He saw Moody and his son come out of the barn, each armed with a rifle. They walked into the woods, not far distant from…
cited from They did not believe that Moody or his son… (1891)
They did not believe that Moody or his son were within a mile of them, but when Mr. Hardy suddenly walked out from a little clump of trees, a bullet whizzed past him and lodged in the trunk of a hickory. He jumped back into the thicket, drew …
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy’s friends called him from his hiding place, and showed him lying behind a fallen tree, the bodies of Moody and his son. The old man was shot through the temple as he was looking over a log, and his son’s back was broken, he having…
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy and the trappers then returned to the house, but finding it empty looked into the barn, and there discovered the two women in a cellar under the building, digging a grave for him.

Sources (14)

A Jeweler's Adventure

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

As Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

As Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Campbell Hardy, a Boston, Mass…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Instead of going the way he intended Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Just before Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

The appearance of the old man caused Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

There were twenty skeletons in the place…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

They did not believe that Moody or his son…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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