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Charles Baine person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_charles-baine_7b3a96

also known as: Chas. Baine, Frenchy, French, G. Blane

Probable 70%
Summary:  A gardener who killed a woman and committed suicide, and who previously supplied Geronimo.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (43)

alias

Frenchy
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
French
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
G. Blane
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

arrived_in

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890)
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

associated_with

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

came_to

America
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
s. He came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was…

caused_death_of_self

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

charged_with

smuggling
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
smuggling by Mexican government
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890)
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…

departed_for

El PasoFriday last
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890) · +1 more
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…

died_in

cited from deserts… (1890)
dressed only in their night clothes, they tried to kill a miner there await- ing the train and inaugurated a reign of terror at the depot, much to the annoyance of the lady operator, who during all this time had been wiring dispatch after …

educated_by

French government
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

enlisted_in

French army
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

failure_at

irrigation in French colonies
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

fought_in

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…

had_money

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

involved_in

smuggling
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

killed

Lucy Croenne1890-10-24
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-17 (1890) · +4 more
dressed only in their night clothes, they tried to kill a miner there await- ing the train and inaugurated a reign of terror at the depot, much to the annoyance of the lady operator, who during all this time had been wiring dispatch after …

killed_by

self (suicide with Colt's 41 caliber revolver)
cited from However at about 11 o’clock the chamber-… (1890) · +1 more
- ing and so returned to my room. About 9 o’clock yesterday morning in answer to a spirit of un- easiness I knocked at the door of No. 3. As I have since found out the next door lodger asked “Who is there?” I mistook the voice for Blane’s…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
self1890-10-24
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-17 (1890) · +4 more
dressed only in their night clothes, they tried to kill a miner there await- ing the train and inaugurated a reign of terror at the depot, much to the annoyance of the lady operator, who during all this time had been wiring dispatch after …

occupation

gardener and horticulturist
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890)
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…
gardener
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
scientific farmer
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …
gardener and horticulturist
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
s. He came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was…

owned

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890)
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…
cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890) · +1 more
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…
$77
cited from A search of their joint possessions revealed… (1890)
e, and a pistol lay just between them. Her head was hanging slightly over the edge of the bed and she had bled terribly as the bed clothes were saturated and there was a large pool of blood on the floor. The bodies were immediately re- …

paid_to_escape

scrape with Mexican government
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

sent_to

French colonies near the Suez canal
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

supplied

cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

witnessed

cited from “Frenchy” had spent some days in this city… (1890)
came near being captured and killed near the Mexican line dur- ing Geronimo’s raid but managed to make his escape. Soon after this he got into trouble with the Mexican government for smuggling. At this time he had about $15,000 which was s…

worked_for

cited from deserts… (1890)
dressed only in their night clothes, they tried to kill a miner there await- ing the train and inaugurated a reign of terror at the depot, much to the annoyance of the lady operator, who during all this time had been wiring dispatch after …
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
he startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had killed Lucy Croenne and then suicide…
cited from The Sad Termination of Two Rash People (1890)
The Sad Termination of Two Rash PeopleThe startling information was flashed over the wires from El Paso to the Marshal of Silver City that Chas. Baine, better known as “Frenchy”, who had been the gardener at Hud- son’s for the past year, had …

Mentioned by (3)

Charles Baine caused_death_of_self Charles Baine
Lucy Croenne killed_by Charles Baine
Lucy Croenne killed_by Charles Baine1890-10-24

Sources (8)

deserts…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

However at about 11 o’clock the chamber-…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The following from the Times gives an ac-…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The Sad Termination of Two Rash People

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The Sad Termination of Two Rash People

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

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