When did Charley Small live?

Charley Small was born around 1888-01-01 and died around 1888-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Charley Small associated with?

Documented relationships include: fought_in, sentenced_to, arrested_for. 15 claims extracted from primary sources.

What sources cite Charley Small?

11 primary sources cite this person, including: Col… (1888); I was in this robbery… (1888); I was in this robbery… (1888); and 8 more.

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Charley Small person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)id: p_charley-small_8b76fb

also known as: Charles Small

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Summary: Charley Small, also known as Charles Small, is a person for whom no specific historical information is recorded in available sources.

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Claims (15)

arrested_for

train robbery— 1888-01-20

cited from Train Robbers That Were Captured (1888) · +2 more

cabled over to the American papers. Grant County boys can always be relied upon for an item when away from home. ( 1 ) From ihe January 20, 1888, Issue of The Enierprise Charley Small Captured He Is the Leader of a Band of Mexican Central…

train robbery in Mexico— 1888-01-27

cited from Col… (1888)

that they are the men. Von Heine writes that they will all be shot within a month, as the Mexican laws make it a death penalty to rob a train in that country. So this settles Charley Small and his villainous gang forever. From the January…

charged_with

robbery on Mexican Central road

cited from James McKnight, who was hit in the head… (1888)

ence thereto. The property and title is now in litiga- tion in the courts, and the status of the same fixing the rights of the undrsigned will be here- after determined. Geo. F. Patrick. Silver City, N. M., August 6th, 1888 From Ihe August…

robbery on Mexican Central Railroad

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-08-31 (1888)

James McKnight, who was hit in the head with a windlass at Pinos Altos about the first of July, died at the hospital Tuesday, and was buried Wednesday. He was sent to the hospital July 5th, since which time he has been insane, refusing t…

departed_for

Mexico

cited from Johnny Bell, who left this section of the country… (1888)

Johnny Bell, who left this section of the country for Mexico with Small, is thought to be another of the gang. This country is well rid of a very hard gang of desperadoes in this trio, and there seems to be no doubt in the minds of the o…

fought_in

train robbery— 1888-01-20

cited from Train Robbers That Were Captured (1888) · +1 more

Robbery of Mexican Central express train

cited from Train Robbers That Were Captured (1888)

Train Robbers That Were Captured News was received here last Sunday of the robbery of an express train on the Mexican Central road near Chihuahua, and that Charley Small was the leader of the gang that committed the robbery. It took place at …

robbery of an express train on the Mexican Central road— 1888-01-20

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-01-13 (1888) · +1 more

lived_at

Biecho ranch— 1888-01-20

cited from I was in this robbery… (1888)

ican Central road near Chihuahua, and that Charley Small was the leader of the gang that committed the robbery. It took place at a small station 14 miles below Chihuahua named Mapula. There were five men in the job. Doc Hines, one of the …

here (unspecified locality)

cited from The supreme court of Mexico has approved… (1888)

The supreme court of Mexico has approved the death sentence in the case of J. J. Tallier alias Taylor, the leader of the gang of robbers of the Sonora railroad last May, who killed Conductor Atkinson and the fireman. Taylor has probably been …

occupation

Leader of the robbery band

cited from I was in this robbery… (1888)

I was in this robbery. The leader of the band was Charles Small. There were five of us in the robbery. Besides Small and myself there was a man named Charles Hudson or Hutchinson and two others whose names I did not learn. They were with us …