Colonel Harper person
also known as: engineer Harper, Harper
Summary: The engineer of the robbed train.
Completeness: 53/100 Grade D
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Claims (6)
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Engineer
cited from The engineer backed up to the train, and… (1888) · +1 moreand mail
car from the train and ran ahead some distance.
Coming to a second stop the party went to the
express car, persuaded the messenger to come
out and thus secured $1000, it is said. The
messenger said that he could not afford to f…
engineer
cited from dent Noble of what had happened… (1888)dent Noble of what had happened. The train
was in charge of Conductor McClellan, and the
engineer was Colonel Harper who had a similar
experience in the big robbery near Pantano last
April. A special train with officers and Papago
trailers was se…
engineer
cited from These pursuers were joined by two tramps… (1888)These pursuers were joined by two tramps
who were on the train when the robbery oc-
curred, and by brakeman J. Cerremo. The
latter gives the following account: He saw two
men whom he supposed were tramps, get on the
forward end of the mail c…
witnessed
cited from The engineer backed up to the train, and… (1888) · +1 more
and mail
car from the train and ran ahead some distance.
Coming to a second stop the party went to the
express car, persuaded the messenger to come
out and thus secured $1000, it is said. The
messenger said that he could not afford to f…
cited from dent Noble of what had happened… (1888)
dent Noble of what had happened. The train
was in charge of Conductor McClellan, and the
engineer was Colonel Harper who had a similar
experience in the big robbery near Pantano last
April. A special train with officers and Papago
trailers was se…
worked_for
cited from dent Noble of what had happened… (1888)
dent Noble of what had happened. The train
was in charge of Conductor McClellan, and the
engineer was Colonel Harper who had a similar
experience in the big robbery near Pantano last
April. A special train with officers and Papago
trailers was se…
Sources (4)
dent Noble of what had happened…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
dent Noble of what had happened… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The engineer backed up to the train, and… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
These pursuers were joined by two tramps…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain