Curley person
also known as: Curley, Curly
Summary: Man killed by Pete Spence at Clifton, formerly of Grant County, associate of Renick.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (6)
killed_by
cited from Pete Spence, who is well known through-… (1888)
Pete Spence, who is well known through-
out the west, especially in Grant County and
Tombstone, recently planted another victim at
Clifton. He had some trouble with one “Cur-
ley,” who also lived in Grant County at one
time. “Curley” was to some…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888) · +1 more
another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
lived_at
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888) · +1 more
another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
cited from Pete Spence, who is well known through-… (1888)
Pete Spence, who is well known through-
out the west, especially in Grant County and
Tombstone, recently planted another victim at
Clifton. He had some trouble with one “Cur-
ley,” who also lived in Grant County at one
time. “Curley” was to some…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888) · +1 more
another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
worked_for
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888) · +1 more
another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
Sources (4)
generally supposed that the reason “Curley” did… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Jim Cummings, who has been employed… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Pete Spence, who is well known through-…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22
1888 · newspaper · public-domain