Cyclone Bill person
also known as: Beck, Allison
Summary: A man arrested in Clifton who answers the description of one of the robbers who held up Paymaster Wham.
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arrested_for
being one of the robbers who held up Paymaster Wham
cited from After securing the booty the robbers made… (1889)but
their capture will eventually be effected, as the
government will never give up the pursuit.
There is supposed to be some ten or twelve of
the robbers — too large a gang to act with dis-
cretion. Two of them are supposed to have been
…
cited from The following telegram sent by Col… (1889)
The following telegram sent by Col. M. H.
Twomey, was received by the Enterprise yes-
terday noon: “Cyclone Bill, alias Beck, alias
Allison, has been arrested in Clifton. He an-
swers the description of one of the robbers who
held up Paymaster W…
arrested_in
cited from The following telegram sent by Col… (1889)
The following telegram sent by Col. M. H.
Twomey, was received by the Enterprise yes-
terday noon: “Cyclone Bill, alias Beck, alias
Allison, has been arrested in Clifton. He an-
swers the description of one of the robbers who
held up Paymaster W…
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After securing the booty the robbers made… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The following telegram sent by Col…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain