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Dick Huber person

born: [1882-01-01,1883-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_dick-huber_81bc3c

also known as: Windy Dick Huber, Dick Huber, Huber

Probable 70%
Summary:  Notorious character arrested for attempted hold-up of the Boyle brothers.
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Claims (27)

arrested_for

cited from The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual… (1890) · +1 more
about the premises, it was certainly the work of an incendiary. No punishment can be too severe for such a miscreant and no doubt if those firebugs are discovered, the citizens of Pinos Altos will not await the law’s delays. From the April…
robbing Pomeroy's stage1883
cited from After he secured bail and just before he… (1890) · +1 more
he recog- nized him. After he secured bail and just before he started for Lordsburg he met Jim Randall on the street in Silver city. He talked with Jim and told him he though there was a man in the jail that Jim was acquainted with and …
escape from penitentiary at Santa Fe
cited from J. J. Bell and family and P. McPherson (1891)
joyous hours were whiled away. Among those present were: Misses Lumley, Mary Runyan, Frank Newcomb, Mabelle Gilbert, Emelia and Frances Ott, Mary Kephart and Mrs. Morrill, Messrs. R. L. Black, Con Sullivan, Bert Gilbert, Otto Ar- nold, J. S. …
escaped from Santa Fe Penitentiary
cited from Gould Caught (1891)
Gould Caught “Windy Dick” Huber, Clark and Gould, three of the escaped prisoners from the pen at Santa Fe, were at Fairview last Friday, and went from there by way of Diamond creek to Grozur’s ranch, from which point they have not so far bee…

arrived_in

New Mexico1882
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
ilver City jail you was telling me of and he is one of the fellows we arrested up near Morenci in 1883 for robbing Pomeroy’s stage. He is the one who talked so much and bragged about robbing so many stages.” “What name is he going und…
New Mexico1882
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
cited from Gould Caught (1891)
Gould Caught “Windy Dick” Huber, Clark and Gould, three of the escaped prisoners from the pen at Santa Fe, were at Fairview last Friday, and went from there by way of Diamond creek to Grozur’s ranch, from which point they have not so far bee…
Grozur's Ranch (near Diamond Creek)
cited from Gould Caught (1891)
Gould Caught “Windy Dick” Huber, Clark and Gould, three of the escaped prisoners from the pen at Santa Fe, were at Fairview last Friday, and went from there by way of Diamond creek to Grozur’s ranch, from which point they have not so far bee…

charged_with

attempted robbery
cited from In the afternoon the case of the territory… (1890) · +1 more
ead a bullet from Devine’s Winchester landed in that im- mediate vicinity. After dark Devine made a scout around, then hitched up and brought An- derson to Hachita in safety. Anderson laid at Deming for several weeks under medical treat- ment,…
attempted robbery
cited from In the afternoon the case of the territory… (1890)
In the afternoon the case of the territory vs. Dick Huber and Albert Mayfield was called for trial. Huber concluded it would.be better for him to plead guilty, which he did. He will receive his sentence tomorrow. Albert Mayfield stood his trial…

departed_for

Grozur's Ranch1891-08-21
cited from J. J. Bell and family and P. McPherson (1891)
joyous hours were whiled away. Among those present were: Misses Lumley, Mary Runyan, Frank Newcomb, Mabelle Gilbert, Emelia and Frances Ott, Mary Kephart and Mrs. Morrill, Messrs. R. L. Black, Con Sullivan, Bert Gilbert, Otto Ar- nold, J. S. …
cited from Gould Caught (1891)
Gould Caught “Windy Dick” Huber, Clark and Gould, three of the escaped prisoners from the pen at Santa Fe, were at Fairview last Friday, and went from there by way of Diamond creek to Grozur’s ranch, from which point they have not so far bee…

lived_at

Hanover Gulch1882
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
Pinos Altos1884
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
Grozur's Ranch (near Diamond Creek)
cited from Gould Caught (1891)
Gould Caught “Windy Dick” Huber, Clark and Gould, three of the escaped prisoners from the pen at Santa Fe, were at Fairview last Friday, and went from there by way of Diamond creek to Grozur’s ranch, from which point they have not so far bee…

pleaded guilty

attempted robbery
cited from In the afternoon the case of the territory… (1890)
In the afternoon the case of the territory vs. Dick Huber and Albert Mayfield was called for trial. Huber concluded it would.be better for him to plead guilty, which he did. He will receive his sentence tomorrow. Albert Mayfield stood his trial…

witnessed

the Boyles at the bank
cited from Between four and five o’clock Wednesday… (1890)
Between four and five o’clock Wednesday afternoon a bold attempt was made to hold up and rob John Boyle, superintendent of the Mountain Key mine, while on his way from this city to Pinos Altos, with funds to pay off the employes of the compan…
cited from In the afternoon the case of the territory… (1890)
In the afternoon the case of the territory vs. Dick Huber and Albert Mayfield was called for trial. Huber concluded it would.be better for him to plead guilty, which he did. He will receive his sentence tomorrow. Albert Mayfield stood his trial…

worked_for

Lew Fifer1882
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
ilver City jail you was telling me of and he is one of the fellows we arrested up near Morenci in 1883 for robbing Pomeroy’s stage. He is the one who talked so much and bragged about robbing so many stages.” “What name is he going und…
Vic Place1884
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
ilver City jail you was telling me of and he is one of the fellows we arrested up near Morenci in 1883 for robbing Pomeroy’s stage. He is the one who talked so much and bragged about robbing so many stages.” “What name is he going und…
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
ilver City jail you was telling me of and he is one of the fellows we arrested up near Morenci in 1883 for robbing Pomeroy’s stage. He is the one who talked so much and bragged about robbing so many stages.” “What name is he going und…
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
ilver City jail you was telling me of and he is one of the fellows we arrested up near Morenci in 1883 for robbing Pomeroy’s stage. He is the one who talked so much and bragged about robbing so many stages.” “What name is he going und…
Lew Fifer1882
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
Vic Place1884
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …
cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)
Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …

Sources (11)

After he secured bail and just before he…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Between four and five o’clock Wednesday…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

Between four and five o’clock Wednesday…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

In the afternoon the case of the territory…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

In the afternoon the case of the territory…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Gould Caught

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

J. J. Bell and family and P. McPherson

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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