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E. W. Leach person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q126082547id: p_e-w-leach_0555fd

also known as: Leach, the conductor

Probable 70%
Summary:  Pullman conductor on train No. 53 who was shot by passenger John W. Graeter.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Claims (5)

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cited from t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform… (1891) · +1 more
nd Pullman conductor run out of the Pullman car, and following them was a man with a pistol in his hand, and to the horror of those in sight they saw the pistol leveled on the conductor and fired. It was seen at once that the conductor…

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Pullman conductor
cited from t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform… (1891)
nd Pullman conductor run out of the Pullman car, and following them was a man with a pistol in his hand, and to the horror of those in sight they saw the pistol leveled on the conductor and fired. It was seen at once that the conductor…
conductor
cited from There was but four persons in the car at… (1891)
There was but four persons in the car at the time, the murderer, John W. Graeter, of Vincennes, Indiana ; Mr. Isador Meier, traveling salesman for Foster, Hilson & Co., Thirty ninth street. New York ; E. W. Leach, the conductor, and a lady.

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John W. Graeter1891-03-17
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891) · +1 more
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY A most lamentable double tragedy was en- acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con-…

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cited from A DOUBLE TRAGEDY (1891)
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY A most lamentable double tragedy was en- acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con- duc…

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John W. Graeter killed_by E. W. Leach1891-03-17

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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

There was but four persons in the car at…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

There was but four persons in the car at…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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