F. O. Thompson person
Summary: One of two men accused of deceiving and assaulting the Herring girls; suspected horse thief.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (6)
arrested_for
deception and improper advances
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891) · +3 morebut his chief income is supposed to be
derived from horse stealing. During the past
two months, whenever the father was absent
from the ranch, these hounds have been in the
habit of calling upon and courting these young
ladies. They were …
arrived_in
cited from caught them they would get into trouble, but… (1891) · +1 more
but his chief income is supposed to be
derived from horse stealing. During the past
two months, whenever the father was absent
from the ranch, these hounds have been in the
habit of calling upon and courting these young
ladies. They were …
cited from caught them they would get into trouble, but… (1891)
caught them they would get into trouble, but
they continued to frequent the place in his ab-
sence. Last Friday, the father being away on
the round-up, these fiends called upon the girls,
and being unable to obtain their consent to im-
proper a…
lived_at
cited from caught them they would get into trouble, but… (1891)
caught them they would get into trouble, but
they continued to frequent the place in his ab-
sence. Last Friday, the father being away on
the round-up, these fiends called upon the girls,
and being unable to obtain their consent to im-
proper a…
occupation
ostensibly a working man, but chief income from horse stealing
cited from For two months past a couple of worthless… (1891)For two months past a couple of worthless
scoundrels have been lying around pretending
to work about the sawmill, about a mile and a
quarter from Herring’s ranch. They travel
under he names of F. O. Thompson and J. H.
Staples. Staples about six…
registered_at
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
but his chief income is supposed to be
derived from horse stealing. During the past
two months, whenever the father was absent
from the ranch, these hounds have been in the
habit of calling upon and courting these young
ladies. They were …
Sources (5)
caught them they would get into trouble, but…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
caught them they would get into trouble, but… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
For two months past a couple of worthless…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
No one at the hotel knew any of the parties,… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28
1891 · newspaper · public-domain