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Frank Lewis Rae person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_frank-lewis-rae_92ad0c

also known as: Kid Lewis

Probable 70%
Summary:  Alias Kid Lewis, who killed Wm. Fitzgerald and was acquitted at Las Cruces.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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killing William Fitzgerald1890-04
cited from The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual… (1890)
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…
killing of Wm. Fitzgeraldlast week
cited from Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who… (1890)
Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who killed Wm. Fitzgerald, Dec. 7, at Carlisle, N. M., was acquitted at Las Cruces last week. The courts and jurors of New Mexico, it seems, have forgotten the word “justice” in their dealings with criminals. …

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William Fitzgerald1889-12-07
cited from The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual… (1890)
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…
William FitzgeraldDec. 7
cited from Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who… (1890)
Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who killed Wm. Fitzgerald, Dec. 7, at Carlisle, N. M., was acquitted at Las Cruces last week. The courts and jurors of New Mexico, it seems, have forgotten the word “justice” in their dealings with criminals. …

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Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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