When did Frank Whitney live?

Frank Whitney was born around 1887-01-01 and died around 1891-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Frank Whitney associated with?

Documented relationships include: charged_with, arrested_for, died_in. 19 claims extracted from primary sources.

Frank Whitney person

Q: What sources cite Frank Whitney?

11 primary sources cite this person, including: Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888); Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888); The store of H… (1888); and 8 more.

born: [1887-01-01,1888-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q112557998id: p_frank-whitney_9e1ce0

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Summary: Steve Upton's former partner who died of yellow fever at Colon, Central America.

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Claims (19)

acquitted_of

swindling

cited from Court Notes (1891)

Court Notes Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty upon trial. These are the men who worked the “change” racket on two or three Deming mer- chants.

arrested_for

working the flim-flam racket

cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)

FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT Two bunco men who gave the names of Frank Whitney and James Evans were brought up from Doming by Sheriff Lockhart and placed in the county cooler charged with working the flim-flam racket, the making change puzzle, whereby t…

making change puzzle

cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)

working the flim-flam racket

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-01 (1891)

one of the Hunters was riding. Nye then took to the hills. No further particulars. ( 21 ) New Mexico Census Bernalillo Chavftz 1890 20,913 1880 17,225 INC. 3,688 Colfax 7,974 3,398 4,576 Dona Ana 9,191 7,612 1,579 Eddv (a) Grant 9,657 4,53…

arrived_in

Silver City

cited from It will be seen by the above table that… (1891)

charged_with

flim-flam racket

cited from It will be seen by the above table that… (1891) · +1 more

swindling— 1891-05-29

cited from An inebriated individual was arrested by… (1891)

if it is necessary to cross the line into Mexico, to send word to Fort Bayard. So far it would not seem that there is occasion for a general alarm, but no doubt several more killings will take place. The Enterprise will make every effort…

working the flim-flam racket

cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)

swindling

cited from Court Notes (1891)

Court Notes Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty upon trial. These are the men who worked the “change” racket on two or three Deming mer- chants.

convicted_of

flim hammer

cited from The following prisoners left for Santa Fe… (1891)

The following prisoners left for Santa Fe on Wednesday’s train: Luz Gonzales, murder, 21 years; Ed McEnterf, murder, 3 years; Gus Montgomery, larceny, 5 years; Pedro Vasques, larceny, 3 years; Santos Carascos, larceny, 3 years; James Evans, flim Hamm…

died_in

Colon

cited from Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888)

money from the drawer. It is to be regretted that some of these sneak thieves are not caught in the act and shot down. A man who will enter a house for the purpose of robbery would not hesitate to commit murder, should he have the oppor…

Colon— last summer

cited from Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888)

Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular young men, was a visitor to this city last week. His old partner, Frank Whitney, fell a victim to the dreaded yellow fever at Colon, Central America, last summer. Frank was one of the

Colon— 1887

cited from The store of H… (1888) · +1 more

The store of H. J. Hutchinson, of Central, was entered one night last week and robbed of $25 and some other valuables. Mr. Hutchinson, who sleeps in an adjoining room, was drugged, and although he was aware of the presence of the robber …

killed_by

yellow fever— last summer

cited from Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888)

sentenced_to

2 years for flim Hammer

cited from The following prisoners left for Santa Fe… (1891)

ton never rallied from the shock and died two days later. Both parties were arrested and had an examination before Justice White at Bowie, and were com- mitted to the Tombstone jail to await the action of the grand jury. The affair occurre…

2 years

cited from The following prisoners left for Santa Fe… (1891)

worked_for

New York Mining Company

cited from Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888)

New York Mining Company

cited from Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular… (1888)

have the oppor- tunity, if detected in his crime. Steve Upton, one of Georgetown’s popular young men, was a visitor to this city last week. His old partner, Frank Whitney, fell a victim to the dreaded yellow fever at Colon, Central America, …

Deming merchants

cited from Court Notes (1891)

Court Notes Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty upon trial. These are the men who worked the “change” racket on two or three Deming mer- chants.