George Forget person
also known as: George Forget, George
Summary: Man who escaped from jail in Tombstone and was later captured at Separ station.
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arrested_for
escaping from Tombstone jail— 1890-09-14
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890) · +1 morethat no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
stealing forty pounds of ore— approximately 1889
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890
There was a little surprise in camp last
Friday. A man by the name of George Forget
was working at the American. Billy Baker
came in from Deming and reported that Rich
was coming after him, and that there was a
reward …
wanted
cited from when he found he had gone, but George Forget… (1890)when he found he had gone, but George Forget
did not forget that he was wanted nor did Rich
forget to watch Separ station. He came in for
water and was captured by Mr. Rich and Harry
Armstrong and after his capture he confessed
that he was…
captured_by
Rich and Harry Armstrong— 1890-09-14
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)guilt and when the sheriff
went in to one of the cells and left the keys in
the lock and his gun in the office, George saw
his opportunity and locked the sheriff in the
cell, took the sheriff’s gun and made his es-
cape. The sheriff w…
charged_with
stealing forty pounds of ore— 1890-09-14
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)that no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
stealing forty pounds of ore— 1890-09-14
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)that no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
confessed
being the wanted man
cited from when he found he had gone, but George Forget… (1890)when he found he had gone, but George Forget
did not forget that he was wanted nor did Rich
forget to watch Separ station. He came in for
water and was captured by Mr. Rich and Harry
Armstrong and after his capture he confessed
that he was…
being the wanted man— 1890-09-14
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)guilt and when the sheriff
went in to one of the cells and left the keys in
the lock and his gun in the office, George saw
his opportunity and locked the sheriff in the
cell, took the sheriff’s gun and made his es-
cape. The sheriff w…
escaped
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)
Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890
There was a little surprise in camp last
Friday. A man by the name of George Forget
was working at the American. Billy Baker
came in from Deming and reported that Rich
was coming after him, and that there was a
reward …
escaped_from
sheriff of Tombstone— 1890-09-14
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890) · +1 morethat no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
fought_in
cited from Sure enough, the robbery was attempted… (1890)
Sure enough, the robbery was attempted
and George emptied his shot gun into the party
of three before they could say “hands up,” and
this unceremonious reception stampeded the
robbers.
killed_by
escaping from sheriff— approximately 1889
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890
There was a little surprise in camp last
Friday. A man by the name of George Forget
was working at the American. Billy Baker
came in from Deming and reported that Rich
was coming after him, and that there was a
reward …
lived_at
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)
that no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
worked_at
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)
that no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
worked_for
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)
that no one had the heart to gather
them up. The section men were set at the job
and picked up the pieces, which were brought
into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The
verdict was in accordance with the above facts,
and exonerated the…
cited from Hachita, Sept… (1890)
Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890
There was a little surprise in camp last
Friday. A man by the name of George Forget
was working at the American. Billy Baker
came in from Deming and reported that Rich
was coming after him, and that there was a
reward …
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Hachita, Sept…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Hachita, Sept… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
Sure enough, the robbery was attempted…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
when he found he had gone, but George Forget… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
when he found he had gone, but George Forget…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain