George Lehigh person
also known as: Lehigh
Summary: Special officer who arrested Nelson and then shot Sergeant Thomas in the leg.
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Claims (4)
arrested
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
occupation
special officer
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who
was an industrious man of good business ability,
had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc.
— estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,-
000. He leaves no relatives in this territory,
but is b…
shot
Thomas (in the leg)
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
witnessed
shooting Thomas in the leg— 1890-08-22
cited from A Reminiscence (1890)only succeeding in putting a ball
through Nelson’s wrist. Lehigh then attempted
to arrest Thomas, but the latter resisted, and
the officer shot him in the leg. The limb will
probably have to be amputated. So far as
heard from, this ended t…
Sources (3)
A Reminiscence ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The second shooting of the day occurred… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The second shooting of the day occurred…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain