George Lehigh person
also known as: Lehigh
Summary: Special officer who arrested Nelson and then shot Sergeant Thomas in the leg.
Completeness: 58/100 Grade D
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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…
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…
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A Reminiscence ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The second shooting of the day occurred… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details