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Gus Montgomery person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_gus-montgomery_f74484
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Summary:  Colored man who pled guilty to burglarizing Bob Stele's saloon and was given five years.
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Claims (6)

arrested_for

burglarizing Bob Stele's saloon
cited from Gus Montgomery, colored, who plead… (1891)
Gus Montgomery, colored, who plead guilty to burglarizing Bob Stele’s saloon last week, was given five years in the pen.

convicted_of

larceny
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…

sentenced_to

five years in penitentiary for burglarizing Bob Stele's saloon
cited from Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- (1891)
nd Alfred Job, Jr. Assaulting to murder John Coleman, con- tinued for term. Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- rasco charged with the burglary of Max Schutz’s store. Vazques plead guilty and Carrasco con- victed upon trial. Each was se…
5 years for larceny
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…
five years in the penitentiary
cited from Gus Montgomery, colored, who plead… (1891)
Gus Montgomery, colored, who plead guilty to burglarizing Bob Stele’s saloon last week, was given five years in the pen.
5 years
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…

Sources (4)

Gus Montgomery, colored, who plead…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car-

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The following prisoners left for Santa Fe…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The following prisoners left for Santa Fe…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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