When did H. H. Whitehill live?

H. H. Whitehill was born around 1888-01-01 and died around 1900-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is H. H. Whitehill associated with?

Documented relationships include: charged_with, occupation, owned. 54 claims extracted from primary sources.

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38 primary sources cite this person, including: At Lake Valley recently a miner by the… (1888); After awhile Quin recovered and made his… (1889); An elegant sideboard has recently been… (1889); and 35 more.

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born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1900-01-01,1901-01-01)id: p_h-h-whitehill_a5fe31

also known as: Sheriff Whitehill, H. H. Whitehill, Sheriff, Sheriff Whitehill, collector Whitehill, H. H. Whitehill, collector, Mr. Whitehill, Whitehill

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Summary: A prospector who cared for Mr. Emery after he broke his leg.

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Claims (54)

accompanied_by

Judge Isaac Givens

cited from Mysterious Murder (1890)

Mysterious MurderOn Tuesday morning last, Sheriff Whitehill received a letter from James Metcalf, of Man- gas springs, stating that Mr. Metcalf’s sheep herder had found a Mexican shot and dying in the hills, four or five miles from the ranch. Accom…

arrested

William Walters and Mike McGinnis

cited from Separ Shooting (1890)

money which they sup- posed to be in his grip sack. They did scare him and he ran out of the house in his shirt sleeves without hat or coat but took his money with him. The robbers then took his gripsack and hid it in a pile of ties, whe…

William Walters and Mike McGinnis— 1890-10-24

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-17 (1890)

dressed only in their night clothes, they tried to kill a miner there await- ing the train and inaugurated a reign of terror at the depot, much to the annoyance of the lady operator, who during all this time had been wiring dispatch after …

arrested_for

vagrancy and lewd conduct enforcement— 1889-04-24

cited from Mason, the soldier trailed to Fort Bayard… (1889) · +1 more

nd Chinese profanity. Officers were soon on the trail, but so far the thief has not been caught. Since the theft there has been an advance of twenty-five per cent on all goods coming from that store. Sheriff White- hill offers a reward of…

suspects in assault on Quin Sing and Deah Poup

cited from After awhile Quin recovered and made his… (1889) · +1 more

pick, crushing in the whole top of his skull, and making a number of flesh wounds on his head and person. After shooting Quin Sing, the other Mexican beat him until he was senseless. The house was then looted, the Chinamen given another b…

capture of Davidson— 1890-01-14

cited from that another gentleman gave him $2 and told… (1890) · +1 more

nurse to wait on the patient. The case is so well isolated that there is little danger of the disease spreading. The patient’s name is John Miller, and he claims to hail from Rincon. He states that a small, well-dressed doctor in Deming t…

captured Davidson in Arizona without a requisition

cited from The sheriff did not take anyone into his… (1890) · +1 more

hill. Annie stated that she was from Camp Grant, and that Davidson had told her all about the killing. Her story of the tragedy agreed with the facts, and as she could have no apparent motive for pre- varicating, her story was believed, h…

failure to pay over moneys due to the territory since January 24, 1890— 1890-08-01

cited from We, the committee appointed to examine… (1890) · +1 more

have attended well to their duties. Grant County has no school debt. The county tax levy is 2*4 mills on the dollar of valuation for school purposes. There is no terri- torial school tax. T. W. Holson W. H. Durkee W. A. McAfee Committee …

arrived_in

Silver City

cited from A late Montreal paper states that Miss… (1890)

McEwen’s. From the October 31, 1890, Issue of The Enterprise A late Montreal paper states that Miss Nettie Simone, of Silver City, was arrested as a procuress. Miss Nettie has been a resident of Chicago for several months, so the Enterprise …

hills near Mangas Springs

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-04-25 (1890)

Colorado

cited from N… (1891)

N. A. Osmer, of Alumnia, who has been spending a few days in town, left yesterday for home. Mr. Osmer comes pretty near being an old timer, having arrived in Colorado with H. H. Whitehill, which was — well, a long time ago.

charged_with

unlawfully permitting prisoner to escape

cited from Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- (1891) · +1 more

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…

perjury

cited from Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- (1891) · +1 more

non feasance

cited from Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- (1891) · +1 more

embezzlement

cited from Territory vs. Pedo Vazques and Santos Car- (1891) · +1 more

embezzlement of taxes collected

cited from The following indictments were returned… (1891)

nd the defendant dis- charged. The following indictments were returned by the grand jury at the present term of the district court. H. H. Whitehill, unlawfully permitting prisoner to escape. H. H. Whitehill, perjury. H. H. Whitehill, non feas…

conspiracy to defraud

cited from H… (1891)

H. H. Whitehill, S. P. Carpenter, A. H. Morehead, J. H. Bragaw, T. W. Cobb and J. A1 Card, conspiracy to defraud (two indict- ments) .

conspiracy to defraud county

cited from H… (1891)

H. H. Whitehill, S. P. Carpenter, J. H. Bra- gaw and A. H. Morehead, conspiracy to defraud county.

collected

$39,206.57— 1890-08-01

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)

to pay over to the territorial treasurer any of the moneys due to the territory since January 24th, 1890. The law requiring payment on the 10th day of each month of the amount in his hands due the territory on the first day of the mont…

Mr. Whitehill explains that the blanks, pencils, paper and ink was given him by Mr. Morehead, but it is an undisputed fact that the county had paid for them. It is particularly unfortunate for Mr. Whitehill that the two books, which were the …

failed_to_pay

territorial treasurer— 1890-01-24

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890) · +1 more

for school purposes. There is no terri- torial school tax. T. W. Holson W. H. Durkee W. A. McAfee Committee To the foreman of the grand jury: We, the committee appointed to examine the books and accounts, and the conduct of the sheriff’s …

fell_into

shaft on Pacific vein

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-03-21 (1890)

Our handsome sheriff, Mr. Whitehill, while engaged in hunting for Brock, the murderer of the Chinaman, had the misfortune to tumble into one of the many Mexican shafts on the Pacific vein openings. His rotundity alone saved him; the Mexican …

occupation

sheriff— 1890-03-20

cited from Our handsome sheriff, Mr… (1890)

at Silver Creek was rob- bed of blankets, cooking utensils, etc., last week. One Jones, who had been in the camp for some time and left the night of the robbery with a party of Mormons for Mexico, is accused of the theft. From ihe March…

Sheriff and ex-office collector

cited from We, the committee appointed to examine… (1890) · +1 more

sheriff and collector

cited from $2,802… (1890) · +1 more

in the Silver City National Bank to the credit of H. H. Whitehill, collector; $2,096.76 depo*sited with Lindauer, Wormser & Co., at Deming, and county warrants in safe $1900 and what are counted as cash items — some of which we re- gard as …

sheriff and collector of Grant County

cited from The following indictments were returned… (1891) · +1 more

sheriff

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)

nto which the county finances were being plunged. The most profligate extravagance charac- terizes the purchases made by the agents of the county in the past two years, and bills for supplies at prices far in excess of those charged to indi…

sheriff and collector

cited from Carpenter, Cobb and Bragaw were county… (1891)

Carpenter, Cobb and Bragaw were county commissioners, A. H. Morehead, probate clerk, F. P. Whitehill, his deputy, H. H. Whitehill, sheriff and collector and J. A1 Card, his deputy.

owned

$50 reward— 1889-04-24

cited from Mason, the soldier trailed to Fort Bayard… (1889)

$100 reward offered for Pat Devine's capture

cited from Sheriff Whitehill did not expect to find… (1889)

that King had left town before the killing occurred. It seems that Pat Devine, who has made good his escape into the Sierra Madre, is accredited with doing most of the shooting. Sheriff Whitehill did not expect to find Pat Devine in Tombs…

$9,133.83 on deposit in Silver City National Bank— 1890-08-01

cited from We find that up to the first day of August,… (1890)

$2,096.76 deposited with Lindauer, Wormser & Co. at Deming— 1890-08-01

cited from We find that up to the first day of August,… (1890)

county warrants in safe worth $1900— 1890-08-01

cited from We find that up to the first day of August,… (1890)

accounts at Silver City National Bank

cited from $2,802… (1890)

paid

$2.75 per cord to other parties for DeVega contract wood

cited from The most profligate extravagance charac-… (1890)

$19,848.59— 1890-01-25

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)

paid_to

other parties

cited from was delivered by other parties to whom Mr… (1890)

was delivered by other parties to whom Mr. Whitehill paid $2.75 per cord, and obligingly held out 25 cents per cord for contractor De- Vega.

G. DeVega

cited from was delivered by other parties to whom Mr… (1890)

was delivered by other parties to whom Mr. Whitehill paid $2.75 per cord, and obligingly held out 25 cents per cord for contractor De- Vega.

possessed

two books

cited from Mr… (1891)

purchased

75 cords of wood (DeVega contract)

cited from The most profligate extravagance charac-… (1890)

wood contract— 1889-01-01

cited from We have evidence that about 700 cords of… (1890)

We have evidence that about 700 cords of wood have been bought for use of the court house and jail since January 1st, 1889, at the price of $2.50 per cord at the same time. One contract was made with G. DeVega by Sheriff Whitehill for 75 …

received

letter from James Metcalf

cited from Mysterious Murder (1890)

returned_from

El Paso— Monday last

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-31 (1890)

A late Montreal paper states that Miss Nettie Simone, of Silver City, was arrested as a procuress. Miss Nettie has been a resident of Chicago for several months, so the Enterprise has been informed. Murderer Caught On Monday last Sheriff Whit…

sold_to

G. DeVega (contract for wood)

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-05 (1890)

witnessed

falling into a Mexican shaft on the Pacific vein— 1890-03-20

cited from Our handsome sheriff, Mr… (1890)

letter from James Metcalf about found body— 1890-04-22

cited from A prize fight occurred between two of the… (1890)

romptly and vig- orously defended their company’s property are well deserving of what they receive ; the thanks as well as the admiration of the whole com- munity. A prize fight occurred between two of the demi-monde Wednesday evening in which …

balance unaccounted for of $1,224.14

cited from $2,802… (1890)

telegram about Hachita killing

cited from There are so many rumors in regard to… (1889)

There are so many rumors in regard to the killing at Hachita, that it seems almost im- possible to get at the real facts in the premises. From all that can be learned, it looks very bad for those who are supposed to have been impli- cated i…

Gray was confined in jail

cited from Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882,… (1890)

Dick Huber came to New Mexico in 1882, and first went to work for Lew Fifer in Hanover gulch. In 1884 he commenced working for Vic Place, at Pinos Altos, and continued in his em- ploy for two years, after which he commenced work for H. G. …

worked_for

caring for Mr. Emery— 1888-04-06

cited from At Lake Valley recently a miner by the… (1888)

recent grand jury for the murder of Lawrence Meagher (better known as “Yorkey”), on the North Percha last fall. Several other indict- ments were found, charging parties with being accessories to the crime, but to date the only arrests made a…

Grant County

cited from $2,802… (1890)

deputy clerk

cited from IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)

while acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home to work on them at night, and forgot to return them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at times and such an explanation would certainly be entirely satisfactory to the grand jury. ( …