H. W. Lucas person
also known as: Justice H. W. Lucas, Justice Lucas, Judge Lucas, the justice, the squire
Summary: Justice of the Peace who presided over cases involving Willie Garnett and Mollie Dewitt.
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cited from Chinatown has been raided this week by… (1889)Chinatown has been raided this week by
the officials. Several arrests were made. The
culprits were charged with keeping opium
joints, three of whom were convicted in Justice
Lucas’ court Tuesday. More arrests are likely
to follow. It is hinted t…
fined
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)
Harry Wolburn, a Cornish miner, whipped
three or four men at the Centennial on Monday
night. He was brought before Judge Lucas on
Tuesday and fined $10 and trimmings. He re-
fused to pay the fine and asked for a transcript
of the proceeding…
occupation
Justice of the Peace
cited from Justice of the Peace H. W. Lucas had quite (1889)Justice of the Peace H. W. Lucas had quite
a busy day of it last Monday. The first case on
the docket was the city vs. Willie Garnett,
charged with creating a disturbance, using bois-
terous language at a public entertainment. The
culprit plead …
presided over
Edna's shooting case on Wednesday
cited from LATER… (1889)rious trouble. She seems to have but little
trouble in avoiding the law.
LATER. — The wound was of a very serious
nature, and the probabilities are that ampu-
tation may be necessary. The bullet, of 45 cali-
bre, passed through the foot, and …
presided_over
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
Last Monday a lively and interesting trial
took place in Justice H. W. Lucas’ court. The
title of the cause is Charles Bottom vs. J. H.
McKenzie. The subject of the suit was a burro.
Bottom replevened the morning songster from
McKenzie. Eig…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05 (1889)
objected. Just at
this point the burro delivered himself in one of
the most powerful, eloquent and fervent ap-
peals and it was thought for a time his lungs
would not withstand the fearful strain on them,
but the justice disregarded the pro…
witnessed
coroner's jury swearing-in
cited from The kind-hearted Sisters did everything in… (1889)that
it is possible that his partner had removed the
money, but don’t know, and as Deah Poup was
not able to speak, it is hard to tell just how
much money was received for this terrible
crime.
The kind-hearted Sisters did everything in
…
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Chinatown has been raided this week by…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Justice of the Peace H. W. Lucas had quite
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-05
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The kind-hearted Sisters did everything in… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details