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Harry Patterson person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q21930210id: p_harry-patterson_f4a409

also known as: Harry

Probable 70%
Summary:  A waiter shot dead in Las Cruces by a Chinese cook after slapping him.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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cited from Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in… (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges for it…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-08-01 (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges fo…

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Jo1890-08-12
cited from Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in… (1890)
from a customer who owed him. Pulker gave bonds, but as he was about to go east the bondsmen withdrew and turned over their man to Deputy Sheriff Christman who in turn turned the prisoner over to Sheriff Whitehill Tuesday. From ihe August…
Jo
cited from Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in… (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges for it…
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cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-08-01 (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges fo…
cited from Sheriff Barela and son, of Dona Ana… (1891)
Sheriff Barela and son, of Dona Ana county, came up to court, bringing the China- man, Pie Bad Sin, who killed Harry Patterson, the well-known waiter of the Commercial hotel. Through some change in the law it will be necessary to reindict the …

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waiter
cited from ROBBERY AND RAPE (1891) · +1 more
of the two cowboys from Arizona who were taking their first meal at the Windsor. One who had a few of the advantages of life, helped himself to the celery, Vv^hen the other clutched him by the arm and whispered: “My God! Bill, don’t give…
waiter
cited from Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in… (1890)
Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges for it…
waiter at the Commercial hotel
cited from Sheriff Barela and son, of Dona Ana… (1891)
Sheriff Barela and son, of Dona Ana county, came up to court, bringing the China- man, Pie Bad Sin, who killed Harry Patterson, the well-known waiter of the Commercial hotel. Through some change in the law it will be necessary to reindict the …

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Sources (6)

Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

ROBBERY AND RAPE

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Sheriff Barela and son, of Dona Ana…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

The Teal-Poe mining company of Cook’s…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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