James Evans person
Summary: Bunco man charged with working the flim-flam racket in Deming.
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acquitted_of
swindling
cited from Court Notes (1891)Court Notes
Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James
Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty
upon trial. These are the men who worked the
“change” racket on two or three Deming mer-
chants.
arrested_for
working the flim-flam racket
cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT
Two bunco men who gave the names of
Frank Whitney and James Evans were brought
up from Doming by Sheriff Lockhart and placed
in the county cooler charged with working the
flim-flam racket, the making change puzzle,
whereby t…
making change puzzle
cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT
Two bunco men who gave the names of
Frank Whitney and James Evans were brought
up from Doming by Sheriff Lockhart and placed
in the county cooler charged with working the
flim-flam racket, the making change puzzle,
whereby t…
working the flim-flam racket
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-01 (1891)one
of the Hunters was riding. Nye then took to the
hills. No further particulars.
( 21 )
New Mexico Census
Bernalillo
Chavftz
1890
20,913
1880
17,225
INC.
3,688
Colfax
7,974
3,398
4,576
Dona Ana
9,191
7,612
1,579
Eddv (a)
Grant
9,657
4,53…
arrived_in
cited from It will be seen by the above table that… (1891)
one
of the Hunters was riding. Nye then took to the
hills. No further particulars.
( 21 )
New Mexico Census
Bernalillo
Chavftz
1890
20,913
1880
17,225
INC.
3,688
Colfax
7,974
3,398
4,576
Dona Ana
9,191
7,612
1,579
Eddv (a)
Grant
9,657
4,53…
charged_with
flim-flam racket
cited from It will be seen by the above table that… (1891) · +1 moreone
of the Hunters was riding. Nye then took to the
hills. No further particulars.
( 21 )
New Mexico Census
Bernalillo
Chavftz
1890
20,913
1880
17,225
INC.
3,688
Colfax
7,974
3,398
4,576
Dona Ana
9,191
7,612
1,579
Eddv (a)
Grant
9,657
4,53…
swindling— 1891-05-29
cited from An inebriated individual was arrested by… (1891)if it is necessary to cross the
line into Mexico, to send word to Fort Bayard.
So far it would not seem that there is occasion
for a general alarm, but no doubt several more
killings will take place. The Enterprise will
make every effort…
working the flim-flam racket
cited from FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT (1891)FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT
Two bunco men who gave the names of
Frank Whitney and James Evans were brought
up from Doming by Sheriff Lockhart and placed
in the county cooler charged with working the
flim-flam racket, the making change puzzle,
whereby t…
swindling
cited from Court Notes (1891)Court Notes
Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James
Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty
upon trial. These are the men who worked the
“change” racket on two or three Deming mer-
chants.
convicted_of
flim hammer
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
2 years for flim Hammer
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…
2 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…
worked_for
Deming merchants
cited from Court Notes (1891)Court Notes
Territory vs. Frank Whitney and James
Evans. Charged with swindling. Found guilty
upon trial. These are the men who worked the
“change” racket on two or three Deming mer-
chants.
Sources (8)
An inebriated individual was arrested by… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Court Notes
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
FLIM-FLAMMERS CAUGHT
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
It will be seen by the above table that… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-01
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
The following prisoners left for Santa Fe… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The following prisoners left for Santa Fe…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
TREMONT ARRIVALS ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details