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James Evans person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q57401616id: p_james-evans_4cf92d
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Summary:  Bunco man charged with working the flim-flam racket in Deming.
Completeness: 92/100 Grade A
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Claims (13)

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 more
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…
swindling1891-05-29
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

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

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