James Kerr person
also known as: Jimmy Kerr, James Kerr
Summary: Man killed in a drunken row at Peter Mungall's ranch on the Mangus on April 23, 1891.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Peter Mungall's ranch— 1891-04-23
cited from TREMONT ARRIVALS (1891) · +1 morem racket, the making change puzzle,
whereby the merchant in changing $10 for them
gets mixed and they come out $5 ahead. They
worked the game all right on two Demingites,
Messrs. Byron and Hogdon, but were caught
dead to rights at Smith …
cited from I asked Mungall to show his hands; he… (1891) · +2 more
d not think Barney intended
to hurt him. Asked why he did not separate
them, he said, “I was too drunk; I know what
these d d family rows are ; I don’t interfere.”
I asked Mungall to show his hands; he
was too drunk; he showed no blood ei…
cited from I asked Mungall to show his hands; he… (1891)
d not think Barney intended
to hurt him. Asked why he did not separate
them, he said, “I was too drunk; I know what
these d d family rows are ; I don’t interfere.”
I asked Mungall to show his hands; he
was too drunk; he showed no blood ei…
killed_by
cited from Juan Ferguson’s testimony was corrobora-… (1891)
I asked Barney how it happened: he said he
didn’t remember anything; tried to separate
them once.”
Juan Ferguson’s testimony was corrobora-
tive of the preceding witness, with the exception
that Barney told him that Scotty and Jimmy
had a rack…
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Sources (6)
at Barney’s… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Charles Campbell testified as follows: ‘T… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
I asked Mungall to show his hands; he… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Juan Ferguson’s testimony was corrobora-… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The first intimation of the tragedy reached… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
TREMONT ARRIVALS ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details