James Turner person
also known as: Turner
Summary: James Turner was arrested, charged, and killed, though reasons and circumstances remain unknown.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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arrested_for
stabbing William Courtney— 1889-05-10
cited from James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-… (1889)ty couples for living together
in an illicit manner, in the town of Mesilla.
From this it would seem that the minority re-
port was not so far wrong after all. Let the
officers of this county do their duty and the
justices of the peace …
stabbing Wm. Courtney
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-10 (1889)ty couples for living together
in an illicit manner, in the town of Mesilla.
From this it would seem that the minority re-
port was not so far wrong after all. Let the
officers of this county do their duty and the
justices of the peace …
stabbing Wm. Courtney
cited from James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-… (1889)James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-
bed Wm. Courtney with the blade of a pocket
knife, one of the wounds being near the heart
in the left breast. During the melee Turner bit
a piece out of Courtney’s chin. Courtney states
that the trouble …
charged_with
stabbing Wm. Courtney
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-10 (1889)ty couples for living together
in an illicit manner, in the town of Mesilla.
From this it would seem that the minority re-
port was not so far wrong after all. Let the
officers of this county do their duty and the
justices of the peace …
killed_by
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-10 (1889)
ty couples for living together
in an illicit manner, in the town of Mesilla.
From this it would seem that the minority re-
port was not so far wrong after all. Let the
officers of this county do their duty and the
justices of the peace …
cited from James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-… (1889)
James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-
bed Wm. Courtney with the blade of a pocket
knife, one of the wounds being near the heart
in the left breast. During the melee Turner bit
a piece out of Courtney’s chin. Courtney states
that the trouble …
witnessed
stabbing incident
cited from James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-… (1889)James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-
bed Wm. Courtney with the blade of a pocket
knife, one of the wounds being near the heart
in the left breast. During the melee Turner bit
a piece out of Courtney’s chin. Courtney states
that the trouble …
Sources (3)
James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
James Turner, early Friday morning, stab-… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-05-10
1889 · newspaper · public-domain