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Jasper Thomason person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)id: p_jasper-thomason_eec773

also known as: Thomason

Probable 70%
Summary:  The man who shot Al Potter and was later pardoned, causing public disapproval.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (7)

acquitted_of

murder of A1 Potter
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19 (1889)
It pleases us to state that one of the Apache murderers of Freeman T. Cosper, the freighter, is now a real good Indian and the other a prisoner. They have managed to evade the In- dian scouts until Wednesday, when they were discovered by …

arrested_for

killing A1 Potter
cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889)
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the slayer of A1 Potter, will meet with general dis- approval by all of the people of the Mogollons and the San Francisco valley. Thomason was convicted principally upon his own testimony, as he was the only wi…

charged_with

murder of A1 Potter
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19 (1889)
It pleases us to state that one of the Apache murderers of Freeman T. Cosper, the freighter, is now a real good Indian and the other a prisoner. They have managed to evade the In- dian scouts until Wednesday, when they were discovered by …

claimed

thought A1 Potter had a gun behind a tree
cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889)
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the slayer of A1 Potter, will meet with general dis- approval by all of the people of the Mogollons and the San Francisco valley. Thomason was convicted principally upon his own testimony, as he was the only wi…

killed_by

cited from The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the… (1889)
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the slayer of A1 Potter, will meet with general dis- approval by all of the people of the Mogollons and the San Francisco valley. Thomason was convicted principally upon his own testimony, as he was the only wi…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19 (1889) · +1 more
It pleases us to state that one of the Apache murderers of Freeman T. Cosper, the freighter, is now a real good Indian and the other a prisoner. They have managed to evade the In- dian scouts until Wednesday, when they were discovered by …

pardoned

murder of A1 Potter
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19 (1889) · +1 more
It pleases us to state that one of the Apache murderers of Freeman T. Cosper, the freighter, is now a real good Indian and the other a prisoner. They have managed to evade the In- dian scouts until Wednesday, when they were discovered by …

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Al Potter killed_by Jasper Thomason1889-04-26
Al Potter killed_by Jasper Thomason

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