Jasper Thomason person
also known as: Thomason
Summary: The man who shot Al Potter and was later pardoned, causing public disapproval.
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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 moreIt 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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Sources (2)
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-04-19
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain