Jim Parks person
also known as: Jim Parks, Parks
Summary: Shot and killed Kirk Esty in self-defense near Duncan; surrendered at Solomonville.
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acquitted_of
killing Kirk Esty
cited from A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… (1890)A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan
last week, in which Kirk Esty’s life candle was
snuffed out in a twinkling. It seems that Jim
Parks and Esty had a misunderstanding over a
game of cards, when Esty stepped over the fire
and hit Parks in t…
murder of Kirk Esty
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890) · +1 morehes that he would hunt up a girl, propose
to her, and would be married inside of an hour.
He soon found a girl, whom he had never met
before, made a proposal, and on it being accept-
ed sent for the justice of the peace and was
married.…
arrested_for
killing Kirk Esty
cited from A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… (1890)A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan
last week, in which Kirk Esty’s life candle was
snuffed out in a twinkling. It seems that Jim
Parks and Esty had a misunderstanding over a
game of cards, when Esty stepped over the fire
and hit Parks in t…
arrived_in
cited from A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… (1890) · +1 more
hes that he would hunt up a girl, propose
to her, and would be married inside of an hour.
He soon found a girl, whom he had never met
before, made a proposal, and on it being accept-
ed sent for the justice of the peace and was
married.…
departed_for
cited from Deputy Sheriff Parks left with his prison-… (1888)
Deputy Sheriff Parks left with his prison-
ers for Arizona early yesterday morning. When
taken from the jail the thieves displayed the
usual insolent braggadocia characteristic of
such characters. One of them said: “What,
you ain’t going to take u…
fought_in
shooting scrape near Duncan
cited from A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… (1890)A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan
last week, in which Kirk Esty’s life candle was
snuffed out in a twinkling. It seems that Jim
Parks and Esty had a misunderstanding over a
game of cards, when Esty stepped over the fire
and hit Parks in t…
occupation
Deputy Sheriff
cited from Deputy Sheriff Parks left with his prison-… (1888)Deputy Sheriff Parks left with his prison-
ers for Arizona early yesterday morning. When
taken from the jail the thieves displayed the
usual insolent braggadocia characteristic of
such characters. One of them said: “What,
you ain’t going to take u…
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Deputy Sheriff Parks left with his prison-…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28
1890 · newspaper · public-domain
W. J. Foley called on the Enterprise Satur- ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details