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Jim Parks person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)🌐 Q100877238id: p_jim-parks_09cffc

also known as: Jim Parks, Parks

Probable 70%
Summary:  Shot and killed Kirk Esty in self-defense near Duncan; surrendered at Solomonville.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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Claims (7)

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 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.…

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

Solomonville1890-12-05
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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Kirk Esty killed_by Jim Parks1890-12-05
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