Johnny Bell person
Summary: Left this section of the country for Mexico with Small.
Completeness: 45/100 Grade D
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cited from Yesterday Buck Galbraith, jailer here, re-… (1888)
into the express car. I got for my
share of the money $100 in Mexican silver and
$50 in Mexican gold. When I was arrested I
had the gold in my boot leg, and it was not
found when I was searched. “How much of a
haul did you make?” Hin…
cited from Johnny Bell, who left this section of the country… (1888)
Johnny Bell, who left this section of the country
for Mexico with Small, is thought to be another
of the gang. This country is well rid of a very
hard gang of desperadoes in this trio, and there
seems to be no doubt in the minds of the o…
fought_in
train robbery— 1888-01-27
cited from Yesterday Buck Galbraith, jailer here, re-… (1888)into the express car. I got for my
share of the money $100 in Mexican silver and
$50 in Mexican gold. When I was arrested I
had the gold in my boot leg, and it was not
found when I was searched. “How much of a
haul did you make?” Hin…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-01-13 (1888)
into the express car. I got for my
share of the money $100 in Mexican silver and
$50 in Mexican gold. When I was arrested I
had the gold in my boot leg, and it was not
found when I was searched. “How much of a
haul did you make?” Hin…
Sources (3)
Johnny Bell, who left this section of the country…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-01-13
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Yesterday Buck Galbraith, jailer here, re-… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details