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Moody person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q50364540id: p_moody_5edaa5

also known as: old man, old rascal, old wretch, host, Moody

Probable 70%
Summary:  An older man living in a house in the woods who attempted to murder Mr. Hardy.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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Claims (10)

armed_with

cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy went into a grove a little further down the road and stood where he could see what was going on at the barn. He saw Moody and his son come out of the barn, each armed with a rifle. They walked into the woods, not far distant from…

fired_in

revolver1894-08-10
cited from On Friday last, the 10th inst… (1891)
On Friday last, the 10th inst., two flocks of sheep near Sheep Tanks, 20 miles from Solomonville, and on the edge of the reserva- tion, were being herded by Mexicans, an old man and a boy in charge of one herd. The herders of the other flock…

killed

every stranger
cited from There were twenty skeletons in the place… (1891)
There were twenty skeletons in the place. Moody and his son had killed every stranger who had visited their lair during several years. Before Mr. Hardy left the country the women were hung. Moody’s remains and those of his son were also hung …

killed_by

cited from Mr… (1891)
thicket, drew his revolver, and prepared to protect himself. He remained there about five minutes. Suddenly there came another report close to him. The shot was immediately fol- lowed by another, and then Mr. Hardy heard one of the trappers …
gunshot to the temple
cited from Mr… (1891)
Mr. Hardy’s friends called him from his hiding place, and showed him lying behind a fallen tree, the bodies of Moody and his son. The old man was shot through the temple as he was looking over a log, and his son’s back was broken, he having…
unknown
cited from There were twenty skeletons in the place… (1891)
There were twenty skeletons in the place. Moody and his son had killed every stranger who had visited their lair during several years. Before Mr. Hardy left the country the women were hung. Moody’s remains and those of his son were also hung …
cited from There were twenty skeletons in the place… (1891)
There were twenty skeletons in the place. Moody and his son had killed every stranger who had visited their lair during several years. Before Mr. Hardy left the country the women were hung. Moody’s remains and those of his son were also hung …

lived_at

cited from The appearance of the old man caused Mr… (1891) · +1 more
He had about $800 worth of stock and $1,200 in money. When he entered the house he discovered that the occu- pants were a man of about sixty, a twenty-five- year-old son, and two women. The appearance of the old man caused Mr. Hardy to di…

owned

cited from “But you must see the blooded stock I have… (1891)
“But you must see the blooded stock I have before you go,” said Moody, “Probably I can trade one of the animals for a silver watch.”

witnessed

two flocks of sheep coming together1894-08-10
cited from On Friday last, the 10th inst… (1891)
On Friday last, the 10th inst., two flocks of sheep near Sheep Tanks, 20 miles from Solomonville, and on the edge of the reserva- tion, were being herded by Mexicans, an old man and a boy in charge of one herd. The herders of the other flock…

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every stranger killed_by Moody

Sources (7)

“But you must see the blooded stock I have…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

On Friday last, the 10th inst…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

The appearance of the old man caused Mr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

There were twenty skeletons in the place…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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