N. Bell person
also known as: Mr. Bell
Summary: An old timer at Pinos Altos who recounted the story of Arrastra Johnson and Judge Bennett, and pointed out the limb where Dan Diamond was hanged.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (5)
owned
cited from “You see that limb,” said Mr… (1888)
k
off his babbit metail as silver retort, and ap-
proaching the judge, offered it to him. It did
not look exactly right, and the judge, who was
paying about $1 per ounce for good clean re-
tort, informed “Arrastra” that he would have
to …
cited from On Friday last Lucio Lazo, a Mexican boy… (1890)
ch from Mexico. They
probably “traded’’ with some other thieves.
Murray is well known in the western part of
Grant County, having during the past two years
worked for several different people there,
among them Drew Windham, one of the gentl…
residence saved from fire— 1891-12-18
cited from Although much of the property destroyed… (1891)e devouring
element. It was reported on our streets early
in the morning that several lives had been lost,
as the parties could not be found after the fire.
This was merely surmise, however, as an En-
terprise man was early on the scene, …
cited from “You see that limb,” said Mr… (1888)
“You see that limb,” said Mr. Bell, point-
ing to the projecting limb of an old scrub juni-
per tree, a few feet from his 10-stamp mill.
“Well, that assisted Dan Diamond into eternity.
He was hanged by vigilantes for killing an old
butcher name…
witnessed
the recounting of "Arrastra" Johnson's trick on Judge Bennett years ago in Silver City
cited from Capt… (1888)Capt. A. J. Hulburt remarked to N. Bell,
both of whom are among the oldest timers
there, “That was a pretty sharp trick, that
‘Arrastra’ Johnson worked on Judge Bennett
years ago in Silver City.” “Yes, it was pretty
smooth,” replied Mr. Bell. …
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Capt…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
“You see that limb,” said Mr… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
“You see that limb,” said Mr…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
On Friday last Lucio Lazo, a Mexican boy… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Although much of the property destroyed… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details