Nelson person
Summary: Discharged negro soldier who shot and killed Sarah McHarris, her child, and wounded another child.
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arrested_for
murder
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who
was an industrious man of good business ability,
had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc.
— estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,-
000. He leaves no relatives in this territory,
but is b…
murder of Sarah McHarris and her child
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
killed_by
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who
was an industrious man of good business ability,
had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc.
— estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,-
000. He leaves no relatives in this territory,
but is b…
his own actions
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
a 3-year-old child
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
occupation
discharged soldier
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who
was an industrious man of good business ability,
had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc.
— estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,-
000. He leaves no relatives in this territory,
but is b…
wounded
the child of another party
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
wounded_by
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
The second shooting of the day occurred
at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro
soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed
a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored,
and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the
child of another party. …
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The second shooting of the day occurred… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The second shooting of the day occurred…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain