When did Otter Johnson live?

Otter Johnson was born around 1888-01-01 and died around 1890-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Otter Johnson associated with?

Documented relationships include: lived_at, arrested_for, acquitted_of. 10 claims extracted from primary sources.

What sources cite Otter Johnson?

7 primary sources cite this person, including: At 11 o’clock on Sunday last the startling… (1888); Dr. Simpson and W. H. Small immediately (1888); Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888); and 4 more.

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Otter Johnson person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_otter-johnson_2c1ea9

also known as: Johnson

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Claims (10)

acquitted_of

not acquitted; served a little over one year and is now asking for a pardon— 1890-02-21

cited from Otter Johnson, the Lordsburg murderer,… (1890)

warrant was issued by Judge Woods, and was served by three officers, and even then Wickie showed fight, but was cap- tured without bloodshed. In default of $1500 bail, he is in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury. From Ihe February …

arrested_for

unjustifiable homicide

cited from Dr. Simpson and W. H. Small immediately (1888)

or three times. Johnson then pulled his six-shooter, when Buck started to run. Eye witnesses state that Johnson then took deliberate aim and fired, the ball entering the head at the base of the brain on the right side and lodging beneath …

unjustifiable homicide

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)

charged_with

unjustifiable homicide by coroner's jury

cited from Dr. Simpson and W. H. Small immediately (1888) · +1 more

lived_at

Yankie Street

cited from Dr. Simpson and W. H. Small immediately (1888)

Yankie Street

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)

Lordsburg

cited from At 11 o’clock on Sunday last the startling… (1888)

At 11 o’clock on Sunday last the startling information was flashed to this city by wire that on the evening previous Norman Buck had been shot and instantly killed by Otter John- son, in Lordsburg, the home of both gentlemen. Buck had resided …

occupation

Deputy Sheriff

cited from At 11 o’clock p… (1891)

At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D. Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was reached. The door was found nailed fast. No response was given to repeated knocking for admittance, but a noise was heard from the inside which apprised them that …

owned

store in Lordsburg

cited from Through Mr… (1888)

sobered up, and after the family breach was somewhat healed, both husband wife naturally turned on Johnson for his interference in matters that did not concern him. Mrs. Philpin wanted her husband to go and whip Johnson, stating that she wo…