Pete Spence person
also known as: Pete
Summary: Man known in Grant County and Tombstone who killed Curley at Clifton.
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escaped with slight flesh wounds, one in each hand
cited from nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied… (1888)nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied
his pistol. Miraculous to relate, however, Spence
escaped with slight flesh wounds, one in each
hand. Coming to himself Pete found that his
pistol had been shot out of his hand, and in
some man…
arrived_in
cited from nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied… (1888)
nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied
his pistol. Miraculous to relate, however, Spence
escaped with slight flesh wounds, one in each
hand. Coming to himself Pete found that his
pistol had been shot out of his hand, and in
some man…
cited from In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg… (1890)
In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg
and Clifton was robbed by three men. The place
selected for the transaction was near the meet-
ing point. The men did a complete job, and
then sat down and waited for the stage from
Clifton to Lordsburg. …
born_in
nephew of the dead man
cited from nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied… (1888)nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied
his pistol. Miraculous to relate, however, Spence
escaped with slight flesh wounds, one in each
hand. Coming to himself Pete found that his
pistol had been shot out of his hand, and in
some man…
fought_in
shooting at Morenci— 1888-06-20
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888) · +1 morewas the man first suspected as he lost a hat
at the scene of the robbery. Subsequently he
confessed. Two of his confederates have been
killed by officers and another badly wounded.
Manuel Robles, who is probably the man in-
dicted with Pila…
killed_by
Pete Spence killed Curley
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888) · +1 moreanother
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
cited from The Particulars of the Killing of a Mexican (1888)
The Particulars of the Killing of a MexicanLast week the Enterprise briefly told of a
killing by Pete Spence, of this county, over in
Arizona. The Clifton Clarion gives the follow-
ing particulars: At Henry Longmore’s saloon
at Morenci, about 2 o…
lived_at
Grant County
cited from The Particulars of the Killing of a Mexican (1888)The Particulars of the Killing of a MexicanLast week the Enterprise briefly told of a
killing by Pete Spence, of this county, over in
Arizona. The Clifton Clarion gives the follow-
ing particulars: At Henry Longmore’s saloon
at Morenci, about 2 o…
pursued
stage robbers to Shakespeare— 1883-02
cited from A Mexican who is employed on the section… (1890)ceased was highly esteemed and
much beloved by all her acquaintances and
relatives, and many passed a sad day after the
report of her untimely death. Mrs. Brown was
48 years old, she was buried on Wednesday.
Funeral from the Catholic church…
surrendered to
cited from nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied… (1888)
nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied
his pistol. Miraculous to relate, however, Spence
escaped with slight flesh wounds, one in each
hand. Coming to himself Pete found that his
pistol had been shot out of his hand, and in
some man…
witnessed
shooting of Martinez at Morenci— 1888-06-20
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888) · +3 morewas the man first suspected as he lost a hat
at the scene of the robbery. Subsequently he
confessed. Two of his confederates have been
killed by officers and another badly wounded.
Manuel Robles, who is probably the man in-
dicted with Pila…
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generally supposed that the reason “Curley” did… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Jim Cummings, who has been employed… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
nephew of the dead man, is said to have emptied…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
The Particulars of the Killing of a Mexican
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
A Mexican who is employed on the section… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details
In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg…
1890 · newspaper · public-domain