Pitman person
Summary: A man who confronted Billy Smith and was shot dead by Blaine near Springerville, Arizona.
Completeness: 77/100 Grade B
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fought_in
altercation with Billy Smith
cited from Particulars of the double murder which… (1888)Particulars of the double murder which
occurred near Springerville, Arizona, in the
Luna valley, recently, have been received and
are as follows: There had been a horse race,
after which the crowd gathered at the store
of Sperling Brothers & Taylo…
killed_by
cited from and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know… (1888)
that Smith was unarmed, told him to go and
heel himself. Smith thereupon went into the
store where he had left his pistol, which he
secured, but friends interfered and prevented
his returning. Pitman, on learning the cause
of Smith’s not c…
cited from and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know… (1888)
and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know
if Smith had any friends. A young man named
Blaine, recently from Texas, walked over to his
horse, pulled his Winchester rifle from its scab-
bard and threw it down on Pitman, telling him
to throw …
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-03-23 (1888)
that Smith was unarmed, told him to go and
heel himself. Smith thereupon went into the
store where he had left his pistol, which he
secured, but friends interfered and prevented
his returning. Pitman, on learning the cause
of Smith’s not c…
witnessed
cited from Particulars of the double murder which… (1888)
Particulars of the double murder which
occurred near Springerville, Arizona, in the
Luna valley, recently, have been received and
are as follows: There had been a horse race,
after which the crowd gathered at the store
of Sperling Brothers & Taylo…
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and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Particulars of the double murder which…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-03-23
1888 · newspaper · public-domain