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R. J. Carson person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)id: p_r-j-carson_a8f08f

also known as: Carson

Probable 70%
Summary:  A Texan carpenter who murdered a man at Coomer's saw mill and fled.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Texas1888-08-03
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephens thinks Woodward’s foot may have …
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Unprovoked Murder There was a murder at Coomer’s saw mill, near Pinos Altos, last Tuesday, which, so far as heard, seems to have been unprovoked. The circumstances, as reported, were about as fol- lows: A Texan named R. J. Carson, who work- ed aw…

departed_for

unknown1888-08-03
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephens thinks Woodward’s foot may have …
left the country
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-08-03 (1888) · +1 more
Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephens thinks Woodward’s foot may have …

occupation

carpenter
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Unprovoked Murder There was a murder at Coomer’s saw mill, near Pinos Altos, last Tuesday, which, so far as heard, seems to have been unprovoked. The circumstances, as reported, were about as fol- lows: A Texan named R. J. Carson, who work- ed aw…
carpenter
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-08-03 (1888)
Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephens thinks Woodward’s foot may have …

worked_for

Black's mill1888-08-03
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephens thinks Woodward’s foot may have …
cited from Unprovoked Murder (1888)
Unprovoked Murder There was a murder at Coomer’s saw mill, near Pinos Altos, last Tuesday, which, so far as heard, seems to have been unprovoked. The circumstances, as reported, were about as fol- lows: A Texan named R. J. Carson, who work- ed aw…

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Dolores Salcido killed_by R. J. Carson1888-08-03
Dolores Salcido killed_by R. J. Carson
Dolores Salcido killed_by R. J. Carson

Sources (3)

Unprovoked Murder

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Unprovoked Murder

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

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