Richard H. Weightman person
also known as: Major Richard H. Weightman, Weightman
Summary: A Major who killed F. X. Aubrey in 1854, was tried and acquitted of murder, and later died fighting for the Confederate army at Wilson's Creek.
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acquitted_of
murder
cited from After his ride Aubrey became the lion of… (1891) · +1 moreconstitution. The feat was
unanimously regarded by western men as the
greatest exhibition of strength and endurance
ever known on the plains.
After his ride Aubrey became the lion of
the west, and was dined and feted at St. Louis
as though…
murder
cited from finally met his death at the hand of a friend… (1891)finally met his death at the hand of a friend.
One day in 1854, in an altercation with Major
Richard H. Weightman, the great rider was
stabbed to the heart and dropped dead in Santa
Fe. We have stood on the spot, now shown as
historic, wher…
charged_with
murder— 1854
cited from After his ride Aubrey became the lion of… (1891) · +1 moreconstitution. The feat was
unanimously regarded by western men as the
greatest exhibition of strength and endurance
ever known on the plains.
After his ride Aubrey became the lion of
the west, and was dined and feted at St. Louis
as though…
died_in
cited from After his ride Aubrey became the lion of… (1891) · +1 more
constitution. The feat was
unanimously regarded by western men as the
greatest exhibition of strength and endurance
ever known on the plains.
After his ride Aubrey became the lion of
the west, and was dined and feted at St. Louis
as though…
cited from finally met his death at the hand of a friend… (1891)
finally met his death at the hand of a friend.
One day in 1854, in an altercation with Major
Richard H. Weightman, the great rider was
stabbed to the heart and dropped dead in Santa
Fe. We have stood on the spot, now shown as
historic, wher…
fought_in
cited from After his ride Aubrey became the lion of… (1891) · +1 more
constitution. The feat was
unanimously regarded by western men as the
greatest exhibition of strength and endurance
ever known on the plains.
After his ride Aubrey became the lion of
the west, and was dined and feted at St. Louis
as though…
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After his ride Aubrey became the lion of… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
finally met his death at the hand of a friend…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
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1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details