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Richard Haywood person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_richard-haywood_cc4f73
Probable 70%
Summary:  A negro soldier convicted of shooting up Central City and given three years.
Completeness: 67/100 Grade C
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Claims (4)

charged_with

shooting up the town of Central City with a Springfield rifleMay
cited from Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in-… (1890)
e district attorney then dismissed as to all but Walter Birchfield. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed the punishment at $50 fine for which Birchfield felt quite thankful. Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in- dicted for burg…

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soldier
cited from The case of the territory vs… (1890)
The case of the territory vs. Richard Hay- wood, the negro soldier who shot up the town of Central City last May, was convicted by the jury and given three years in the pen. He kept up a fusillade on the town with a Springfield rifle from 1 …

sentenced_to

three years in the penitentiary1890-08-29
cited from Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in-… (1890)
e district attorney then dismissed as to all but Walter Birchfield. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed the punishment at $50 fine for which Birchfield felt quite thankful. Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in- dicted for burg…
three years in the pen
cited from The case of the territory vs… (1890)
The case of the territory vs. Richard Hay- wood, the negro soldier who shot up the town of Central City last May, was convicted by the jury and given three years in the pen. He kept up a fusillade on the town with a Springfield rifle from 1 …

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Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in-…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The case of the territory vs…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

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