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Robert Thomas person

born: [1888-01-01,1889-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)🌐 Q704975id: p_robert-thomas_64ff39

also known as: Thomas

Probable 70%
Summary:  Captain of the round-up who was shot in the leg during quarrel, expected to die.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Claims (5)

arrested_for

resisting arrest1890-08-22
cited from A Reminiscence (1890)
only succeeding in putting a ball through Nelson’s wrist. Lehigh then attempted to arrest Thomas, but the latter resisted, and the officer shot him in the leg. The limb will probably have to be amputated. So far as heard from, this ended t…

attempted_to_kill

cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
The second shooting of the day occurred at Chapman’s dance house. A discharged negro soldier named Nelson shot and instantly killed a woman named Sarah McHarris, also colored, and her 3-year-old child, and also wounded the child of another party. …

died_in

shooting during cattle round-up near Springerville
cited from The practice of carrying fire arms on the… (1888)
d sat and smoked as contentedly as though he were in a rocking chair. When the horse ceased to pitch the money was turned over and most of the boys took their straight. As the rider drained his poison, he quietly remarked, “Well, I though…

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sergeant
cited from The second shooting of the day occurred… (1890)
men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who was an industrious man of good business ability, had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc. — estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,- 000. He leaves no relatives in this territory, but is b…
captain of the round-up
cited from The practice of carrying fire arms on the… (1888)
The practice of carrying fire arms on the the range has deprived many a good man of his life, and in many instances has deprived a family of its support. The following telegram from Springerville shows what may happen when men are armed : Durin…

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George Lehigh arrested Robert Thomas
Nelson wounded_by Robert Thomas

Sources (5)

The practice of carrying fire arms on the…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The practice of carrying fire arms on the…

1888 · newspaper · public-domain

A Reminiscence

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The second shooting of the day occurred…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The second shooting of the day occurred…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

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