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Santiago Montez person

born: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_santiago-montez_4acd52

also known as: Jim Kirk

Probable 70%
Summary:  Notorious rustler and leader of a band of Mexican horse thieves who was captured and escaped.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (8)

arrested_for

horse theft and being drunk and flourishing a pistol
cited from For some time a band of Mexican horse… (1890)
For some time a band of Mexican horse thieves under the leadership of the notorious Santiago Montez, alias Jim Kirk, have infested the big Hatchet mountains. On Wednesday of last week the deputy sheriff at Hachita accom- panied by Andy Price of …
horse theftWednesday of last week
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-17 (1890) · +1 more
left were a bill of sale of a log cabin in ( 43 ) Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton, also a slip of paper bearing the name of Nevei Perea.” The husband of the murdered woman, Vic- tor Croenne, left for El Paso Tuesday. Arrest …

arrest_for

horse theft and rustling
cited from Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton,… (1890)
left were a bill of sale of a log cabin in ( 43 ) Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton, also a slip of paper bearing the name of Nevei Perea.” The husband of the murdered woman, Vic- tor Croenne, left for El Paso Tuesday. Arrest …

co_founded

band of Mexican horse thieves
cited from Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton,… (1890)
left were a bill of sale of a log cabin in ( 43 ) Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton, also a slip of paper bearing the name of Nevei Perea.” The husband of the murdered woman, Vic- tor Croenne, left for El Paso Tuesday. Arrest …

departed_for

escape from custody
cited from Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton,… (1890) · +1 more
left were a bill of sale of a log cabin in ( 43 ) Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton, also a slip of paper bearing the name of Nevei Perea.” The husband of the murdered woman, Vic- tor Croenne, left for El Paso Tuesday. Arrest …

escaped

capture
cited from For some time a band of Mexican horse… (1890)
For some time a band of Mexican horse thieves under the leadership of the notorious Santiago Montez, alias Jim Kirk, have infested the big Hatchet mountains. On Wednesday of last week the deputy sheriff at Hachita accom- panied by Andy Price of …
arrest by deputy sheriff at HachitaWednesday of last week
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-10-17 (1890) · +1 more
left were a bill of sale of a log cabin in ( 43 ) Silver Creek to Victor Croenne by Joe Britton, also a slip of paper bearing the name of Nevei Perea.” The husband of the murdered woman, Vic- tor Croenne, left for El Paso Tuesday. Arrest …

fought_in

escape attempt
cited from For some time a band of Mexican horse… (1890)
For some time a band of Mexican horse thieves under the leadership of the notorious Santiago Montez, alias Jim Kirk, have infested the big Hatchet mountains. On Wednesday of last week the deputy sheriff at Hachita accom- panied by Andy Price of …

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Andy Price assisted_in_capturing Santiago Montez

Sources (4)

For some time a band of Mexican horse…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain

Two Men Killed

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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