Thornton Williams person
also known as: Thornton Williams, Williams
Summary: Colored prisoner awaiting trial for shooting a colored soldier at Fort Bayard.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Claims (5)
acquitted_of
assault with intent to murder
cited from foreign city, and as she lacked the necessary… (1889)hine one day this week with sui-
cidal intent, but was pumped out by Dr. Ste-
phens, and is now restored to her usual good
health. Her fit of blues was brought about by
receiving a letter which stated that one of her
children was lying a…
assault with intent to murder— 1889-09-13
cited from The finding of the dead body of Alberto… (1889)n the case of Thornton Williams, assault
with intent to murder, the jury returned a ver-
dict of not guilty. Williams is the individual
who recently married in jail, and will now have
an opportunity to enjoy his honeymoon.
From ihe September…
arrested_for
shooting of a colored soldier at Fort Bayard— 1889-08-23
cited from The following is a list of prisoners now in… (1889)m his breast
pocket and fired, the shot striking Moore in the
right side, passing through the bowels and in-
flicting a fatal wound. Reynolds was arrested
by some Mexicans, taken to Silver City and
lodged in the county jail.
From the August…
killed_by
two Indians— 1890-09-05
cited from In the morning when you are not feeling… (1890)Uncle Billy Wilson’s the other
day and let me tell you, Mr. Editor, that place
needs a woman awful bad. So many lone
widows in the country and so many places going
to rack. If Uncle Bill should call at your office
you might give him th…
married_to
unidentified woman in jail— 1889-09-13
cited from The finding of the dead body of Alberto… (1889)n the case of Thornton Williams, assault
with intent to murder, the jury returned a ver-
dict of not guilty. Williams is the individual
who recently married in jail, and will now have
an opportunity to enjoy his honeymoon.
From ihe September…
Sources (4)
foreign city, and as she lacked the necessary… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The finding of the dead body of Alberto… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The following is a list of prisoners now in… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
In the morning when you are not feeling… ↗
1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details