W. H. King person
also known as: King, Billy King, W. H. King
Summary: Cowboy who participated in the killing of Pat Himes; formerly employed by Head & Heart at Apache Tejo and previously stabbed at the Board of Trade.
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Claims (7)
departed_for
left Hachita before the killing occurred
cited from The story of the killing as told above from… (1889) · +1 moreent Sheriff Whitehill and Judge Jones.
Hines was a poor Irishman who has been in
this part of the country for some time. He for-
merly worked on a section for the Southern
Pacific company. Birchfieid and Bradshaw
were arrested near Chase & M…
unknown location
cited from The citizens of Hachita stated to the offi-… (1889)The citizens of Hachita stated to the offi-
cers that Bradshaw was not drunk, and did
what he could to keep the boys from shooting
up the town. Bradshaw was then turned loose.
It is also stated that King had left town before
the killing occu…
fought_in
difficulty at the Board of Trade— 1888-07-04
cited from The body of a Mexican was found by the… (1889)the cause of the trouble is unknown. All the
parties are well known cowboys. King was
formerly in the employ of Head & Heart, at
Apache Tejo. One year ago last Fourth of
July, he had a difficulty at the Board of Trade
in this city, in …
Hachita shooting
cited from There are so many rumors in regard to… (1889)There are so many rumors in regard to
the killing at Hachita, that it seems almost im-
possible to get at the real facts in the premises.
From all that can be learned, it looks very bad
for those who are supposed to have been impli-
cated i…
occupation
cowboy— 1889-12-27
cited from Two Apache Indians were hanged at Flor-… (1889) · +1 morestruck the wrong man. Johnny is not only a
dude and a spider, but is also a “scrapper” and
knows how to resent an insult.
From the December 13, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise
Two Apache Indians were hanged at Flor-
ence, Arizona, Friday las…
witnessed
killing incident— 1890-01-17
cited from It is said that several Mexicans and one… (1889)Birchfield did not have anything to
say in particular, but did not appear in bad
spirits. He said it was not as bad an affair as
reported. He was sure that Billy King was not
there at the time of the killing. It is said Walter
has st…
worked_for
cited from The body of a Mexican was found by the… (1889)
the cause of the trouble is unknown. All the
parties are well known cowboys. King was
formerly in the employ of Head & Heart, at
Apache Tejo. One year ago last Fourth of
July, he had a difficulty at the Board of Trade
in this city, in …
Sources (7)
It is said that several Mexicans and one… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Sheriff Whitehill did not expect to find… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The body of a Mexican was found by the… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
The citizens of Hachita stated to the offi-…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
There are so many rumors in regard to…
1889 · newspaper · public-domain
The story of the killing as told above from… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Two Apache Indians were hanged at Flor-… ↗
1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details