W. J. Parks person
Summary: Deputy sheriff who led a posse in pursuit of horse thieves from Duncan.
Completeness: 57/100 Grade D
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cited from An Important Capture (1888)
An Important Capture
On Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. W. J.
Parks, deputy sheriff, with a party of four well-
armed men, consisting of Buck Tyson, J. T.
Phillips, Frank Shriver and Lew Childer, left
Duncan on the trail of two horse thieves w…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)
from one of the pursuers soon brought
him to a halt. The thieves have been going by
the names of Joe Phillips and Levi Harkey,
and have heretofore borne good reputations,
but their hard riding and mountain craftiness
would indicate that the…
occupation
deputy sheriff— 1888-04-20
cited from An Important Capture (1888)se esteem and
respect the deceased had commanded for years.
The deceased had been in the employ of
Colonel Hudson, of the Hot springs, for many
years, who remained by him in his illness and
had everything possible done to alleviate his
su…
deputy sheriff
cited from An Important Capture (1888)An Important Capture
On Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m. W. J.
Parks, deputy sheriff, with a party of four well-
armed men, consisting of Buck Tyson, J. T.
Phillips, Frank Shriver and Lew Childer, left
Duncan on the trail of two horse thieves w…
deputy sheriff
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)se esteem and
respect the deceased had commanded for years.
The deceased had been in the employ of
Colonel Hudson, of the Hot springs, for many
years, who remained by him in his illness and
had everything possible done to alleviate his
su…
Sources (3)
An Important Capture
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
An Important Capture ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20
1888 · newspaper · public-domain