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Walter Birchfield person

born: [1889-01-01,1890-01-01)died/dissolved: [1890-01-01,1891-01-01)id: p_walter-birchfield_38fadc

also known as: Walter Birchfieid

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Summary:  No specific biographical information about Walter Birchfield is known from the available claims.
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Claims (8)

arrested_for

implication in the Hachita killing
cited from While Judge Lucas could do nothing fur-… (1889) · +1 more
ys, and it should be enforced. The colored girl paid the costs amounting to $3. While Judge Lucas could do nothing fur- ther under the evidence, the result is clearly a travesty on justice. The Hachita Affair All of the Shooters Apprehended.…
the killing at Hachita
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…

charged_with

flourishing and firing a pistol at Hachita on December 25December 25
cited from Fifth Day Friday (1890)
than 100 head in the past two years. These three Indians have several times been seen, and there can be no doubt that they have killed four men in that section during the past few years. From ihe August 29, 1890, Issue of The Enterprise…

fought_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

cowboy1889-12-27
cited from Two Apache Indians were hanged at Flor-… (1889) · +1 more
struck 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…

sentenced_to

$50 fine1890-08-29
cited from Fifth Day Friday (1890) · +1 more
than 100 head in the past two years. These three Indians have several times been seen, and there can be no doubt that they have killed four men in that section during the past few years. From ihe August 29, 1890, Issue of The Enterprise…

witnessed

stated that Devine did the shooting and Billy King was not present
cited from Sheriff Whitehill did not expect to find… (1889)
that King had left town before the killing occurred. It seems that Pat Devine, who has made good his escape into the Sierra Madre, is accredited with doing most of the shooting. Sheriff Whitehill did not expect to find Pat Devine in Tombs…
Devine's powder burns
cited from The story of the killing as told above from… (1889)
The story of the killing as told above from the Liberal, is probably not correct. The Enter- prise learns on what it considers fairly good authority, that Hines was in the shaft house, was called to the door and shot. He was only hit by one …

Sources (9)

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

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

The story of the killing as told above from…

1889 · newspaper · public-domain

Two Apache Indians were hanged at Flor-…

1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details

While Judge Lucas could do nothing fur-…

1889 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Charley Wing, the Chinaman who was in-…

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Fifth Day Friday

1890 · newspaper · public-domain · details

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