William D. Witt person
also known as: Wm. D. Witt, Skeet, Witt
Summary: Rancher on Duck Creek, nicknamed Skeet, whose ranch was reached by the posse at 11 o'clock p.m.
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acquitted_of
immediate violence
cited from At 11 o’clock p… (1891)st Justice.At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D.
Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was
reached. The door was found nailed fast. No
response was given to repeated knocking for
admittance, but a noise was heard from the
inside which appri…
arrested_for
unknown charges
cited from At 11 o’clock p… (1891)st Justice.At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D.
Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was
reached. The door was found nailed fast. No
response was given to repeated knocking for
admittance, but a noise was heard from the
inside which appri…
cattle rustling
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-11 (1891) · +1 moreIt must be remembered that this is only one of
the measures employed by the thieves and the
number which were discovered was only a small
percentage of that lost through the year by
one company. What then must the stockmen
of that vicinit…
lived_at
cited from At 11 o’clock p… (1891)
st Justice.At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D.
Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was
reached. The door was found nailed fast. No
response was given to repeated knocking for
admittance, but a noise was heard from the
inside which appri…
owned
ranch on Duck Creek
cited from of this gang upon their property during the… (1891)It must be remembered that this is only one of
the measures employed by the thieves and the
number which were discovered was only a small
percentage of that lost through the year by
one company. What then must the stockmen
of that vicinit…
ranch on Duck Creek
cited from At 11 o’clock p… (1891)At 11 o’clock p.m. the ranch of Wm. D.
Witt Nicknamed Skeet, on Duck Creek was
reached. The door was found nailed fast. No
response was given to repeated knocking for
admittance, but a noise was heard from the
inside which apprised them that …
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At 11 o’clock p…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
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1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
of this gang upon their property during the… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-09-11
1891 · newspaper · public-domain