The first shooting was done by Wm…
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J. W. Cressperson
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a.k.a. Cress
William Robertsperson
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a.k.a. Wm. Roberts, Roberts
Roberts's storething
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a.k.a. Robert’s store
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The first shooting was done by Wm.
Roberts, the Bonita merchant, and resulted in
the death of J. W. Cress, who has conducted a
a saloon and dance house at Bonita for a num-
ber of years. It appears that Robert’s store is
built within a few feet of land which belonged
to Cress, and as the latter recently fenced his
land, the fence running close to the former’s
store, bad blood was engendered between the
men. Roberts has a large family. Cress, who
was an industrious man of good business ability,
had accumulated property — horses, cattle, etc.
— estimated to be worth from $20,000 to $25,-
000. He leaves no relatives in this territory,
but is believed to have a brother in Texas.