The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the…
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Jasper Thomasonperson
3 claims cited from this source
a.k.a. Thomason
Al Potterperson
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a.k.a. A1 Potter, Potter
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The pardoning of Jasper Thomason, the
slayer of A1 Potter, will meet with general dis-
approval by all of the people of the Mogollons
and the San Francisco valley. Thomason was
convicted principally upon his own testimony,
as he was the only witness present when the
deed was done. He acknowledged, in his evi-
dence, that he shot down an unarmed man, but
claimed that he thought Potter had a gun be-
hind a tree. The evidence showed that Potter
was peeling poles, with his coat off, and was
unarmed. The bullet struck his left chest and
came out near his right hip, which would indi-