Bob Clayton – Cattleman Sentenced to Be Shot in Ciudad Juarez
Bob Clayton, a cattleman [1], several years earlier raced a horse against a bicycle from this city to Doming [2]. Cavitt in Ciudad Juarez [1][2]. Clayton was convicted and sentenced to death by shooting [1][2]. He appealed to the supreme court of Chihuahua, which confirmed the sentence [1][2]. Clayton refused to leave prison [2]; Bolton escaped [1][2].
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- WILL BE SHOT (1891)WILL BE SHOT A late El Paso telegram states that Bob Clayton, who, in company with Dr. W. S. Bolton, shot and killed J. W. Cavitt, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, about a year ago, has been sentenced to be shot. …
- Clayton To Die (1891)Clayton To Die Nearly all of the people of this county know Clayton, who several years ago made a race from this city to Doming with a horse vs. bicycle. About a year ago Clayton, with his partner. Doc. Bolt…