Charles Gartner (mule theft suspect)
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LEAD: Charles Gartner is a man arrested in Silver City, New Mexico, in December 1888 on a telegram from Clifton, Arizona, for suspected mule theft [1][2].
In December 1888, Charles Gartner was working in Noel’s butcher shop in Silver City [1][2]. He was arrested on a Monday (around December 17, 1888) after a telegram arrived from Clifton, Arizona, accusing him of recently stealing a mule there [1][2]. The newspaper account states he was “supposed to be the party who recently stole a mule” [1][2].
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- Charles Gartner, who was working in… (1888)Charles Gartner, who was working in Noel’s butcher shop, was arrested Monday last on a telegram from Clifton. He is supposed to be the party who recently stole a mule there.
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-12-21 (1888)J. A. Price and S. A. Griffin, were brought in some time since from the Sapello country, charged with horse-stealing and larceny, and are now guests of the county. They have been operating in that section …