George Forget: Escape and Capture at Separ
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George Forget was a prisoner in Tombstone, charged with stealing forty pounds of ore, when he locked the sheriff in a cell, took his gun, and escaped about eighteen months before his capture [2][3]. By September 1890, he was living in Hachita and working at the American Mine [2][4]. When the sheriff came after him again, Forget had already left [2]. He stopped for water at Separ station, where Rich and Harry Armstrong captured him; Forget confessed he was the wanted man [1][3].
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- when he found he had gone, but George Forget… (1890)when he found he had gone, but George Forget did not forget that he was wanted nor did Rich forget to watch Separ station. He came in for water and was captured by Mr. Rich and Harry Armstrong and after h…
- Hachita, Sept… (1890)Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890 There was a little surprise in camp last Friday. A man by the name of George Forget was working at the American. Billy Baker came in from Deming and reported that Rich was coming after …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)guilt and when the sheriff went in to one of the cells and left the keys in the lock and his gun in the office, George saw his opportunity and locked the sheriff in the cell, took the sheriff’s gun an…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19 (1890)that no one had the heart to gather them up. The section men were set at the job and picked up the pieces, which were brought into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The verdict was in accordance with …