George H. Utter – Silver City Resident and Delegate
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In December 1888, a warrant was issued to Utter for $6.00 [1]. On a Friday evening in late October 1890, Utter smashed a window of the Silver City Water Works Company office and, with two men, took possession [2][3]. Thomas Foster, representing a trust company, had Utter arrested for breaking into the premises [3]. Utter in turn swore out a complaint against Foster, alleging he had broken in and taken possession three weeks earlier [3]. The case against Utter was dismissed on a technicality [2][3]. Later in 1890, while a delegate in Washington D.C., Utter had his valise stolen from Willard’s hotel; it contained a $50 suit and valuable papers [4]. The thief was caught in Baltimore, and Utter recovered his valise and part of his clothes [5].
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- Warrant No… (1890)Warrant No. 448, issued December 12, 1888, to George H. Utter, for $6.00, appears twice on the bond record, first on page 1 oppo-
- Friday evening last, George H… (1890)Friday evening last, George H. Utter smashed in one of the windows of the Silver City Water Works company’s office and with two men took possession. Thos. Foster, repre- senting the trust company, had Mr. Utter…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-01 (1890)Friday evening last, George H. Utter smashed in one of the windows of the Silver City Water Works company’s office and with two men took possession. Thos. Foster, repre- senting the trust company, had Mr. U…
- Lost His Grip (1890)Lost His Grip The special correspondent of the Albu- querque Citizen from Washington gives the following of local interest: Mr. Utter, of Silver City, one of the delegates, had his valise stolen from his room i…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-05-09 (1890)es. The thief robbed several others in this and other hotels, then went to Baltimore where he was plying his vocation and was nabbed by the police. Mr. Utter will get back his valise and part of his clo…