J. R. “Red” O’Laughlin — ex-convict sentenced to ten years for Juarez killing
O’Laughlin, alias “Red,” is an ex-convict known across New Mexico for various crimes. [1][2] In May of the previous year, a woman of ill repute was found dead in a back alley of Juarez, and O’Laughlin was arrested along with saloon keeper C.
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- From the New Mexican we learn the par-… (1890)From the New Mexican we learn the par- ticulars of the latest crime proved on an in- famous character, who has been an inmate of nearly every jail and pen of New Mexico. In May, of last year, a woman of ill…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-07-13 (1890)what occa- sioned it, found him and assisted him to town, where his wounds were dressed. Hugh was never the same man after the encounter, and seldom mentioned it to any one. He gradually declined in health…