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Jefferson King: Teamster Arrested for Embezzlement and Horse Stealing

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Jefferson King is a teamster who was arrested near Separ, New Mexico, in 1888 on charges of embezzlement and horse stealing [1][2].

Then body: He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cantley and brought to Silver City, where he waived examination and was committed to await the action of the grand jury [1][2].


LEAD: Jefferson King is a teamster who was arrested near Separ, New Mexico, in 1888 on charges of embezzlement and horse stealing [1][2].


Deputy Sheriff Cantley arrested King and brought him to Silver City, where he waived examination and was committed to await the grand jury [1][2]. King had recently left Silver City before his arrest [1][2].


Body: Jefferson King, a teamster who had recently left Silver City, was arrested near Separ by Deputy Sheriff Cantley and brought to Silver City on charges of embezzlement and horse stealing [1][2]. He waived examination and was committed to await the action of the grand jury [1][2].


LEAD: Jefferson King is a teamster arrested near Separ, New Mexico, in April 1888 on charges of embezzlement and horse stealing [1][2].


Deputy Sheriff Cantley arrested King and brought him to Silver City, where he waived examination and was committed to await the grand jury [1][2]. King had recently left Silver City before his arrest [1][2].


Jefferson King, a teamster who had recently left Silver City, was arrested near Separ by Deputy Sheriff Cantley and brought to Silver City on charges of embezzlement and horse stealing [1][2]. He waived his right to a preliminary examination and was committed to await the action of the grand jury [1][2].

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  1. Jefferson King was arrested near Separ… (1888)
    Jefferson King was arrested near Separ last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Cantley and brought to Silver City on charges of embezzle- ment and horse stealing. He was a teamster who recently left here. He waived exam
  2. Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-04-20 (1888)
    fficers used to send an ambulance to get supplies and would trade him groceries at cost. The old gentleman says that if he had not given seed potatoes from his first crop to the public and had planted f
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