Jim Parks is a man who shot and killed Kirk Esty near Duncan, Arizona, in 1890, in an inci
Jim Parks is a man who shot and killed Kirk Esty near Duncan, Arizona, in 1890, in an incident that drew regional attention [1][2]. Parks and Esty had a misunderstanding over a card game, after which Esty struck Parks in the mouth [1][2]. The two separated, and Esty walked toward his bed outside a shed; Parks then saw Esty turn with a six-shooter, and witnesses said Esty fired first [1][2]. Parks shot Esty three times, killing him, then surrendered at Solomonville [1][2]. A jury pronounced the killing justifiable homicide [1][2].
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- A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan… (1890)A shooting scrape occurred near Duncan last week, in which Kirk Esty’s life candle was snuffed out in a twinkling. It seems that Jim Parks and Esty had a misunderstanding over a game of cards, when Esty stepped…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890)hes that he would hunt up a girl, propose to her, and would be married inside of an hour. He soon found a girl, whom he had never met before, made a proposal, and on it being accept- ed sent for the jus…