Jo E. Sheridan — Grant County Commissioner and Assault Victim
Sheridan with a rawhide after she claimed he insulted her while showing rooms [3][4]. A warrant was issued for her arrest, and the case came before Judge Lucas, with Sheridan represented by James Fielder [2]. The male members of the Munger family later apologized to Sheridan, stating they were satisfied he had not insulted her [5]. Sheridan became a member of the board of county commissioners in March 1890 [1].
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- Mr… (1890)Mr. Jo E. Sheridan has been a member of the board of county commissioners since March, 1890, but we have not discovered any irregulari- ties occurring since he has been a member as occurred before. Yet he might…
- On Monday a warrant was sworn out for… (1889)On Monday a warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Mrs. Munger for assault, and on Wednesday the case came up before Judge Lucas. Mr. Sheridan was represented by James Fielder, and the defendant by Frank J. …
- It seems that Mrs… (1889)It seems that Mrs. Munger desired to rent some rooms, and was shown several by Mr. Sheridan. The last room shown her was di- rectly in the rear of Dr. Stephens’ office. Mrs. Munger claims that Sheridan insult…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-06-28 (1889)he historic log cabin on the corner ad- joining the Enterprise office, once the peaceful home of Billy the Kid, is being fixed up, and will be occupied shortly, as a boot and shoe making establishment. High…
- Since the above was in type the male… (1889)Since the above was in type the male members of the Munger family have apologized to Mr. Sheridan, stating that they had investi- gated the matter fully, and that they were satisfied from the woman’s own state…