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John Kelly is a saloon keeper, former deputy sheriff, and gentleman of Milesian extraction

In 1888, Kelly engaged in a misunderstanding with Joe Wim Limy at Telegraph, where revolvers and bread knives were flourished but no serious injuries resulted [2]. At the time, he kept a saloon at Cooney camp and had resided in the Mogollons for the past six years [1][3]; he had previously served as a deputy sheriff in Silver City [3]. In March 1889, while fording the Frisco River, Kelly drowned [3][1]. He was accompanied by the eldest daughter of the late Pat Kelly and a Mexican, both saved by heroic spectators [3][1].

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  1. John Kelly, who for several years past has… (1889)
    John Kelly, who for several years past has been keeping a saloon at Cooney camp, was drowned while attempting to ford the Frisco last week. He was in company with the eldest daughter of the late Pat Kelly, a
  2. A slight misunderstanding occurred at… (1888)
    A slight misunderstanding occurred at Telegraph between Joe Wim Limy, the Chinese cook, and John Kelly, a gentleman of Milesian extraction, revolvers and bread knives flourish- ed for a while, but no serious results
  3. Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08 (1889)
    astimes, but here was a new tribe of blood-spillers from the Pacific slope who could discount them all. They used to say this was the place I have been hunting for a long time. New Mexico, Texas and Mexic
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