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Lockhart: Grant County Sheriff-Elect

The retrieved chunks we have are: [1] about Col. Lockhart moving into new residence; [2] J. Lockhart sheriff elect taken up residence in Silver City; [3] Mr. Lockhart will attend duties with son, remove family to this city; [4] Sheriff-elect James A. Lockhart spent days securing bondsmen, bond $250,000; [5] same bond info; [6] about "guests at hotel de Lockhart" referring to county jail; [7] seems garbled; [8] same as 4517.


For example, "lived_at: this city [3]" is in retrieved chunks.


  • He was sheriff-elect. [2] says "J.
  • He moved to Silver City. [3] says "Mr.
  • He secured bonds. [4] details bond of $250,000 with names.
  • County jail known as hotel de Lockhart. [6] "guests at the hotel de Lockhart."

  • Also mention he had a son. [3] "assistance of his son." Also earlier referred to as Col. Lockhart? [1] "Col.


    He moved to Silver City with his family, including his son who assisted him in the office [3][1]. He posted a $250,000 bond secured by prominent citizens [4][5]. The county jail was informally called "hotel de Lockhart" because prisoners were held there [6].


    Lockhart, also known as Colonel Lockhart, served as sheriff-elect of Grant County, New Mexico [2][1]. He moved to Silver City with his family in the spring, intending to personally oversee the duties of the office with the help of his son [3]. In December 1890, he filed a $250,000 bond, well above the required $200,000, backed by twenty-one local bondsmen [4][5]. The county jail under his tenure was jokingly referred to as the "hotel de Lockhart" by the local newspaper [6].


    Lockhart, also known as Colonel Lockhart, served as sheriff-elect of Grant County, New Mexico [2][1]. He moved to Silver City with his family in the spring, intending to personally oversee the duties of the office with the help of his son [3]. In December 1890, he filed a $250,000 bond, well above the required $200,000, backed by twenty-one local bondsmen [4][5]. The county jail under his tenure was jokingly referred to as the 'hotel de Lockhart' by the local newspaper [6]." That's 77 words.

    Sources

    1. Col… (1890)
      Col. Lockhart has moved into his new resi- dence and is so busy fixing up that he has for- gotten politics for the present.
    2. J… (1891)
      J. A. Lockhart, sheriff elect, has taken up his residence in Silver City.
    3. Mr… (1890)
      Mr. Lockhart will personally attend to the duties of the office with the assistance of his son, and will remove his family to this city in the spring. The deputies have not yet been named, but Mr. Laird wil
    4. Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-12-19 (1890)
      For A Quarter Of A Million Sheriff-elect James A. Lockhart spent a couple of days in this city this week securing his bondsmen. Under the law the sheriff is compelled to give a bond for $200,000, but while
    5. For A Quarter Of A Million (1890)
      For A Quarter Of A Million Sheriff-elect James A. Lockhart spent a couple of days in this city this week securing his bondsmen. Under the law the sheriff is compelled to give a bond for $200,000, but while he
    6. IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING (1891)
      IN COUNTY JAIL AFTER SHOOTING Alfred Job, Sr., and Alfred Job, Jr., are under indictments for shooting at John Cole- man. The bond of the young man was fixed at $2500 and that of the old gentleman at $1500.
    7. The_Bronco_Page_ · details
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    8. Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-05-08 (1891)
      while acting as deputy clerk, he took the books home to work on them at night, and forgot to return them. Mr. Whitehill is a bit absent minded at times and such an explanation would certainly be entirely
    Generated by openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash · 337 words · 112 sentence(s) redacted for missing citations · published 2026-08-09

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