Marcus Fuller: miner who fled after Grey Eagle case testimony
Marcus Fuller, a miner from Kingston, New Mexico, figured in a 1888 incident related to the Grey Eagle case [1][2]. Fuller approached Colonel Harris, owner of the Illinois mine at Kingston, and claimed to be a good witness in the case but was broke [1][2]. Harris gave him $25 and additional money [1][2]. When Fuller testified, his testimony was dead against Harris’s side [1][2]. After court adjourned, Fuller again asked for money, harsh words passed, and Fuller called Harris a liar [1][2]. Harris knocked the burly miner out, and Fuller jumped the first train and fled town [1][2].
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- Col… (1888)Col. Harris, owner of the Illinois mine at Kingston, who is in this city attending the Grey Eagle case before Master Posey, had a slight misunderstanding with a big miner named Marcus Fuller in which the colone…
- Col… (1888) ↗ · detailsCol. Harris, owner of the Illinois mine at Kingston, who is in this city attending the Grey Eagle case before Master Posey, had a slight misunderstanding with a big miner named Marcus Fuller in which the co…