R. J. Carson
Carson was a Texan carpenter who worked at Black's mill and murdered a man at Coomer's saw mill near Pinos Altos [2][3].
Carson objected to sitting at the table with Mexicans [2]. Feasel told him to depart if he could not endure such association [2]. Carson quarreled with a Mexican named Dolores Salaiz a day or two before the killing [2]. On Tuesday the talk renewed and Carson fired a fatal shot into the mouth of Salcido [2][3]. The deceased was a teamster of peaceable nature [2][1]. Carson was irritable, considered a dangerous man, elderly, and habitually dyed his partially gray hair and beard [1]. This gave rise to a supposition that he was trying to disguise himself and that he was a fugitive [1]. After the killing he disappeared and is supposed to have left the country [1][3].
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- and was of a peaceable nature… (1888)and was of a peaceable nature. Carson is said to have been irritable, and was considered a dangerous man. He was elderly and his par- tially gray hair and beard were habitually dyed. This gave rise to a suppos…
- Unprovoked Murder (1888)Unprovoked Murder There was a murder at Coomer’s saw mill, near Pinos Altos, last Tuesday, which, so far as heard, seems to have been unprovoked. The circumstances, as reported, were about as fol- lows: A Texan …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-08-03 (1888)Flag- ler, had ordered him to hold the house with his life, so says Curry. McAllister fired a second shot which struck Woodward in the foot, and made a painful wound. McAllister has been arrested. Dr. Stephe…