Thomas Harrington — alias "Curley" — Georgetown killer identified by coroner's jury
Thomas Harrington, alias "Curley," is the man whose shooting killed Donaciano Gonzalez in Georgetown, Grant County, on December 30, 1888 [3][1]. Harrington had been working in Georgetown for months as a mine lessee [1][2]. A coroner's jury found that Gonzalez died from a shot fired from Harrington's pistol [3]. After the killing, Harrington surrendered to citizens and was held in a store building before being sent under guard to Silver City for delivery to the county jail on the afternoon of December 30 [5][4]. No complaint was initially sworn, but Justice Isaac Givens issued a warrant the following evening [4][2].
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- Thomas Harrington, whose alias is “Curley,”… (1889)Thomas Harrington, whose alias is “Curley,” although working for some months past leasing in the mines at Georgetown, is of the genus hoodlum and tin horn. He has the reputation of being very vicious and despe…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-01-04 (1889)t no complaint had been made and it was possible that Harrington would be released. D. P. Carr, who had investigated the case to some^extent, volunteered to go at once to Silver City and obtain the requir…
- Murder At Georgetown (1889)Murder At Georgetown Early last Sunday morning, December 30, the dead body of Donaciano Gonzalez, with a bullet wound in the breast above the region of the heart, was found in the main street, oppo- site the …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-01-04 (1889)ng coroner; J. C. Luff, Jacob Helde, G. O. Smith, John A. Deemer, Michael Huges, Loyal L. Case. After the discovery of the dead body much ex- citement was created, the Mexican people were greatly exasperate…
- Signed — Wm… (1889)Signed — Wm. B. Carson, M. D., acting coroner; J. C. Luff, Jacob Helde, G. O. Smith, John A. Deemer, Michael Huges, Loyal L. Case. After the discovery of the dead body much ex- citement was created, the Mexica…