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W. N. Fowler

Fowler killed Anastacio Padilla on the Mimbres in August 1891 [1][2]. Padilla was working for Fowler in a field when Fowler struck him with an ax [2]. Several officers had been sent out to arrest Fowler, but as of the report he had not yet been taken into custody [1][2].

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  1. W… (1891)
    W. N. Fowler, who killed Anastacio Padilla on the Mimbres last week, has not yet been ar- rested although several officers have been out after him.
  2. Word was received in this city Wednesdaj… (1891)
    Word was received in this city Wednesdaj of the killing on the Mimbres of Anastacio Pa^ dilla, by W. N. Fowler. Padilla was working for Fowler, and was killed in a field while ai work, by an ax in the hand
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