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Outlaws & Lawmen in Grant County, NM

Sheriffs, deputies, gunfighters, and outlaws — the Bullard brothers, Billy the Kid passing through, the Pinos Altos vigilance committees, and the Murphy-Dolan / Lincoln County War overflow.

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75 cords of wood (DeVega contract)thing

Wood contract between Sheriff Whitehill and G. DeVega at $3.00 per cord, delivered by others at $2.75.

match score: 2

77 dollars in cashthing

Found among joint possessions, indicating a moderate sum of cash.

match score: 2

Allan Story turquoise minething

A turquoise mine with a seventy-five foot shaft where John Maddox was killed.

match score: 2

band of Indiansthing

Both men were no doubt killed by the same band of Indians.

match score: 2

beadsthing

Beads exchanged by Indians for gold dust.

match score: 2

bearthing

A bear attacked and killed a Mexican lady in a pinon grove near Los Truches, leaving behind tracks and remains.

match score: 2

bear and two cubsthing

A mother bear and her two cubs that the narrator encountered, and later were killed by Sam.

match score: 2

Biecho ranchthing

Ranch owned by Captain J. C. Beatty, used as a hideout by the robbers.

match score: 2

bills for fixtures, postage, guard, cleaning, wood, etc.thing

Sheriff H. O. Bursum submitted detailed bills for various county expenses from February to October 1895.

match score: 2

box of giant blasting capsthing

A box containing about 80 giant blasting caps that exploded, killing Roland Adams.

match score: 2

Burt Menard's housething

House burned with a $1000 loss, presumably by outlaws.

match score: 2

cash drawer amountthing

The cash drawer contained some four or five dollars which was taken by robbers.

match score: 2

cedar brakesthing

Cedar brakes is a location mentioned by Tom Hall where twenty-seven additional cattle were killed.

match score: 2

cinnamon bearthing

A bear killed by Halloway on September 26 and another on October 17.

match score: 2

cinnamon bear hidething

Hide measuring twenty-eight square feet from the largest bear killed during Halloway's hunts, shot October 17th.

match score: 2

company's store at Bisbeething

The store held up by Heath's crowd, where several persons were killed and plunder taken.

match score: 2

crow barthing

Approximately five-foot-long weapon with hair on it, used in the killing.

match score: 2

cubsthing

The cubs of the bear that were also killed by Sam.

match score: 2

dead bodything

The decomposed body found in the shaft, believed to be a Mexican who died or was killed 8-10 months prior.

match score: 2

Enterprisething

A newspaper that briefly reported on the killing by Pete Spence the previous week.

match score: 2

Enterprise reporterthing

An Enterprise reporter learned about the hold-up and spoke with a woman who knew the robbers.

match score: 2

fall from 500 foot level to bottom 209 feet belowthing

The accident that killed the miner.

match score: 2

Farfudetthing

Submarine that sank in ten fathoms the previous summer, killing its crew.

match score: 2

gold dustthing

Gold dust exchanged by Indians for beads pound for pound.

match score: 2

gripsackthing

A bag that the robbers took from Jackson and hid in a pile of ties.

match score: 2

Hall brandthing

Brand used by the Hall gang to mark stolen calves driven to their ranch after killing the parent cows.

match score: 2

historic log cabinthing

A cabin adjoining the Enterprise office that was once the home of Billy the Kid.

match score: 2

H. J. Hutchinson's minething

A mine in Central where F. J. Sweeney was killed by falling earth.

match score: 2

Larry Sheehanthing

One of the Stein's Pass train robbers killed by Mexican troops.

match score: 2

letterthing

Sheriff Whitehill received a letter from James Metcalf.

match score: 2

Mail carthing

A car on the train that the robbers initially boarded.

match score: 2

medicine that cures any diseasething

A medicine reportedly possessed by E. T. Hubbard that can cure any disease and prevent future sickness.

match score: 2

Mexican troopsthing

Troops who killed the Stein's Pass train robbers Larry Sheehan, Jim Johnson, and Dick Hart in Mexico.

match score: 2

Money packagesthing

The monetary items stolen by the robbers from the messenger.

match score: 2

Mr. Bush's horsething

A horse owned by Mr. Bush that was stolen during Campbell's killing but returned home on its own.

match score: 2

Naiad minething

The mine in Georgetown where Frank Lenoir was killed by falling 75 feet.

match score: 2

nippersthing

Part of the motley collection of tools found in the defendants' possession.

match score: 2

notesthing

Notes exchanged between John V. Brown and Ada Humes, and one sent to Claude Lewis.

match score: 2

N. Y. Ancheta's safething

A safe weighing 1500 pounds carried off by outlaws and buried near the Mimbres River.

match score: 2

N. Y. Ancheta's safe (1500 pounds)thing

A safe weighing 1500 pounds belonging to N. Y. Ancheta, referenced in the context of outlaw operations near San Lorenzo.

match score: 2

one dollar and fifty centsthing

Cash taken from Miss Downs' room during the robbery.

match score: 2

pair of pantsthing

Pair of pants purchased from Aaron Schutz on Monday and found in the suspect's possession.

match score: 2

partnership horsesthing

Two horses in possession of Dodd and Sul Simmons that A. L. McAfee was asked to retrieve.

match score: 2

pincersthing

Part of the motley collection of tools found in the defendants' possession.

match score: 2

quarter of a million dollarsthing

Amount Jim Cooney was about to sell for when killed.

match score: 2

Scott & Jeffery's storething

Store on Bullard St. where the Silver City post office was moved after O. L. Scott became postmaster.

match score: 2

screw driversthing

Part of the motley collection of tools found in the defendants' possession.

match score: 2

seven pound hammerthing

Weapon found at scene of the killing.

match score: 2

several hundred dollarsthing

Amount of money secured by the two Indians from the two men they killed.

match score: 2

Silver City silver claimthing

The original silver mining claim from which the town of Silver City takes its name, co-located by Sheriff Bullard.

match score: 2

Silver City Water Works company's officething

The physical office space broken into and taken possession of by George H. Utter and Thos. Foster.

match score: 2

silver tip bearthing

A bear killed by Winkler on September 25 near Pine creek.

match score: 2

skeleton keysthing

Part of the assortment of tools found in the defendants' possession.

match score: 2

span of mulesthing

The outlaws unhitched a span of mules from the ore team and packed them with supplies.

match score: 2

stolen stock (24 head)thing

Found in possession of the thieves.

match score: 2

stone wallthing

A stone wall near Heflin's house that provided cover for Daniel Coomer and the officers during the shootout.

match score: 2

stovething

A stove in the cabin that Cab Conway threatens to heat up for the next robber.

match score: 2

thirteen armed and masked menthing

Group of men who committed the robbery and rape.

match score: 2

twenty-four head of horsesthing

Horses found in possession of Murray and West, from Mexico.

match score: 2

two booksthing

County property found in Mr. Whitehill's possession.

match score: 2

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