COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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wyo~2~2
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Subject File, Crimes and criminals newspaper transcriptions - "Big Nose George", no published source, n.d.
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Wyoming WPA Subject File, Crimes and criminals newspaper transcriptions - "Big Nose George", no published source, n.d.
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Subject 56b Crimes and criminals general
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WPA Subject 56b Crimes and criminals general
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Item Description:
Crimes and criminals newspaper transcriptions - "Big Nose George", no published source, n.d.
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Crimes and criminals newspaper transcriptions - "Big Nose George", no published source, n.d.
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Date:
1876
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1876
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
Osborne, Ex-Governor John E. (Wyo. Terr.)
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Osborne, Ex-Governor John E. (Wyo. Terr.)
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Dutch Charley arrested & lynched at Dana Station (Carbon Co.)
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Dutch Charley arrested & lynched at Dana Station (Carbon Co.)
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Big Nose George - captured in Montana - placed in Carbon Co. Jail at Rawlins (Wyo.)
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Big Nose George - captured in Montana - placed in Carbon Co. Jail at Rawlins (Wyo.)
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admitted to removing railroad track section as well as killing Rankin's two deputies
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admitted to removing railroad track section as well as killing Rankin's two deputies
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attempted escape - Rankin, Sheriff assaulted - his wife held Big Nose at bay till help arrived
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attempted escape - Rankin, Sheriff assaulted - his wife held Big Nose at bay till help arrived
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mob soon arrived & lynched Big Nose George from telephone pole
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mob soon arrived & lynched Big Nose George from telephone pole
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Osborne, Dr. - physician at Rawlins (Carbon Co.) - pronounced Big Nose to stil. be alive
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Osborne, Dr. - physician at Rawlins (Carbon Co.) - pronounced Big Nose to stil. be alive
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mob members successfully hanged Big Nose on their second attempt
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mob members successfully hanged Big Nose on their second attempt
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Daley, Coroner Wm. - turned Parrott's body over to Dr. Osborne . . .
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Daley, Coroner Wm. - turned Parrott's body over to Dr. Osborne . . .
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. . . removed the breast skin, tanned it & turned it into a pair of shoes
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. . . removed the breast skin, tanned it & turned it into a pair of shoes
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the physician also severed Parrott's head with which he made a paster mould
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the physician also severed Parrott's head with which he made a paster mould
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Notes:
Brown, Eric - Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) section foreman
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Brown, Eric - Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) section foreman
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detected missing section of track rail laying in brush near Rawlins (Carbon Co.)
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detected missing section of track rail laying in brush near Rawlins (Carbon Co.)
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repaired track - reported payroll robbery attempt to Rankin, Sheriff Robert
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repaired track - reported payroll robbery attempt to Rankin, Sheriff Robert
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Vincent, Tip & Whittefield - deputies sent in pursuit of suspects
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Vincent, Tip & Whittefield - deputies sent in pursuit of suspects
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suspects: Parrott, George "Big Nose"; Dutch Charley, Wan, Sim & Reed Tom
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suspects: Parrott, George "Big Nose"; Dutch Charley, Wan, Sim & Reed Tom
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Wan, Sim & Reed, Tom - believed to be Younger brothers: James & Coleman
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Wan, Sim & Reed, Tom - believed to be Younger brothers: James & Coleman
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false
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bodies of deputies Vincent & Whittefield found in Elk Mountains (Carbon Co.)
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bodies of deputies Vincent & Whittefield found in Elk Mountains (Carbon Co.)
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Filename:
WPA Sub 56B CRIMES AND CRIMINALS General.pdf
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WPA Sub 56B CRIMES AND CRIMINALS General.pdf
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false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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Text
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