Holson, Charley W., May 20, 1952.
Item — CD: 165, Microfilm: 2
Scope and Contents
Side 1: Mr. Holson and Mr. Blachly continue to discuss people and places in and around Silver City including: the hanging of Parson Young who helped kill a man named Dwainger in Santa Rita; the hanging of Hightower in Silver City; jail break in Silver City of men, including Kit Joy, who robbed a train at Gage Station and all but Joy were hung of shot - he was wounded, had leg amputated and sent to the penitentiary; John Brockman, Brackman’s Building in Los Angeles; Doheny; worked for Cosgrove’s Hardware Store in Silver; the Breeman family, including Ida. Side 2: Mr. Holson reminisces about early Silver City including: McGrath killing a man in Weem’s hotel in Separ; Otto Werney and the killing of his daughter; John M. Ginn; John Turner; the Franks; Clarence Bane; Bill Rowley; Spence Hill; Salty John Cox.
Dates
- May 20, 1952.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
Transcripts must be accessed via microfilm (CSWR F801 P56 1960). Not all tapes have been transcribed.
Extent
2 cds
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu