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Lot #2013
Old West Collection of Warrants and Indictments

Estimate: $300+
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Description

Collection of ten arrest warrants and indictments issued in Johnson County, Wyoming, dated from 1882-1895, with some of the charges including: “willfully and maliciously and forcibly breaking and entering,” “unlawfully offer for sale beef without exhibiting the hid of such beef,” “faloniously take and lead a way one Bay Mare Branded E F,” “kill live stock ‘cattle,’” “assault with a deadly weapon…with an attempt to commit murder,” “take, steal and drive away one head of neat cattle,” and a few other assaults and thefts. In overall very good to fine condition. These documents mostly date to the years just before and just after the infamous Johnson County War, one of the most famous range wars of the Wild West.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Gangsters, Outlaw & Lawmen
  • Dates: #503 - Ended June 23, 2017