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Four West Texas Warrants signed by El Paso County Deputy William J. Ten Eyck. Each is one page (front and back), partly ... (Total: 4 Documents Items)
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Description
Four West Texas Warrants signed by El Paso County Deputy William J. Ten Eyck. Each is one page (front and back), partly printed, 8" x 6.75" (one is 8" x 8"), all dated 1895, El Paso County, Texas. These arrest warrants are for F. M. McMahon (murder); Charles Baker ("Exhibiting a gaming table and bank for the purpose of gaming on or about May 1st 1895."); Jim Beverley ("unlawfully keeping and Exhibiting a gaming Table"); and Victoriano Calderon ("unlawfully carrying a pistol"). All are signed by El Paso County Deputy William J. Ten Eyck. The versos contain handwritten information about the arrests of each.After the railroads arrived in the early 1880s, El Paso became a boomtown replete with gambling houses, dance halls, brothels, and saloons and was known for its lawlessness. During the 1890s, this border town attempted to clean up its image. These warrants were part of that attempt. Three have blind embossed seals of El Paso County, Texas. All are fine.
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2009 November Signature Texana Auction #6028 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2009
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