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| DIGGS, James LARGE CARD

Diges, 3 Negro, hired on with cattle buyer and seller

Je Ce Goul id, to drive a herd of cattle from Texas to
“Kansas. In the Indian Territory, Gould, Diggs and-ano~—
—_ther_hired man, Hiram Mann, spent the night in a — erted

cabin. During the night, he shot Gould to death =

crushed thd skull of Mann who memained uncons Ghee Gi
—Long—time,.__Robbery was the motive and it was 13 years

Later before Diggs was finally apprehended and placed on

“trial before Judge Isaac C. Parker at Fort Smith, Ark. —

-Mann,—who_had by then completely recovered gave testimony

against him and he was hanged en ec, 20, 1873,

source: He Han anged Them High by

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Homer Groy, pages 65-67

| DIGGS, James LARGE CARD

a_tegro, hired on with cattle buyer and seller
eres to drive a herd of cattle from Texas to

3s 10 the. fan Tesritory, Gould, Diggs and-ano=—|
ther. nied man, Hiram Mann, spent the night in a deserted
abin. During the night, he shot Gould to death and

shed thé skull of Mann who memained unconscious for-a—
longtime Syevetaaee was the m Ggumereet.

ore ‘Jadge I Tsaac ery “Parker at Fort:
ue ae ‘who had_by.then completely. recovered

Source: He Hanged | then Hoh i

James LARGE CARD

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ould, to drive a herd attle fron Texas
an ec Gould
ther_hired man, Hiram Mann, spent. the right ina des
During the aay he shot Gould
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de Hanged ‘Them High by Homer Groy, pa,



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