1878 – Jesse Evans and Tom Hill were caught plundering a sheep camp at Alamo Springs, New Mexico. After shooting the herder, the herder killed Hill with one shot and wounded Evans in the wrist. Evans then spurred off on a stolen horse.
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This Day…
1878 – Frank Baker and Billy Morton were in the custody of a Regulator Posse led by Dick Brewer for their participation in the murder of John Tunstall. In an attempt to escape at Steel Springs, New Mexico, posseman William McCloskey was killed by Morton, but Morton and Baker were both quickly shot by the remaining posse members.