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Charley Brown Killed After Sheriff-Arrest Bid Near Pagosa Junction
A letter to Sheriff Fallang reports Charley Brown the notorious cattle rustler was killed resisting arrest near Pagosa Junction in Southern Colorado. Eyewitness accounts describe Brown also known as Stevens or Swifty being shot by Constable Game after drawing a pistol. The Durango Herald clipping confirms the death and identifies Brown as a long-time rustler with hundreds of stolen cattle linked to Montana and Wyoming cases.
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Fallang
Charley Brown
Pagosa Junction
Colorado
Charles Brown
Kid Brown
Texas
Stevens
Swifty
Durango
Colo
Pagosa
Brown
Territory
Cattle Association
Secretary of Stock Association
Santa Fe
N. M
Montana
E. BE. Hatcher
Junction
Caldwell’s
Desperado
Caldwell
Aztec
Game
Sullenberger Mills
Arizona
Geo. Cook
Wyoming
Sweet Grass County
Sheriff Fallang
Sam Berg
Melville
Obendorf
Wilson