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Train hold up killings tied to Cokeville gambler Manning
A Meacham train hold up ends in the death of Charley Manning a Cokeville gambler linked to the Whitney gang. Confessions by Clarence Stoner and Albert Meadows recount Manning arranging the assault and a gun battle that killed him as Deputy MacDuffee fired on the robbers. The robbers led authorities to caches with valuables. Manning's death at about 33 sparks community mourning and questions about other implicated figures.
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Charley Manning
Manning Disarom
Cokeville
Clarance Stoner
al. Meadows
Bennion
Fred W. Stoffers
Manning
Abe Stoner
Clarence Stoner
Albert Meadows
Sherif Thi Taylor
Sherif Taylor
Wood
W Ran
Taylor
Meadows
Stone
Meatows
Stoner
Pocatello
Toregen
Haker
Manlla
Umatilla
Pendleton
la Grande
Rula
Kameda
Stomer
Maunieg
Aadck
MacDuffee
Altho
Sheriff Hansen
Bert Dalton
Marshal Dan Hansen
Oregon