He did not shoot down “the last of that infamous clan”, Finn Clanton, in 1891, as some newspapers of the time reported. .
These encounters alone could fill a page, but Pearson’s story goes far beyond that. I worked on a small project for a short time.
Join the Rangers
Regarding Pearson’s death in August 1939, the Republic of Arizona stated that Pearson “came to Arizona as a cowboy on one of the great cattle drives of the pioneer era” and that Pearson arrived in 1885. Nutritionist. In 1888, Pearson was constable of Lake Erin (Apache County near the Arizona-New Mexico border).
Eight years later, Pearson and Nutrioso’s next-door neighbor, William T. Maxwell, joins local ranchers in tracking down the thief. Finding them at the ranch house, the three went to Springerville to swear their grievances. Together with the ranch house’s owner, former Apache County Sheriff St. George Clage, they return to apprehend the bandits. A later chase would end badly for Maxwell. In October 1901, he died in a shootout with his gang in the infamous Bill Smith.
In late March 1900, a group was chasing five reported cattle thieves north of St. John’s. The posse included a group of 4 people, 2 of whom decided to stop by for the night.Other Andrew GibbBonds and Frank Lesul continued in pursuit and was shot down from an ambush. According to the St. John’s Herald, there is “no doubt” that the killers included a man known as Todd Carver. Gibbons’ uncle, Richard “Dick” Gibbons, led a group to find the body.Campaign on the need to form territoriestrial In the fall of 1900, Dick Gibbons of the Ranger Corps was elected to the Arizona State Legislature. The Arizona Rangers were created the following March.
Pollard Pearson enlisted in the Rangers on February 10, 1902 earning $55 a month.
aka Carver and Bass
The summer before enlistment, Pearson helped bring in a notorious murder suspect – none other than Todd Carver.
Carver, whose real name is Tom Hilliard, was said to be part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. Wanted for murder of Gibbons-LeSueurings, He is also accused of shooting lawyer George Scarborough in 1900. It is unknown whether he was actually involved in these incidents. By some accounts, Bill Smith’s gang was responsible.
After tracking Carver for several months, security forces Ed Scarborough (son of George Scarborough) and Ed Halverson caught up with Carver in southwestern New Mexico in late June 1901. three times before he complies. The second man whose hand went up early was let go. With the help of Pollard Pearson, they took the man to the county jail in St. John’s. (Scarborough himself became a Ranger that year; he enlisted in the fall, according to Tucson citizens.)
On July 3, 1901, Carver was detained by an Apache County grand jury but never tried in Arizona. That August, he was extradited to Utah, and he was charged with another 1900 mass shooting. The victims were county sheriff Jesse Tyler and sheriff’s deputy, who were murdered by members of the Wild Bunch. Utah officials were convinced of Carver’s involvement. Tyler’s successor, who came to Arizona to reclaim Desperado, said Carver “would hang in there like fate.” In January 1902, Carver was released for lack of evidence. It is unknown what happened to him after that. He was initially implicated in a failed train robbery in New Mexico in 1904, but it soon turned out to be an error of identity.
Pollard Pearson didn’t wear a Carver hatTours, However, within his first two months as a ranger, he helped capture several men, including “Sam Bass”, who was wanted in New Mexico.
Nicknamed the famous Texas outlaw Sam Bass, JW Smith was with a gang that robbed the Fort Sumner store and post office in late January 1902.John Parkes, Caprice field Smith at the Blue River Ranch, north of Clifton. Arresting Smith without a fight, they took him to Solomonville prison.in goldgust of wind In 1902, he was taken back to New Mexico, where he pleaded guilty, testified against fellow gang members,received five yearsTenth.
This story continues next week in Silver Belt.
