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John Cathcart Coble

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John Cathcart Coble

Birth
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Dec 1914 (aged 55)
Elko, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
Plot
Lot 1230 Space B
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He hired Tom Horn as a 'Cattle Detective' to help stop cattle rustlers. Coble paid John W. Lacey $100,000 for Tom Horn's defense. After horn was hanged, Coble's wealth dwindled. In December, 1914 he shot himself in the lobby of a hotel in Elko, Nevada.
He hired Tom Horn as a 'Cattle Detective' to help stop cattle rustlers. Coble paid John W. Lacey $100,000 for Tom Horn's defense. After horn was hanged, Coble's wealth dwindled. In December, 1914 he shot himself in the lobby of a hotel in Elko, Nevada.

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  • Maintained by: Lostnwyomn
  • Added: Aug 19, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3467/john_cathcart-coble: accessed ), memorial page for John Cathcart Coble (4 Jun 1859–4 Dec 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3467, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Lostnwyomn (contributor 47168791).