Murder & mystery in New Mexico
Erna Fergusson; Frontispiece by Peter Hurd
- Albuquerque, NM M. Armitage 1948
- 192 p.
Map on front endpaper. "The photographs": p. [195]-[204].
The vigilantes of Socorro -- The ballad of Manuel B. -- Billy the scapegoat -- The mystery of the White Sands -- How Black Jack lost his head -- A Navajo killing -- The Manby mystery -- Woo Dak San and the Bird -- New Mexico tries its own -- The photographs
Nine true tales and many remain official mysteries. Includes material on Vigilantes of Socorro, Billy The Kid, Black Jack, Navajo crime, and "Woo Dak San and the Bird."
Frontier and pioneer life --New Mexico Murder--New Mexico Crime--New Mexico Criminals--New Mexico