John Kinney (outlaw)
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John Kinney | |
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| Born | John Kinney 1847 |
| Died | August 15, 1919 (aged 71–72) Prescott, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | former soldier and miner |
| Organization | United States Army |
| Criminal status | deceased |
| Conviction(s) | cattle rustling |
| Criminal charge | cattle rustling |
| Penalty | imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
| Date | December 31, 1875 |
Span of crimes | 1875–1883 |
| Killed | 2 soldiers |
| Injured | 1 civilian |
Date apprehended | 1883 |
John Kinney (c. 1847 – August 25, 1919) was an
Old West, who formed the John Kinney Gang
.
Kinney was born in
Fort Seldon. The outlaws were beaten badly and thrown out of the saloon. They returned shortly thereafter and opened fire, killing two soldiers and one civilian, and wounding two other soldiers and one civilian.[1]
Not long afterwards, Evans broke away from the gang to form the
acquitted
.
In 1883 Kinney was arrested for cattle rustling and sentenced to prison. Released in 1886, he did not return to his outlaw life. By that time all the members of his former gang were either dead or in prison or had disappeared. He served in the US Army during the Spanish–American War, and was successful as a miner in Chaparral Gulch, Arizona before retiring to Prescott, where he died on August 25, 1919.
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