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Note: nner, Sr., Carbondale. Occupation, Laborer. Born Sept. 30. Age 26 years, Funeral June 23, 2 p.m. at Carbondale. Death at Canon City. Physician, R. E. Holmes, Canon City. Father, Robert E. Tanner, born Va. Mother Josephine Girkin, born Ind.
inmate number 20339
The town of Boston, Colorado, has been compared to Dodge City, Kansas. It earned its reputation for lawlessness, in part, because the notorious Jennings Gang made it their home. Once the law entered the territory and outlaws were jailed, hanged or chased out, Boston ceased to exist. Only a crowded cemetery reveals the secrets of its dark past.
Note: TANNER, Robert E. Jr. (b 4, p 200), June 19, 1938. Res. Carbondale. Charged to Robert E. Ta
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