59

ANGUS A. BOBBITT

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
ANGUS A. BOBBITT

<b>59. ANGUS A. BOBBITT</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(d. 1909). Lawman and cattle rancher. Ambushed near his ranch at Ada, OK, he was the last victim of notorious outlaw James B. “Killer” Miller who had been hired to assassinate him. Partly printed DS “<i>A.A. Bobbitt</i>” twice as deputy marshal, 2pp, legal folio, Southern District, Indian Territory, Dec 26, 1896. Criminal docket warrant for arrest and subpoena of witnesses and temporary mittimus committing defendant to jail at Panes Valley to be held for trial on charge of stealing cattle. Boldly signed once on each page. Engrossed portions darkly penned. Light general toning; single horizontal fold; dampstains at top martin of minimal affect; o/w VG. Embroiled in a bitter feud with ranchers Jesse West and Joseph Allen, Bobbitt was murdered by Miller in a contract killing. They, in turn, were lynched in a stable by Ada citizens who believed the three would be unjustly set free at trial.

<table border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td width=50%><center><font size=+1 color=red><b>Register Early !!!</font>
<b>Signature House cannot guarantee that registrations received after
10PM EST, Friday, 09/013/02,
will be processed.</b></center></td><td><table border=0 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td colspan=2><center><b>Approximate Selling Schedule (EST)</b></center></td></tr><tr><td width=200><font size=-2>10:00-11:00...Lots 001-100
11:00-12:00...Lots 101-200
12:00-01:00...Lots 201-300
01:00-01:30...Lots 301-359
01:30-02:00...Break</font></td><td width=200><font size=-2>02:00-03:00...Lots 360-459
03:00-04:00...Lots 460-559
04:00-05:00...Lots 560-659
05:00-06:00...Lots 660-759
06:00-Fini...Lots 760-840</font></td></tr></table><tr><td colspan=2><center><font size=+1><b>After the Sale</b></font></center>We will email you an invoice by 5pm EST, Wednesday, 09/18/02, using the information you gave on your registration form. Please <u>do not</u> try to contact us before then.</td></tr></table>