Commodore Perry Owens stayed busy in retirement. Commodore Perry Owens owes his reputation, for the most part, to an 1887 gunfight in Holbrook,...
A Lawman Settles Down
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Perry Owens
Lost Treasure Story Missing loot in Mexican Pocket...
A few years ago I received this letter from a hunter of lost treasures. “I have a question that I cannot track down an answer. I have an article...
Frank Wattron A relative was raising him and planned to have the lad train for the priesthood so he ran away, drifting to Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico. He arrived in Holbrook with five dollars in his pocket and a deck of cards...
Frank Wattron arrived in Holbrook in 1884, just three years after the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (Santa Fe) arrived and the name was changed from...
The Controversial Commodore
Commodore Perry Owens’ tenure at Apache County, AT sheriff was brief and controversial. Multiple jail breaks raised questions about his abilities....