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James Lowry

Case from Jerome, AZ dated Jul 16, 1918

Victim Details

James Lowry

Male

Jerome

AZ

1918-07-16

65

James

Lowry

06/26/2026

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In the summer of 1918, a confrontation outside a bunkhouse led to the death of Yavapai County Sheriff James Lowry, the second sheriff in the department's history to be killed in the line of duty. On July 17th of that year, Lowry, accompanied by Officer Wright, approached a gathering of twelve to fifteen men with the intention of taking Porfirio Hernandez into custody.

As Officer Wright identified Hernandez in the crowd and instructed him to come along, another individual in the group enco ...
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    Does anyone have more information on what measures were taken at mines back in the early 1900s for s... ...Read More
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