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James Gabriel Hawkins

Case from Prescott, AZ dated Apr 19, 1891

Victim Details

James Gabriel Hawkins

Male

White / Caucasian

Prescott

AZ

1891-04-19

30

James

Gabriel Hawkins

06/29/2026

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In the spring of 1891, the community of Jerome, Arizona, was unsettled by a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own lawmen. James Gabriel Hawkins, a 30-year-old White male, had been a Constable with the Yavapai County Constable's Office for only three months before his untimely death on Sunday, April 19, 1891. His death came at the hands of a prisoner in his custody, a local bookkeeper named Tom Gallagher.

The events leading to the fatal encounter began the day befo ...
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