"Texas, by God"
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TWIN TERRITORIES
Bob Cash
Outing Pony in Fort Griffin
Fri Sep 21, 2012 20:11
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http://books.google.com/books?id=cKvQAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA674&lpg=PA674&dq=%22Pony+Spencer%22&source=bl&ots=dwPJ26QtpP&sig=P29cdKrwjKs93t8dVTiqvD1lyGw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Nw9dUIPQIISC8QTL04HgCQ&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Pony%20Spencer%22&f=false

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  • Pony Spencer — Gary Roberts, Thu Sep 20 08:44
    As part of my ongoing research on Bear River Tom Smith, I try to keep my eye out for info on Smith's known associates. One of them was an Irishman called Pony Spencer. He was little more than a kid,... more
    • Hi Gary, I don't know if this helps — Leah, Thu Sep 20 12:38
      Bob DeArment in his book Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas wrote "Pony" Spencer may have been Lark Ferguson, a Texas desperado who as "Pete Spence" or "Peter Spencer" later became ... more
    • Pny Spencer in the news — Daniel Buck, Thu Sep 20 12:31
      Gary, newspaperarchive.com coughed up a few 19th/early 20th century stories referencing Pony Spencer. Dan
    • Re: Pony Spencer — Bob Cash, Thu Sep 20 11:31
      I assume by your reference to New Mexico, you have the 1907 Outing Magazine article featuring Pony. The only other reference I know of is the Fort Griffin vigilante notice that listed "Pony Spencer"... more
      • 1907 Outing Magazine? — K.t.K., Thu Sep 20 14:02
        Robert, curiosity is killin' me. Sure wish I knew what was in that article. Also regarding Fort Griffin?? There is little doubt that “Pony” Spencer was run out of Sergeant, Ks., subsequent to the... more
        • Outing Pony in Fort Griffin — Bob Cash, Fri Sep 21 20:11
        • Kenny, — Leah, Thu Sep 20 15:08
          check your voice mail, love to Hart.
        • Kenny — Gary Roberts, Thu Sep 20 14:35
          One later account has Spencer running with Jack Reynolds in 1873. This account identified Spencer and Reynolds as "bad men" from Newton, Kansas. Best! Gary
      • Thanks Leah, Dan, and Bob — Gary Roberts, Thu Sep 20 14:01
        These comments help. I'm surprised that I missed the suggestion that Pony Spencer might have been Pete Spence. I'll have to dig out the Larn bio and check out the reasoning. The Fort Griffin... more
        • Two "Pony's" running together? — K.t.K., Sun Sep 23 11:19
          Gary, Are you pretty well locked in on Pony's name as Daniel Spencer? I noticed how Ed. Bartholomew thinks his name was Charles Spencer. I quote: “A Texas newspaper reported early in 1885 that... more
          • Pretty much — Gary Roberts, Sun Sep 23 12:22
            Kenny, I can't be sure that there weren't more than one Pony Spencer. Most of the newspaper accounts and military records that I have on the Bear River Riot identify him as Daniel Spencer. There is... more
            • Update on 'Charles' Spencer. — K.t.K., Mon Sep 24 16:51
              Gary, I looked at a list of inmates incarcerated at Santa Fe in 1885. Sure enough, there was Charles Ray (39). But the inmate Charles Spencer was only 26 years old. Not our boy - should have been... more
              • Thanks, Kenny — Gary Roberts, Tue Sep 25 08:39
                This is important to have. It also means that we have to be cautious when dealing with Pony Spencer in New Mexico. I wasn't surprised to have to deal with two (actually many more)Tom Smiths, but two... more
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