John J. Brooks
John J. Brooks | |
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| Born | Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Lawman |
John J. Brooks was an American lawman. He served as lieutenant in the service of the Arizona Rangers from 1904 to 1905.[1]
Biography
Brooks was born in Texas. He became an Arizona Ranger after being leaving in the Texas Ranger Division service[2] in 1903, where he served as a private. In Naco, Brooks killed an African American man during an altercation. The man, who had previously been a corral boss at the camp, allegedly threatened two girls. Brooks killed him, but later acquitted.[3] He was then advanced to the rank of lieutenant in April 1904 of the Arizona Rangers.[1]
In the same year, Brooks apprehended and killed a man using the fake name Charles Douglas at a silica quarry.[4] He also apprehended a prisoner at a jail in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.[5] In 1905, Brooks had taken the place as "Special Officer" of the El Tigre mine.[6]
Brooks had a ranch with Doc Moore for which it was located in Montezuma, Arizona, in which he and his family had moved to Douglas, Arizona for safety after hearing about Mexicans, outlaws and Yaquis.[7] In 1907, he was falsely murdered by Mexican outlaws in Chihuahua, Arizona for which it had stated that Brooks was still alive in Naco, Arizona.[8] Harry C. Wheeler who served as the third captain of the Arizona Rangers had heard about the false murder.[9]
References
- 1 2 DeSoucy, M. David; Trimble, Marshall (2008). Arizona Rangers. Arcadia Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 9780738548319 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Ex-Ranger Brooks Brings Family Out of Section for Safety". Bisbee Daily Review. Bisbee, Arizona. January 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brooks' Narrow Escapes: The Story of the Killing of a Negro by an Arizona Ranger". The Copper Era And Morenci Leader. Clifton, Arizona. November 12, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "He Resisted Arrest: Ranger Brooks Shot a Man Named Chas. Douglas". Arizona Silver Belt. Globe, Arizona. September 8, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Young, Elliot; Truett, Samuel; Weber, David; Rosenberg, Emily; Joseph, Gilbert; Clements, William (2004). Continental Crossroads: Remapping U.S.-Mexico Borderlands History. Duke University Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780822333890 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Cochise County Budget Culled From Exchanges". Arizona Silver Belt. Globe, Arizona. July 13, 1905. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ex-Ranger Brooks Brings Family Out of Section for Safety". Bisbee Daily Review. Bisbee, Arizona. January 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ranger Brooks Is Not Dead". Bisbee Daily Review. Bisbee, Arizona. May 17, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ranger Brooks Alive: Wires Review That Reports of His Demise Had No Foundation at All". The Coconino Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. May 23, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved June 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.