Son of William York Kester and Eliza Jane Buckius. Had a son, Frank Kester of Iola, Pennsylvania.
Carrizozo Outlook
November 1908
An unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of R J Kester, occurred at Bonito last Monday afternoon.
From the information at hand, it appears that John F Greer had drawn a pistol in Kester's place of business for the purpose of demonstrating some subject under discussion and the pistol was discharged, the bullet entering Kester's body near the lower point of the sternum, below the ribs and a little to the right, lodging in the body. Death resulted in about thirty minutes.
J E Koonce, justice of the peace at Nogal, was summoned to hold an inquest, as there is no justice at Bonito. A coroner's jury was summoned, evidence taken and the following verdict was returned:
We, the undersigned,active justice of the peace and jury, who sat upon the inquest held on the 27th day of October A D 1908, on the body of R J Kester, found in precinct 12 of the county of Lincoln N M ; find that the deceased came to his death by reason of a pistol shot wound and that the pistol was accidentally discharged while in the hand of John F Greer.
J E Koonce J P(acting)
B R Robinson
George Killer
R E Wingfield
W I Robinson
Samuel Kelsey
Cr Booker
Jurors
Carrizozo Outlook
November 1908
An unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of R J Kester, occurred at Bonito last Monday afternoon.
From the information at hand, it appears that John F Greer had drawn a pistol in Kester's place of business for the purpose of demonstrating some subject under discussion and the pistol was discharged, the bullet entering Kester's body near the lower point of the sternum, below the ribs and a little to the right, lodging in the body. Death resulted in about thirty minutes.
J E Koonce, justice of the peace at Nogal, was summoned to hold an inquest, as there is no justice at Bonito. A coroner's jury was summoned, evidence taken and the following verdict was returned:
We, the undersigned,active justice of the peace and jury, who sat upon the inquest held on the 27th day of October A D 1908, on the body of R J Kester, found in precinct 12 of the county of Lincoln N M ; find that the deceased came to his death by reason of a pistol shot wound and that the pistol was accidentally discharged while in the hand of John F Greer.
J E Koonce J P(acting)
B R Robinson
George Killer
R E Wingfield
W I Robinson
Samuel Kelsey
Cr Booker
Jurors
Son of William York Kester and Eliza Jane Buckius. Had a son, Frank Kester of Iola, Pennsylvania.
Carrizozo Outlook
November 1908
An unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of R J Kester, occurred at Bonito last Monday afternoon.
From the information at hand, it appears that John F Greer had drawn a pistol in Kester's place of business for the purpose of demonstrating some subject under discussion and the pistol was discharged, the bullet entering Kester's body near the lower point of the sternum, below the ribs and a little to the right, lodging in the body. Death resulted in about thirty minutes.
J E Koonce, justice of the peace at Nogal, was summoned to hold an inquest, as there is no justice at Bonito. A coroner's jury was summoned, evidence taken and the following verdict was returned:
We, the undersigned,active justice of the peace and jury, who sat upon the inquest held on the 27th day of October A D 1908, on the body of R J Kester, found in precinct 12 of the county of Lincoln N M ; find that the deceased came to his death by reason of a pistol shot wound and that the pistol was accidentally discharged while in the hand of John F Greer.
J E Koonce J P(acting)
B R Robinson
George Killer
R E Wingfield
W I Robinson
Samuel Kelsey
Cr Booker
Jurors
Carrizozo Outlook
November 1908
An unfortunate accident, resulting in the death of R J Kester, occurred at Bonito last Monday afternoon.
From the information at hand, it appears that John F Greer had drawn a pistol in Kester's place of business for the purpose of demonstrating some subject under discussion and the pistol was discharged, the bullet entering Kester's body near the lower point of the sternum, below the ribs and a little to the right, lodging in the body. Death resulted in about thirty minutes.
J E Koonce, justice of the peace at Nogal, was summoned to hold an inquest, as there is no justice at Bonito. A coroner's jury was summoned, evidence taken and the following verdict was returned:
We, the undersigned,active justice of the peace and jury, who sat upon the inquest held on the 27th day of October A D 1908, on the body of R J Kester, found in precinct 12 of the county of Lincoln N M ; find that the deceased came to his death by reason of a pistol shot wound and that the pistol was accidentally discharged while in the hand of John F Greer.
J E Koonce J P(acting)
B R Robinson
George Killer
R E Wingfield
W I Robinson
Samuel Kelsey
Cr Booker
Jurors
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