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Henderson County Texas
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Idaho
August 12 1882
A DALLAS (Tex.) dispatch of August 7th says; A band of young men, well connected in Henderson county for several weeks past have been committing lawless acts and plundering stores in the town of Athens. On Friday the leader was captured and jailed, but that night his companions overpowered the jailor and released him. The whole party then fled to the country, where they ravished the daughter of a respectable planter. Yesterday the gang was overhauled on Red river by two posses of citizens and the leader of the band, named Alex Cox, was shot and killed, and Joe Stephens and Bill Brooks, members of the gang, were captured and a number of stolen horses recovered. Cox was a noted desperado and is said had killed a half dozen or more men.
The
Dallas Morning News
Oct 31 1898
Henderson County Tragedy.
Athens,
Henderson Co., Tex., Oct. 30 -- Tom
Connally, colored, was shot and killed near this
town last night. Joe Griffin, colored,
surrendered
to the sheriff this morning.
The
Dallas Morning News
June 4 1901
Killing in Henderson County
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Kemp, Tex., June 3 -- A man named Barber
was
killed five miles south of Mabank, in Henderson
County, last night. No particulars as to the
cause of the tragedy. No arrest, but the officers
are on the trail of the homicide.
The
Dallas Morning News
Aug 11 1901
Shooting Near Aley.
SPECIAL TO
THE NEWS
Kemp, Tex., Aug 10 -- A Dr. Henderson was
shot late this afternoon two miles west of Aley. He is
dangerously wounded. Boss Roberson, his
brother-in-law, is in custody.
The
Dallas Morning News.
Jan. 30 1904
Tragedy Near Malakoff
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Malakoff, Tex., Jan. 23 -- D Thomas, a
citizen of
the Trans-Cedar section, ten miles west of here,
was shot and killed last night.
John Thomas, a youth of 17 years and son
of
deceased, was placed under arrest.
The
Dallas Morning News.
Nov 2 1905
INSTANTLY KILLED
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Col.
Lawrence Is Dead and His Son Is Under Arrest.
SPECIAL TO
THE NEWS.
Comanche, Tex., Nov 1 -- Col. Lawrence
was shot and instantly killed about twelve miles
southeast of here yesterday afternoon and his son, Frank
Lawrence, age 30, has been arrested. The father
and son, with their families, were moving from Henderson
County to San Angelo, when, it is said a quarrel arose at
which time the father, according to the son's statement,
attacked him with a knife.
The
Dallas Morning News
Oct 13 1907
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS.
Athens, Tex., Sept. 11 -- The Henderson County Grand Jury
has returned an indictment charging M J Derden
with murder in the case of John Mitcham, who was killed
at Malakoff recently.
J D Seaman and Marcus Seaman
were indicted for murder in the case of Bert
Garland, who was killed near Athens recently.
All three have been admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000
each.
The
Dallas Morning News
February 15, 1910
Killed by Train
SPECIAL TO
THE NEWS
Comanche, Tex., Feb 14 -- The northbound
Frisco train this morning at the street crossing of
the Brownwood road struck and killed Ed Skinner
slightly injuring his companion, Will Ludley,
and
killing a mule and demolishing the wagon in
which they were coming to town.
Mr. Skinner
had only recently moved here from
Henderson County, and was farming west of
Comanche. He was about 45 years old, and
leaves his widow and four children. The wagon
was driven directly in front of the moving train, it is
supposed that the high wind prevailing
prevented them from hearing the train approach
until too late.
Mr. Skinner's body was buried by the
Woodman
of the World.
The
Dallas Morning News
Nov 15 1912
Henderson County Farmer Killed.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
Kemp, Tex., Nov 14 -- At Porter's Bluff,
Henderson County, J P McGapan was shot
and
killed this afternoon. McGapan was a
tenant.
No other particulars of the shooting have been
received.
The
Dallas Morning News
July 23 1933
Roadside Stand Operator Killed; Negro Is Sought
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Malakoff Man Dies in Shooting Affray on Highway No. 31.
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SPECIAL TO THE NEWS
ATHENS, Texas, July 22 -- Johnnie Schneck,
45, operator of a roadside stand on Highway 31 near
Malakoff, was killed and Bobby George,
negro, was being sought by officers of Henderson and
Navarro Counties as a result of a shooting at the negro's
cabin three-fourths of a mile northwest of Schneck's
place Friday night.
Schneck was struck by a bullet from a
pistol and died in three minutes. The negro was believed
to have been dangerously wounded by three charges from a
shotgun in the hands of Howell Spicer. Schneck's
companion, who fired into the negro shanty after Schneck
had dropped to the ground mortally wounded.
The negro disappeared after the shooting and had not been
apprehended late Saturday afternoon. Polls of blood in
the cabin indicated the negro had been wounded.
Spicer was placed in the Henderson County jail
by Sheriff Jess Sweeten. He told the
Sheriff he and Schneck had gone to the
negro's house to question him about some beer which the
negro is alleged to have stolen from Schneck's
roadside stand nearby. He said as they knocked on the
door the negro opened and fired one shot.
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