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| Name of person Committing Offence | Race or Color | Present Residence or Whereabouts | Person upon or Against Whom Committed | Race or Color | Witnesses | Residence of Witnesses | Date | Place or Locality Where Committed | Before Whom Tried | Verdict or Sentence | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |   |   | Murder |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| John Johnston | White | Harris County | Robert Himes | White | E.J. Morris w | Harris Co | Oct 1866 | Harris County | M F De Bajligutry J.P. | Bound Over | Indictment found by Grand Jury Released on Bale of $20000.00 |
|   |   |   |   |   | Buttermilk John c | Harris Co |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | H.P. Gillespie w | Harris Co   |   |   |   |   |   |

| William Wasson  Craven Wasson | White  White | Grimes County  Grimes County | Moses Bates | Negro | Geo Overland | Lynchburg | Nov 27th 1866 | Lynchburg | J M Davis JP Coroner's Inquest | Jury implicated the Wasson Bros upon strong circumstantial evidence | This was a most foul murder, the man was bucked & bagged, beaten & then shot thr'o the head, a warrant has been issued for the Wassons but not much effort made to get them. |
|   |   |   |   |   | Mrs Woodward w  | Harris Co |   | Harris County |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Oliver Grosbeck c | Harris Co |   | Harris County |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Geo Martin c | Harris Co |   | Harris County |   |   |   |
| Gideon Pinchbeck | Negro | Unknown | Anthony Cooks | Negro | Unknown |   | Dec 25th 1866 | Montgomery |   |   | Killed with a knife, Murderer escaped, has not since been heard of |
| John A Hamilton | White | A & T.C R.R. | Alex Pierce | Negro | H.H. Bachelder w | Unknown | Dec 31st 1866 | Harris County | M F De Bajligutry J.P. | Held to Bail $3000.00 Grand Jury found bill for Manslaughter bail fixed at $1000.00 | Case called in Feb term of Court postponed until Apr term on account of absence of Witnesses for state. |
|   |   |   |   |   | March, Kane c | Brenham |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Sewell, Kane c | Spring Creek |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Henry Cocks c | Austin Co |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Bedford Springer c | Houston |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Jesse Andrews c | Houston |   |   |   |   |   |
| - McMahon - McMahon | White  White | Unknown |   | White | - Steele w | Unknown | Jan 29th 1867 | Hockley, Harris Co. | Never arrested |   | These men attempted to shoot a man by the name of Steele but shot  standing near him. They then rode off. No action has been taken by the Civil Authorities |
| Wyatt Johnson | Negro | Lynchburg | Dan Brown | Negro | H. Talbot c | Lynchburg | Feb 3rd 1867 | Lynchburg | J.M. Davis J.P. | Not Guilty Justifiable Homicide | Struck the man in his own house in the defence of his Family. |
|   |   |   |   |   | Eli Parson c | Lynchburg |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Mose Oliver c | Lynchburg |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | W Mason w | Lynchburg |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   | Assault | with intent | to | Kill |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Tom | Negro | In Jail Harris Co | George Noble | Negro | George Noble c | Harris Co | Dec 1866 | Harris County | Crim Court Harris County | $500.00 Fine and two years in County Jail |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Charles Parker c | Harris Co |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | H.P. Matthews w | Harris Co |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |   |   |   |   | Dr Howard w | Harris Co |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pat Dougherty  Sterling Griffin  Daniel Boone | White  White  White | Unknown  Unknown  Unknown |   |   | John Woodall w  Bob Woodall w  D. Breckenridge w  G Baker w |   | Dec 1866 | Harris County |   |   | Indicted by Grand Jury |

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