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[[12 columned table]] | 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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