Palo Pinto County Newspaper Gleanings

The sheriff of Palo Pinto County, Texas and a posse recently had a fight with the JONES GANG of horse thieves. LARKIN JONES was killed and JNO. JONES wounded. Enoch and old Jones, two other thieves, were captured. JACK MORRIS was left to guard the wounded Jones and assisted the latter to escape. Morris was arrested and subsequently 25 masked men overpowered the four guards of Palo Pinto Jail, and shot Morris dead in his cell. From: Vernon Clipper (Lamar County, AL), Aug 22, 1879 - Transcribed and submitted by Veneta McKinney