Camp County Texas Crime News

Camp County, Texas Crime News

One John Feagel, alias McCoy, was arrested by Sheriff J. H. Hess, Saturday night, on a charge of stealing horses in Hopkins county. It appears that he stole a horse and mule, about two weeks ago, and carried them to Gilmer and sold them, realizing about $150, with which he came to this place and left his saddle and bought a through ticket to New York, where he expected to meet a person with whom he had been corresponding to get a lot of counterfeit money; but his correspondent managed to get all his money except enough to get back to Texarkana. From there he managed to reach this place, where he intended to get the saddle he had left and steal a horse to go west with; but officers were watching the saddle so when he called for it he was arrested. A valise he carried was searched disclosing a bridle, pistol and some dime novels. [The Galveston Daily News, (Houston, TX) Monday, July 05, 1886; Issue 71; col E]

GEORGE HARKEY
--- "NERGO MUST HANG"
Austin, Tex., June 25. The Governor today refused to interfere in the death sentence case of George Harkey who will hang at Pittsburg, Camp County, on next Tuesday. Harkey was convicted for killing another negro and given the death penalty. The Board of Pardon Advisers recommended that the law take its course and the Governor declined to commute the sentence. (Dallas Morning News, June 26, 1903, page 4, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)

--- TO HANG TUESDAY
Gov. Lanham Refuses to Commute Harkey's Sentence
Pittsburg, Tex., June 27 - Gov. Lanham has refused to interfere in the case of George Harkey, who is sentenced to be hanged next Tuesday for the murder of Gip Wright. When informed of the Governor's action, Harkey went into a terrible rage, which continued several hours until the officers were able to put him in chains. The hanging will occur about three quarters of a mile southwest of the court house. It will be public. (Dallas Morning News, June 28, 1903, page 6, transcribed by Peggy Thompson)

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