Cooke County
Newspaper Clippings
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Description: Son Kills Father. Gun in Boy's Hands is Accidentally Discharged. Gainesville, Texas, June 9.--Joe Winton, a prosperous farmer, was accidentally shot and killed with a shotgun in the hands of a 15-year-old son. Mr. Winton was seated on the front porch when the son came out of the door with the gun in his hand. The screen door blew shut and struck the gun in a manner to cause its discharge.
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Dallas Morning News Description: Obituary Capt. W. B. Barnard Gainesville, Tex., June 12.--Capt. W. B. Barnard, of Sivells Bend, died at his residence Tuesday evening after a brief illness. The deceased was a confederate soldier and has been one of the leading farmers and stock raisers in this county for a number of years. |
Dallas Morning News Description: Obituary John Minnis Gainesville, Tex., Sept. 3.--John Minnis, a prominent farmer of the Union Chapel neighborhood, in the vicinity of Era, died at his residence Sunday of black jaundice, after a protracted illness. Mr. MINNIS was well known in Cooke County. He leaves a wife and several children. |
St. Louis Globe-Democrat Description: Obituary John A. Potter Gainesville, Tex., July 17.--John A. Potter, brother of Judge C. C. Potter, Vice President of the Red River National Bank, and C. L. Potter, one of the leading attorneys of this city, died at the residence of C. L. Potter yesterday evening at 5 o'clock, and was buried in the City Cemetery at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Potter died from injuries received while horseback riding. He was only 20 years of age, but a man of great personal magnetism and promise. He was well-known and had a legion of true friends in this and Grayson counties. Several hundred people attended his funeral. |
Dallas Morning News Description: Obituary Parson West Gainesville, Tex., Feb. 7--Parson West, a minister of the Christian church residing in the eastern part of Cooke county near Woodbine, died at his home last Thursday of pneumonia, super induced by la grippe, after a brief illness. |
| HANGED FOR MURDERING A FAMILY Jack Crews Pays the Penalty Before Ten Thousand spectators Dallas, Texas, Oct. 14 - Jack Crews was hanged at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Denton, for the murder of the Merrill family in Cook County, in April 1893. He killed father, mother and children. The hanging was public, the crowd being estimated at 10,000. Crews made a short speech protesting that he was innocent. (Inter Ocean, October 15, 1895, page 1, transcribed by Peggy Thompson) |
| TRIPLE MURDER IN TEXAS Denison, Tex., April 13 - Near Callisburg yesterday Frank Crews, a farm hand, shot and mortally wounded his employer, Thomas Murrell, in a quarrel over wages. Mrs. Murrell rushed to her husband's assistance and Crews cut her throat, killing her instantly. Murrell died soon after. After the double murderer Crews robbed Murrell of his money and watch, then stole a horse and rode away. He went to the house of Morgan Murrell, a son of the murdered man, and without a word of warning shot him dead. The entire county is terribly excited, and Crews will be lynched if caught by the mob in pursuit. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Murrell and their son were buried today. (Wilkes-Barre Times, April 13, 1894, page 2, transcribed by Peggy Thompson) |
Dallas Weekly Herald Mr. Downing of Bosque County, Collector of the U.S. Direct Tax, for Dallas, Collin, Grayson, Cook, Denton and Tarrant Counties, arrived at this place on Thursday last and will at once commence the assessment of said Tax for the above counties. He will, we understand, make the assessment for Dallas, Collin and Grayson counties immediately, and commence the Collection as soon as the rolls for these counties are complete, and a Deputy will then visit the other counties of his District and proceed with the assessment in those counties. Mr. Downing will make his head quarters at this place, and expects “to have his rolls ready for the collection of the Tax in about six weeks, due notice of which will be given through the public prints. This tax, it will be remembered, is the tax on real estate levied by the United States Government in 1861, and with the interest and charges, we understand, will amount to about 60 cts on each hundred dollars according to the valuation in 1860. [Transcribed and submitted by Sandy Denney] |
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Dallas Morning NewsAugust 11, 1908 Cooke County Reunion Date Old Settlers’ Event at Gainesville is changed from Aug. 27 and 28 to Aug. 20 and 21. Special to the News. The Cooke County Old Settlers’ reunion, which was advertised to be held here Aug. 27-28 has been changed to Aug. 20-21. The date was changed on account of an election to be held in the city of August 28. [Transcribed and submitted by Sandy Denney] |
Dallas Morning NewsJune 24, 1887 A Federal Marshal’s Indian Territory Catch, Engagement Near White Bead. Gainesville, TX, June 23. United States Marshal Hector Thomas, of the Western District of Arkansas, left here today for Fort Smith with Bill Watson, charged with a murder six years ago in the Indian Territory and Jasper Dooley, one of the brothers engaged in the difficulty across the Red River two miles from Burlington, in which Jim Dooley was killed while resisting arrest and Jasper was captured. Marshal Thomas reports an engagement on Monday last Monday near White Bead, I.T., with Bill Wood, alias Thomas Fleming, who escaped from the Cooke County Jail about three weeks ago, and two of his companions, J. McDonald and Jimmy Jones, wanted for various depredations. The men were discovered on the side of a mountain and pursued, when they fired upon the United States Marshal and posse. The fire was returned and Jimmy Jones was seriously wounded and one of the horses killed. The fugitives escaped. [Transcribed and submitted by Sandy Denney] |
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The Daily Morning Astorian
(Astoria, OR)
Friday, September 12, 1890
With One Bullet
Two Men Killed by One Shot in Texas
(Special to The Astorian)
Gainesville, Tex., Sept. 11 – Last night a quarrel occurred in a
saloon between Henry Nagle, a clerk, and four young men from the
country. One
was leaning over the counter and the others were on the floor, when
Nagle fired from behind the counter. The ball
entered the throat and broke the spinal cord of Lee Basham.
The same ball continued and entered the brow of John Wilkey.
Both men fell dead. [Transcribed and submitted by Jim
Dezotell]
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