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Negro Kills Constable

Negro Kills Constable

Athens, Texas, Dec. 11. - Constable James W. Hopson was shot and killed and Sheriff W.D. Williams was injured yesterday by a negro who resisted arrest. The negro was wanted on a burglary charge. After the shooting he escaped. Nearby sections are being searched by posses.

Fort Worth Star Telegram
December 11, 1917
Volume XXXVII, Issue 314, page 9

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