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Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920 documents all of the known hangings in Dallas County including . . . Jane Elkins, a slave, hanged for the ax murder of Andrew C. Wisdom and the first female to be legally hanged in Texas . . . Four young men, two of whom were brothers, accused of being horse thieves and cattle rustlers were lynched by vigilantes . . . Reuben "Rube" Johnson, lynched by three men for refusing to give false testimony in an upcoming theft trial . . . Henry Miller, hanged after being tried and convicted for the 1892 murder of Dallas Police Officer C. O.…mehr

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Hangings and Lynchings in Dallas County, Texas: 1853 to 1920 documents all of the known hangings in Dallas County including . . . Jane Elkins, a slave, hanged for the ax murder of Andrew C. Wisdom and the first female to be legally hanged in Texas . . . Four young men, two of whom were brothers, accused of being horse thieves and cattle rustlers were lynched by vigilantes . . . Reuben "Rube" Johnson, lynched by three men for refusing to give false testimony in an upcoming theft trial . . . Henry Miller, hanged after being tried and convicted for the 1892 murder of Dallas Police Officer C. O. Brewer . . . Fred Douglas, the last person to be legally hanged in Dallas County. The author, Terry Baker spent a lifetime in law enforcement, retiring with the rank of assistant chief deputy after thirty-nine years with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department. He served as captain and commander of the "Old Jail" in downtown Dallas where the last five Dallas County hangings were held.


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Tyrone W. "Terry" Baker was born and raised in west-central North Dakota. His parents and family lived in a small town near the Missouri River and later bought a ranch in the area known as the Prophet Mountains. His military service included three years in the U.S. Army Military Police stationed at Killeen Base, Texas. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Cold War Recognition Certificate, and several shooting awards. Terry has an Associate of Arts Degree from Abilene Christian University at Dallas with a major in criminal justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia. He holds the Texas Master Peace Officer Certificate. For three years, 1981-1983, he served as captain and commander of the "Old Jail" at Main and Houston Streets in downtown Dallas. The last five Dallas County hangings from 1918-10029 were held in this jail. After he retired the author began researching cases of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty to get their names engraved on the memorial walls in Washington, D.C, and Austin, Texas. He was able to research, verify, and get approval for 246 officers' names to be placed on the memorial walls. Many of the cases were from the 1850s through the early 1900s. Some of his awards included: Deputy of the Year, Captain Bob Kennedy Memorial Award, Silver Spur Award, Sheriffs' Association of Texas Lost Lawman Award, FBI Director's Community Leadership Award, Sheriff's Commendation Bar and Sheriff's Certificate of Merit.