 The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, September 15, 1901 pg. 4 ZAC MISEKEY KILLED Thursday about 10 o'clock p.m., Ella Porter killed Zac Moseley, colored, on Austin Avenue and Waler Street. ella is a niece of the deadh man, The circumstances which led up to the tragedy are about as follows: Moseley claimed that his niece had visited his wife and told her a story to the effect that Zac was in the habit of visiting another woman and that he was untrue to his marriage relations. It is alleged that Moseley ade threat of vengenace against his niece. When they met Thursday night Zac commenced to abuse and upbraid his niece and assaulted her. The woman in pure self-defense defended herself and slashed Zac on the arm with a razor. Moseley lingered until Friday morning, dying about 7 o'clock. Ella Porter was arrested and conveyed to jail. She was raised in Denison and Mayor Knaur and others for whom she has worked speak of her in the highest terms. Zac Moseley is a pioneer resident of Denison and conducted a barber shop on Main street a few doors east of the Gazetteer office.  FELONY Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |