 Dallas Morning News
February 22, 1926 pg11 Negro Called to the Door and Shot to Death Special to the News, Tioga, Grayson Co., Texas , Feb 21 - Morris Harris, negro, residing two miles south of here, was called to his door Friday night and shot to death by an unidentified party. No arrests have been made.  Dallas Morning News June 25, 1926 pg 15 Dallas Morning News - 25 Jun 1926 page 15 - Special to the News. Sherman, Texas. Cecil Thompson, 25 years old, of Van Zandt County, went to trial Thursday in the Fifty-ninth District Court on a charge of murder in connection with the death of a negro, Morris Harris at the negro's home, south of Tioga, Feb. 16,1926. Prospective jurors are being examined. The Whitewright Sun July 1, 1926 Thursday pg 7 VAN ZANDT MAN CLEAR IN DEATH OF NEGRO Sherman, June 27, - The jury in the case of Cecil Thompson of Van Zandt County, tried here on charge of killing Morris Harris, Tioga negro farmer, Feb. 19, 1926, returned a verdict of not guilty. Harris was called to his door and shot to death. Thompson was visiting a brother-in-law near where the negro lived at the time of the killing. He proved an alibi. FELONY Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |