Yesteryears: Murder and mayhem in 1900 Georgetown

  • This photo was sent to the Sun via a letter to the editor by Kevin Shira in 2015.
    This photo was sent to the Sun via a letter to the editor by Kevin Shira in 2015.
    125 Years Ago (October 4, 1900)Georgetown woman at center of moonlit murder mysteryFormer Deputy Sheriff Tom Basham, of Houston, arrived here with a woman, who had multiple aliases. She was arrested at San Angelo on charge of murdering Constable S. A. Gamble in Taylor, August 29, 1898. She was lodged in jail to ...

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