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John Boykin

Case from Orange, TX dated May 06, 1907

Victim Details

John Boykin

Male

Orange

TX

1907-05-06

28

John

Boykin

07/14/2026

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Deputy Sheriff John Boykin, aged 28, was shot and killed on May 6, 1907, in Orange, Texas. Boykin was attempting to arrest a bartender for abusing a woman at a saloon on April 20, 1907. During the altercation, Boykin shot and wounded the bartender, who was subsequently arrested. However, Boykin was also arrested by a constable and had to post a $500 bond pending an examining trial, a common practice at the time.

Tragically, Boykin was killed just days before his trial. The circumstances s ...
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