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The most comprehensive work ever done on legal executions by hanging in Texas. Arranged by counties, this book documents 467 executions in Texas, many that have been forgotten through the years. Such as: Decapitated: Jack Fields--Wharton County, and Charles Myers-- Tarrant County were both completely decapitated and Clemente Apolinar--Bexar County was almost decapitated. Had to be hanged twice: Joseph Brewster--El Paso and Jack Williams--Wharton County, and Jack Post of Young County had to be hanged twice at their executions. Famous Hanging: Joshua Bowen--Gonzales County was the brother-in-law of John Wesley Hardin and declared up to his death that the witness identified him wrong, and that it was John Wesley Hardin who committed the murder. Mass Hanging: In 1917, thirteen African American soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division were hanged in Bexar County for murder and mutiny, when they took part in the Houston riot on August 23, 1917. The racial disparity of those executed in Texas is also of note when you consider 280 of those executed out of the 467, or 60% were African American, during a time when African Americans made up only about 22% of the population in all of Texas. Thoroughly researched by West Gilbreath, a career law enforcement officer, this book is a must for any Texas history buff, as well as school and public libraries.

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West Gilbreath is a career law enforcement officer with more than thirty years of experience. West first began his career with the Dona Ana County Sheriff's Department, Las Cruces, New Mexico as a deputy patrolman. In 2001, West retired as the lieutenant, and commander over the Criminal Investigations Division. He and wife Sabrina moved to North Texas to start second careers, and they reside near Denton. West joined the University of North Texas Police Department in Denton, and is the captain over the Criminal Investigations of that law enforcement agency and has been crossed commissioned a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal. West is a graduate of the New Mexico State Law Enforcement Academy, Santa Fe, the F.B.I. National Academy at Quantico, Virginia, and the National Forensic Academy, University of Tennessee, at Knoxville. He holds a Texas Master Peace Officer license and is a Police Instructor. When not researching lawmen and outlaws of the Old West, West is an avid law enforcement badge collector who collects New Mexico and Texas sheriff badges and other law enforcement and Old West memorabilia. His first book, Death on the Gallows, published by High Lonesome Press, detailed the men and women executed by hanging in New Mexico from 1847 - 1923.

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