George W. Tucker

Constable George W. Tucker, aged 36, was shot and killed on November 26, 1912, in Daingerfield, Texas. Tucker, who served in the Morris County Constable's Office, was attempting to arrest a man for the fraudulent sale of a mule when he was fatally shot. The suspect was later apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death.

On March 17, 1913, the day the suspect was scheduled to be executed, Governor Oscar B. Colquitt granted him a 30-day reprieve. This decision angered the local ...