John Boykin

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff John Boykin

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