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Deputy Constable Elijah Pevito, aged 35, was shot and killed on December 17, 1905, in Beaumont, Texas. Pevito, who served in the Jefferson County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, responded to the scene of the murder of Officer Bryon Merritt of the Beaumont Police Department. Officer Merritt had attempted to arrest a man carrying two guns along the streetcar tracks when he was shot and killed.
Upon arriving at the scene, Pevito and other officers surrounded the house where the suspect had ...Read More
Upon arriving at the scene, Pevito and other officers surrounded the house where the suspect had ...Read More
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Elijah Pevito
Male
Beaumont
TX
1905-12-17
35
Elijah
Pevito
11/12/2025
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I was reading over the details of Deputy Constable Elijah Pevito's case, and I couldn’t help but t... ...Read More
12/14/2023
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I recently came across this old case about Deputy Constable Elijah Pevito's murder back in 1905, and... ...Read More
11/07/2023
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