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George Wharton

Case from Edna, TX dated Sep 13, 1903

Victim Details

George F. Wharton

Male

Edna

TX

1903-09-13

42

George

Wharton

06/25/2026

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Sheriff George F. Wharton, age 42, was killed in the line of duty on September 13, 1903, in Edna, Texas. Sheriff Wharton and Deputy Frank Brugh were shot and killed by a man they had just arrested on a train traveling between Victoria and Edna. The suspect, W.T. Lander, had escaped from a prison in Billings, Montana, and was being taken into custody. As they were putting Lander into a cell at the jail, he managed to obtain a gun and mortally wounded both officers. Sheriff Wharton returned fire a ...
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