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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 ...Read More
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George F. Wharton
Male
Edna
TX
1903-09-13
42
George
Wharton
11/25/2025
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Hey everyone, I've been thinking a lot about Sheriff Wharton's family and the unimaginable loss they... ...Read More
11/26/2023
11/26/2023
