Posseman Edward C. Smith, a 27-year-old male, was tragically killed on August 9, 1902, in Columbia, Texas. Smith, who was assisting a sheriff's deputy, was involved in an attempt to arrest a man for carrying a pistol. Upon learning that the man was armed, the deputy formed a posse that included county attorney Ed Smith. As they attempted to arrest the man, one of his friends opened fire, striking the deputy in the wrist and Posseman Smith in the chest. Smith succumbed to his wounds the following
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