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On December 11, 1901, John C. James, a 34-year-old male police officer of the Houston Police Department, was fatally shot in the line of duty. The incident occurred at around 4:00 p.m. on the northwest corner of San Jacinto and Congress streets, near Yaden's Saloon. Officer James and his colleague, Officer Herman Youngst, were responding to a disturbance involving Sid Preacher, a well-known gambling promoter in Houston.
Eyewitness accounts detail that Sid Preacher, armed with a double-bar ...Read More
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John C. James
Male
White / Caucasian
Houston
TX
1901-12-11
34
John
James
11/21/2025
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I've been doing a deep dive into the incredible bravery of Officer Herman Youngst during the tragic ... ...Read More
08/10/2024
08/10/2024
I came across an interesting detail while reading about the murder of Officer John C. James. It seem... ...Read More
03/27/2023
03/27/2023
