Posseman Henry J. Schnabel, aged 39, was a member of the Gonzales County Sheriff's Office in Texas. On June 14, 1901, he and Sheriff Richard Glover were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for the murder of Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris. The suspect had been waiting in ambush inside a home approximately six miles from Belmont and opened fire on the posse as they approached.
The suspect was subsequently arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas. Posseman Sch
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