T. L. Fuller

Death by Force

T. L. Fuller, a Texas Ranger, was tragically shot and killed on October 15, 1900, in a barber shop in Orange, Texas. Fuller was the last member of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers to be killed in the line of duty. The shooter, Tom Poole, was arrested and tried for the murder of Ranger Fuller. However, Poole was acquitted on May 4, 1901.

In a twist of fate, Orange City Marshal James A. Jett shot and killed Tom Poole on March 1902. Later, on May 12, 1902, City Marshal James A. J ...Read More

Lieutenant T. L. Fuller