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Bastrop murder case ties to Reese feud and deputy deaths
A Bastrop County murder case links Attorney Arthur Burford’s death to a feud surrounding Clemons and the Reese family. Witnesses describe a train confrontation over words, with five Reese supporters held for grand jury review alongside other local defendants. Court actions include sales, probate, and land transactions as the docket unfolds in Bastrop.
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J. SM. Mathis
Raed Wemendéy Moraine
Bastrop
Mathie
Arthur Burford
Wes. Clemons
Nan
Colorado County
Connea
Bam Rodeo
Hilla
Clemons
Reews Brothers
Mra. Reese
Ax-Aheriff
Reese
Burford
Law Five
Orgain & Maynard
Jot Bastrop
J. M. ‘Mathie
Meesie
Brown
Lane
J Garmood
la Grange
Atetorney
Ben Fowler
Will Clemone
Walter Rocco
Brooks
Scurry
Branham
Rees Wan
de Mauroh
Richard Reeas
Orange
Golambas
Beavers
Townsend
X Change
Reoue
Rome
Hatale
Kalllal
Barton
Hodnon Agua
Hunton
Burton
H. Boat League
Loew Conty
Washington County
Heard
Heuske
Beard
C. W. Laan
Mary Lane
A.M. Kru
C.H. Lamu
Adolph Buidel
M. M. Felder
Simon Henry
Wend
Chappell Hill
Eagle Lake
Hildebrandt
Ace Dow
Brenham
J. P. Buchanan
Branhar
Gollen
Ariel Af Bastrop
W. K. Mayn
Wantrop Advertiner