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whits Cftps ftt iCTTVi.Deputy Sheriff J. W, Black ha» | the following ‘\Voiice” in last 'week’e Bowie Blade, and from* • what we kr.ow of Mr Black, (and ‘ we have been acquainted with* him many years,) w© are satis* j ! fied ht means every word he ways“Last Tuesday 1 made up mymind to resign nay position asdeputv sheriff because 1 was not !■ making a living out of the office, so 1 mailed my commission toSheriff Raines. Cm tne next morning I found a notice stick -ieg in the key hole of my shop I doer reading as follows: j‘Mr Biack, we the undertdgn* ] ei hsve agreed that you must re- j 1 i sikrn your office at once. 10 days, ; or vou will be waited c-n b\ the\V O *»' *1• v i C9After receiving the above noteI changed ray mind and Friday j1j inorningSheriff Haines came over \ 1j from Montague and i explained i \it all to him and he £ave me back j ray commission. I am still dep* |' uty sheriff at Bowie and the white j 1 caps can find me at my office in i the day time and at my home on ! Mason street at night. If \ou i . come at nignt i will a^ree to fur* j i nish you a light to retreat bv, not ii a cc t*i oil lamp or electric light,! out a Colt or Winchester light.1 Come on boys and try your grit j You may htiul be out of Bo .vie, ; ( I but you cant scare me out.j I believe 1 bsve the law abid* ; ij ing people of Howie behind me i and I intend to that the lawsiare enforced. j1I Yours truly. |j I. W. ttLACK.We would certainly hate to be • 1 j one of the *' W. C‘s” who accept j Capt. Black s invitation to call j , at night at his Mason street re»* ' i I idence. We would expect to i■ ne^i a hearse instead of a liferht 1 j to get away from his place
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Graham Leader
Graham, Texas, US
Fri, Jul 10, 1903
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