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Spectacular gunman Baxter Shemwell’s violent North Carolina era
Lexington resident Baxter Shemwell rose to notoriety through a string of violent incidents and courtroom battles in Davidson County. The text recounts his self defense defense case in 1895, a train stop confrontation with Conductor Tucker, multiple assaults, and rivalries with local figures including attorney Z. I. Walser and Captain C. M. Thompson.
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Lexington
Baxter Shemwell
North Carolina
Shemwell
Adam Sink
C. B. Watson
Winston-Salem
Davidson County
Phillips
R. L
Bob) Payne
Davidson
J. Q. Holton
A. E. Holton
Mr. Watson
Romulus Z
Zigzag” Linney
R. T. Pickens, Sr
Emery HB. Raper
Tucker
Alexandria
Southern
Washington
Packer
High Point
Guilford
Mores
Hemwell
E. J. Jones
Winston- Salem
Ben V. Long
Statesville
Greensboro
Payne
J. Bis Ray
Bryson City
Wade H. Phillips
Walser
Bank of
Mr. Walser
Cc. M. Thompson
Captain Thompson
Laura Bernheim
Thompson
West
Shem
Well
Shenwell
Dermott Shenwells
Alabama Power Company
Albany
Tennessee
J. O. Boaze
Mr. Link
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Hartley
Hartley
Tom