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Five Florence Men Held Up by Youthful Bandit
A lone highwayman raided poker players near Florence injuring five men who pled guilty to gaming charges. Roy Crow was arrested in Granger after a bold confrontation with Officer McLaughlin. Crow confessed the pair targeted Abilene Lampasas Killeen Florence and Taylor and stole $218 at Lampasas and $70 elsewhere.
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Lampasas
Crow
Granger
McLaughlin
Willemsen
Vanney
Hunton
Bonds
Justice of the Peace
T. E. Sanderford
Few Brewster
W. W. Griggs
Paul Ewart
Rufus Gore
Ed Hawler
Homer Griggs
Ft. Worth
Barneth
Cranger
Craw Wars Panion
Fred Adams
Advins