Cass Co. TX - Killing of Dr. Avinger, 1881

Submitted by: June E. Tuck  <1224be@neto.com>

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Dr. Avinger of Cass County, who lived on the old road from Clarksville to
Jefferson for many past years, was known to all who used to travel the
road in the years before railroad construction. The Dr. was a clever and
well to do gentleman, practiced medicine, kept a wayside house for
travelers, and a small store. Two or three years ago was sent to the
Legislature. Reprimanding a negro for some offence a few days since, the
negro cut him in the bowels, letting them out. It was a fiendish and
malicious act, without provocation. The Dr. died in two days after the
cutting and was buried with masonic honors. The negro will doubtless pay
the penalty of his crime. (The Standard, Jly. 15, 1881)