Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries

[This is George Washington "Bragg" Dunbar Jr. b 5 Feb 1870, d 9 Aug 1918.]

Dallas Morning News - Aug. 10, 1918 edition - Page: 3

Oakwood Officer Shot Trying to Make Arrest
  Palestine, Texas, Aug. 9 - Bragg Dunbar, officer at Oakwood, was shot and 
killed today by two men supposed to be draft-registers when Dunbar tried to
arrest them. A negro was also shot by the men in making their escape. Posses
are now searching for the fugitives.

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram - August 16, 1918 - Page: 7

1 Killed, 2 Wounded by Armed Fugitives 

  Fairfield, Texas., Aug. 16 - The two slayers of Bragg Dunbar, a constable, who 
was killed at Butler, Freestone County, on Aug. 9, have been trailed down the 
Trinity River and are now hiding in Houston County where one member of the posse 
has been killed and two wounded.
  Rewards for the capture of the two men, who are alleged draft evaders and 
heavily armed, amounting to $350 have been offered, $100 by Governor Hobby, $100 
by Sheriff of Anderson County, and $150 by citizens of Freestone County.

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Dallas Morning News - August 17, 1918 - Page: 3

Two Arrests Made in Dunbar Case
  Palestine, Texas, Aug. 16 - Two men who are wanted in connection with the 
killing of Constable Bragg Dunbar in Freestone County have been apprehended by 
officers at Pickrell, a small community in Walker County, near Trinity, and are 
now in charge of officers. They entered a store to obtain food and J. F. Dunlap, 
the proprietor, covered them with a gun and they surrendered.
  Late last night, however, Bob Watkins of Elkhart, who was a member of the 
posse hunting the men, was shot and killed through a mistake, and Hunter 
Quaries, who was with him, was slightly wounded. Men had been placed along a 
road to watch for the robbers and to stop anyone trying to pass. Watkins and 
his companions were walking along the road when someone of the other posse, 
thinking they were the highwaymen, shot them with a rifle. Watkins lived at 
Elkhart and had a family. Rangers passed through here today going to the scene, 
but now that the men have been captured and identified, according to reliable 
reports from both Trinity and Crockett, the Rangers will not be needed.