Hopkins Co., TX - Killing - Mr. Alexander 1871
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ALEXANDER, Mr. - The Sulphur Springs Gazette reports the son of Martin Hart,
aided by a man named Pickens, a connection by marriage, murdered an old man
named Alexander, in that county on the 2nd instant. They rode up and asked for
a drink of water, and after drinking, deliberately drew their six-shooters and
shot down the old man in his own door. After the murder they mounted their
horses and rode off. It is understood the difficulty originated about the rent
of a piece of land. Hart is also charged with killing his father-in-law in
Hill county, for which he has never been arrested. (The Weekly Enquirer, May
20, 1871, McKinney)