Murder in McLennan County TX - Mr. Moses Ogden, 1866

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

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Mr. Moses Ogden -  We report one of the foulest murders in our community.
One night last week, the house of Mr. Moses Ogden, near Perryville, in
this county, was entered by three unknown men, and in the presence of his
family, amid the shrieks and prayers of his wife, he was shot down by one
of the ruffians. They then got hold of a trunk, supposed to contain his
money, but fortunately for his family the wrong one, and made off. The
murderers kept their hats down so as to prevent their faces being plainly
seen. It is thought generally to have been the work of some roving
desperadoes. Mr. Ogden has lived in this country for several years, and
having been engaged in trade to and from Mexico had acquired the
reputation of having money. (Waco Register, on the 3rd, reprinted in the
Southern Intelligencer, Mar. 15, 1866)