Murder in McLennan County TX - Mr. Moses Ogden, 1866 Submitted by: June E. Tuck ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** 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)