Red River County, TX - Killing of John Maurer
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The "Clarksville Times" of the 13th has an account of the killing of John
Maurer by John Walker.

It seems that the two had a wood pile in common, and that Walker got up early
and was engaged in chopping wood, when Maurer came out and ordered him to
leave, saying that he had used up his part of the wood. Walker refused to do
so and hot words passed betwen them. Maurer told him he would make him stop
and turned to go into his house. He had advanced only a few steps when Walker
struck him on the head with the back of the axe, from the effects of which he
died on the same day about 12 o'clock.

Mrs. Maurer, the wife of the deceased, was the only one who witnessed the
difficulty and she heard, but did not see the blow struck. Walker is in jail.
(McKinney Messenger, Feb. 19, 1874)