Menard County Texas

Articles Published in Menard Newspaper from the San Angelo Standard

The Menard Messenger
Vol. 8 No. 12
Thursday, January 7, 1915

(page 2)

BOB DAVIS PARDONED
(Former McCullock County Citizen Granted Liberty Christmas)
Sheriff J. C. Wall received a telegram Monday from Bob Davis, who, about fifteen years ago was sentenced to a term of ninety-nine years in the state penitentiary from this county for wife murder, stating that he had been pardoned by Governor Colquitt and given his liberty at noon Christmas day.
Davis and his family were living in a tent on the old Cude ranch, about four miles south of this city when he is alleged to have committed the crime of which he was convicted, when in a fit of jealous rage he shot and killed his wife. He then got on his horse to come to town to give up to Sheriff Wall. Mr. Wall however, had heard of the crime and started out after Davis and met him a few miles out of town and placed him under arrest.
The telegram from Davis stated that he was now at Navasota, but gave none of his plans for the future, and it is not known whether he intends returning to this county or not. ----Standard-----

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