Captain Waller R. Preston, of Montgomery county, Va., whose death has been mentioned, was killed at Bremond, Texas, on the 1st instant, by a man named Robinson. The parties had some words in the street, when Preston placed his hand on Robinson, who stabbed him in the breast. Preston ejaculated, " I am a dead man," and expired in fifteen minutes.
from The Daily Dispatch, Volume 43, Number 42, 17 August 1872
Submitted by Kathy Taylor
Captain Waller R. Preston, of Montgomery county, Va., whose death has been mentioned, was killed at Bremond, Texas, on the 1st instant, by a man named Robinson. The parties had some words in the street, when Preston placed his hand on Robinson, who stabbed him in the breast. Preston ejaculated, " I am a dead man," and expired in fifteen minutes.
from The Daily Dispatch, Volume 43, Number 42, 17 August 1872
Submitted by Kathy Taylor
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