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155 Ibid.
156 Ibid.
157 Galveston News September 16, 1877.
158 The First Polish Americans Find Hope in Texas, by Kathryn G. Rosypal
159 The Early History Of Panna Maria, Texas, Thomas Lindsay Baker, B.A.
160 Ibid.
161 Ibid.
162 Ibid.
163 Ibid.
164 Ibid.
165 Ibid.
166 Ibid.
167 Ibid.
168 Ibid.
169 Ibid.
170 Ibid.
171 Ibid.
172 Ibid.
173 Otis, George A. A Report of Surgical Cases Treated in the Army of the United States From 1865–1871. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1871. Print.
174 The Early History Of Panna Maria, Texas, Thomas Lindsay Baker, B.A.
175 Ibid.
176 Ibid.
177 Ibid.
178 The Karnes City Citation September 24, 1931.
179 Texas State Library and Archives, Portraits of Texas Governors.
Chapter 19: The Taylor Gang
180 Sons of DeWitt Colony, Dewitt Colonists 1828 Surnames, Taylor, Josiah.
181 Ibid.
182 Ibid.
183 Ibid.
184 Smallwood, James M. “The Feud That Wasn’t” Texas A&M UP, 2008. Print.
185 Ibid.
186 Ibid.
187 Ibid.
188 Ibid.
189 Ibid.
190 Ibid.
191 Parsons, Chuck. The Sutton-Taylor Feud: the Deadliest Blood Feud in Texas. Denton, TX: University of North Texas, 2009. Print.
192 Ibid.
193 Ibid.
194 Ibid.
195 Ibid.
Chapter 20: The Taylor-Sutton-John Wesley Hardin Feud
196 Smallwood, James M. “The Feud That Wasn’t” Texas A&M UP, 2008. Print.
197 Ibid.
198 Ibid.
199 Ibid.
200 Metz, Leon,(1996) John Wesley Hardin: Dark Angel of Texas,” Mangan Books, El Paso, Texas
201 Smallwood, James M. “The Feud That Wasn’t” Texas A&M UP, 2008. Print.
202 Ibid.
203 Ibid.
Chapter 21: Helena Texas the Boom Town
204 Didear, Hedwig K. A History of Karnes County and Old Helena. Austin, TX: San Felipe, 1969. Print.
205 Ibid.
206 Ibid.
207 Ibid.
208 Originally published in: Karnes County Centennial, Karnes City. Texas, May 5–9, 1954.
209 Ibid.
210 “Notes of the Week: Home and Abroad.” The Christian Life [London] 3 July 1880, 6th ed. Print.
211 Blackburn, Edward A. Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas. TAMU, 2006.Print.
212 Helena Bridge Company. By-laws of the Helena Bridge Company, Helena, Texas. Bickler & Lindheimer,1875. Print.
213 Karnes County Historical Society. “Welcome to Old Helena” Print.
214 From the Kenedy Advance April 15, 1926.
215 January, 2002 issue of “The Kansas Cowboy”.
Chapter 22: The Daileyville Massacre
216 KARNES COUNTY TEXAS GUNFIGHTS, By Archie B. Ammons.
217 Ibid.
218 Ibid.
219 Scudder, John M., ed. “Specific Medicines.” The Eclectic Medical Journal 40 (1880). Print.
220 KARNES COUNTY TEXAS GUNFIGHTS, By Archie B. Ammons.
221 Ibid.
222 Transcript of the inquest into the shootings at Daileyville.
223 “Wofford Crossing Road,” Maxine Yeater Linder, 1994, Kenedy City Library.
224 Transcript of the inquest into the shootings at Daileyville.
225 Ibid.
226 Ibid.
227 Ibid.
228 Ibid.
229 Ibid.
230 San Antonio light, September 7, 1886.
231 The Life and Death of Juan Coy, By Charles L. Olmsted and Edward Coy Ybarra.
232 On site investigation by author Barry Harrin and sons Brian and Brandon Harrin.
Chapter 23: Helena’s Painful Death
233 7 Jan 1894 San Antonio Express (21 Dec 1893) move County seat.
234 Didear, Hedwig K. A History of Karnes County and Old Helena. Austin, TX: San Felipe, 1969. Print.
235 Ibid.
236 Ibid.
237 Ibid.
238 See Figure 36 Actual election results-Courtesy of the Karnes County Museum, Helena, Texas
239 Didear, Hedwig K. A History of Karnes County and Old Helena. Austin, TX: San Felipe, 1969. Print.
Chapter 24: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
240 Afterword by Bill Crider. Elmer Kelton. Manhunters. Texas Christian University Press, 1994.
241 Paredes, Américo (1958). With His Pistol In His Hand. Austin: University of Texas Press
242 Tales of bad men, bad women, and bad places: four centuries of Texas outlawry, By Charley F. Eckhardt.
243 Paredes, Américo (1958). With His Pistol In His Hand. Austin: University of Texas Press
244 Ibid.
245 Ibid.
246 Ibid.
247 Ibid.
248 Rosales, F. Arturo. Pobre Raza! Violence, Justice, and Mobilization among Mexico Lindo Immigrants, 1900–1936. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999:
249 Paredes, Américo (1958). With His Pistol In His Hand. Austin: University of Texas Press
250 Ibid.
Chapter 25: Today the Ghosts Roam Freely
251 A small sample of artifacts discovered in Helena, Texas by Brian and Brandon Harrin.
252 Information provided to the author by many residents of Helena, Texas past and present.
About the Author
Author Barry Harrin fought his way up from a gang infested section of New York City to the top of corporate America. He has worked in the immigrant slums of London, Paris, Brussels and Frankfurt in addition to the violent streets of Cairo, Johannesburg and Mexico City.
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