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Obit Frank Dorsey

ellaesmith  (View posts) Posted: 5 Nov 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: DORSEY
I am not related I just found this in the paper

BAIRD STAR, Friday, Feb 29, 1896
FRANK DORSEY KILLED
Frank DORSEY, cashier of he City National Bank, of Witchata Falls, was shot and instantly killed in the bank at that place Tuesday evening by two robbers. Frank DORSEY lived in Baird for a number of years, book-keeper for J L Lea & Co., also correspondent of the Dallas News and Fort Worth Gazette, and went from here to Witchata Falls to accept a position in the bank in which he was so foully murdered. His many friends here heard of his death with profound sorrow.

Foster Crawford and "The Kid" the murderers were captured, carried to Witchata Falls and hanged to a telephone pool, thousands of the best citizens took part in the execution of the red handed robbers.

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