This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Houston, Wimberly, Lloyd, Flinn Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/5979 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 18 June 1903 Death - Officer Kete Wimberly assisted by a man named Lloyd, shot and killed a negro, Fred Houston, whom they were attempting to arrest last Sunday. The shooting occurred near the Flinn farm between Baileyville and Wilderville. The negro was a hard character and the officers had a writ for him on charge of carrying a pistol and for burglarizing two houses. Houston was also wanted in Wharton Co. for murdering his wife in 1898. The negro was well armed and opened fire on the officers when the arrest was attempted. They returned fire, the result being as stated. Deceased was buried at the expense of the county.