Who Said This?

[Dave Taylor]

(05-15-2023 06:33 AM)Steve Wrote:  

(05-14-2023 10:36 PM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  I stumbled across this 1921 article in a San Antonio newspaper while looking to see if there were any assassination related things in San Antonio.

Dave, have you considered looking into the murder of Ben Thompson in 1884 in San Antonio? Supposedly, David E. George of "Booth mummy" fame claimed to have been involved in his murder as well. Although the description of what George said happened (according to Oklahoma newspaper reports written after George's death) don't seem to match the details of Thompson's murder.

Steve,

I remember having looked into that as well when I first moved to Texas. Like you, however, I found that the story attributed to George doesn't fit the known facts of Thompson's murder. I just assumed this was another example of exaggeration or outright lies relating to George.