. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. the County Clerk. CaptainMcCall was sheriff of Bexar County for a number of years. The late John Dobbin was sheriff and city marshal herefor a number of years. He was a splendid officer and one ofthe kindest hearted men in the whole country, but spoke insuch a harsh abrupt way that those who did not know himthought him the reverse. Once when I asked him why he spokeso severely he said to prevent any one finding out how chick-en-hearted he really was. He was as brave as a lion, neverhesitating to tackle the hardest and toughest of the many des-perate
. Combats and conquests of immortal heroes. the County Clerk. CaptainMcCall was sheriff of Bexar County for a number of years. The late John Dobbin was sheriff and city marshal herefor a number of years. He was a splendid officer and one ofthe kindest hearted men in the whole country, but spoke insuch a harsh abrupt way that those who did not know himthought him the reverse. Once when I asked him why he spokeso severely he said to prevent any one finding out how chick-en-hearted he really was. He was as brave as a lion, neverhesitating to tackle the hardest and toughest of the many des-perate characters that infested this city and section duringthe days of his administration, both as sheriff and as marslial. 246 Combats And Coxquests Of Immortal Heroes but whenerver he knew of suffering or sorrow he relieved, butgenerally though some one else so he would not be was a typical Irishman and possessed the warmth ofheartand generous impulses of the true sons of Erin. One of the old German Pioneers was the late Peter Shiner,. JUDGE GEORGE H. NOOXAX, EMINENT JURIST OF TEXAS. ALSO MEMBER OF COXGRESS FROM THE FOUR-TEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS. who was quite a politician and served several terms as countycommissioner of the first precinct. He had several sons, Joeand M. K. Shiner, deceased, and M. C, present city Shiner and Henry B. Shiner, the latter a stockman witha considerable cattle herd in McMullen County. One of his Combats And Conquests Of Immortal Heroes 247 daughters is the wife of James Brady, owner of the EmpireOpera House. John Mussey w^as an eminent attorney of early days. Hewas the father of Wihiam and Alfred Mussey, recently de-ceased, Hart Mussey, former animal inspector and his daughter,Susie, was the first wife of Captain David Morrill Poor. Jose Antonio Navarro, who w^as one of the three signers ofthe Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico, was apatriotic citizens of San Antonio at the time of the war of Texasindepend
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