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Austin Daily Statesman
Thursday, 7 August, 1884

         Galveston, August 6 - BENAGER DICK, better known as "VENNY"
       DICK, a well-to-do farmer of Lone Oak bayou, Chambers county,
       was fatally shot, yesterday, by a sheriff's posse, which at the
       time, claimed to be searching his grounds for evidence of cattle
       killing. The wounded man was, to-day, brought to the residence
       of his brother-in-law, C. H. PIX, of Galveston. According to
       the statement statement of the wounded man and his friends, the
       shooting was of a merciless character, and grew out of an attempt
       to run the DICK family out of the county, in order to obtain pos-
       session of their lands.
       
         DICK says the posse, under SHERIFF DAVIS, called at his house
       and stated they had a warrant to search his premises. They asked
       old man DICK to allow one of his sons to go over the farm with
       them. Being refused, they rode off, and subsequently met VENNY
       DICK, whom SHERIFF DAVIS asked to accompany him, guaranteeing
       and assuring VENNY that not a hair of his head would be harmed.
       Seeing enemies in the crowd, VENNEY refused to go. The sheriff
       then interrogated VENNY concerning some hides the sheriff claimed
       he had found. VENNY disclaimed any knowledge of the hides; 
       whereupon CHAS. WILBURN, one of the sheriff's posse, shot VENNY
       with a Winchester rifle, as the latter stood facing him with
       folded arms. The bullet cut off one finger, passed through the
       arm, and entered the abdomen.
       
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