Part 8, Note 54

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Galveston Daily News, October 16, 1873, October 17, 1873, October 18, 1873, October 19, 1873; Galveston Tri-Weekly News, October 17, 1873, October 19, 1873, October 22, 1873, November 7, 1873; Fayette County New Era, October 24, 1873; Colorado Citizen, April 6, 1882; Colorado County District Court Records, Criminal Cause File No. 1149: State of Texas v. John Wesley Brown, Criminal Cause File No. 1881: State of Texas v. John Wesley Brown. Brown was not apprehended until early 1882, when he was arrested in Milam County and returned to Colorado County to stand trial. However, he died in the Colorado County jail after a long illness on November 20, 1882 (see Colorado Citizen, April 6, 1882, November 23, 1882).