Carl Bosco Bright Sabine County Sheriff Killed: Tuesday, January 15, 1918 Bio & Incident Details Age: 46 Tour: 1 year Cause: Gunfire Incident Date: Tuesday, January 15, 1918 Weapon: Unknown weapon Suspect: Suspected killed by posse Sheriff Carl Bright received information that a man named Time Battle had killed two men in Louisiana and was hiding out in a cabin near Hemphill in Sabine County. The sheriff gathered a posse and surrounded the cabin. When they attempted to arrest Battle, a gunfight erupted and the sheriff was shot and killed. The posse killed the suspect. Article in Fort Worth newspaper: Negro Kills Sheriff of Sabine County-Hemphill, -Jan. 17- In a pistol duel with Tim Battle, negro, Sheriff C.B. Bright of Sabine county was killed. The negro, was wanted on a charge of killing two men in Louisianna, was killed by deputies who accompanied Bright. {Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, Jan. 17, 1918} From the Dallas Morning News, Page 2, 18 Jan 1918, Dallas, TX SABINE COUNTY SHERIFF KILLED BY LOUISIANA NEGRO Special to the Times Hemphill, Texas, Jan 16 - Sheriff C. B. Bright of Sabine County was killed last night in a pistol duel with Time Battle, a negro, said to be a fugitive from Louisiana for the alleged killing of two white men several days ago. The negro was shot and killed by deputies who accompanied Sheriff Bright. The negro had been located in the cabin of another negro and the attempt to arrest him was made when the shooting started. The other negro and his wife disappeared during the progress of the fight. Sheriff Bright was buried in the Hemphill Cemetery in Sabine County. He was survived by his wife and six children. He had been elected sheriff of Sabine County on November 7, 1916. Apparently the sheriff and his wife managed the Williams Hotel in Hemphill from before-1910 until his death in 1918, although the date below is six weeks after Sheriff Brights murder: At that time (of the fire of Feb 26, 1918, the Williams) hotel was being managed by County Sheriff Bosco Bright and his wife, Nettie, who was a sister of Sim Williams. They were the parents of Sid Bright. (White & Toole, Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records c.1972, p 68) In 1897, at age 24, he was serving as Constable of Sabine County Precinct 8 in Geneva. Bright was born September 5, 1872, probably in Van Zandt County, Texas. Note: his headstone indicates he was born in 1873. The 1900 census reflects he was a farmer and the 1910 census reflects he was a hotel proprietor. In both these censuses he was residing in Sabine County, Texas. In the 1880 census, he was 7-years-old and was residing in Panola County, Texas. His widow, Nettie Florence Williams Bright (1875-1962), was a native of Geneva, apparently never remarried, lived to the age of 87, and is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Texas. At the time of his murder, SheriBrights six children were between the ages of 3 and 22: 1. Verdie Azalee Bright (Arnold), b. 19 Sep 1895,Sabine Co., TX, d. 19 Sep 1982, Bellaire, Harris County, Texas 2. Sidney W. Bright, b. 18 Aug 1897, Sabine Co, TX, d. Jul 1970, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 3. Sue A. Bright (Jameson) b. 10 Oct 1900,Sabine Co., TX, d. 30 Mar 1992, Nacogdoches County, Texas 4. Harriet Hattie Ruth Bright (Smith), b. 22 Dec 1902, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas, d. 4 Aug 2002, Brenham, Washington County, Texas 5. Charles Laurie Bright, b. 5 Aug 1906, Sabine Co., TX, d. 22 Dec 1981, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas 6. Addie Lois Bright (Hale), b. 19 Nov 1914, Sabine Co, TX d. 17 Sep 2000, Brenham, Washington County, Texas
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