Killing of W. D. Register in Texas in 1938
Incident
W. D. Register, 40, owner of several oil wells in East Texas, was killed in 1938 by John H. Smith, a white store owner, and a mob in Wood County, Texas. Register had allegedly shot and killed his own wife, a farm employee named Leonard Huey, and a white man named Newell Ellison, and also wounded another white man, Roy Allen. A mob formed and opened fire on Register. A bullet fired by Smith killed Register.
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- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
- Journalism: 2022-03709-REGISTER W.D. (1408498682)
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