Houston Taylor

First Name: Houston
Last Name: Taylor
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the aforesaid Houston Taylor came to his death as the result of pistol shot rounds at the hands of Dr. R. L. McManus, a justifiable homicide

COD Short Description: 
shot in a gun fight between two men
Original Record: 
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