Shootout at the Pittsburg Depot
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 32° 59.726 W 094° 58.096
15S E 316108 N 3652501
Located at the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum.
Waymark Code: WM7TY7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
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Marker Number: 15475

Marker Text:
A domestic dispute involving George "Dallas" Smart, wife Annie and U.S. Army Lt. John W. Heard resulted in a public confrontation here on Feb. 10, 1885 as Heard planned to leave town. In the ensuing struggle, fueled by a crowd, Heard shot and killed Dallas Smart. The next day, Heard appeared before County Judge M. N. Brooks, who determined it was self-defense and ordered him released. A question of legal authority caused the state attorney general to rule the trial proper, given the judge's role as magistrate. Heard later defended himself in a court martial and a subsequent trial on the incident, and went on to a distinguished military career. Annie Smart rewed and died in the New Mexico Territory in 1900. (2005)
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