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Joseph C. “Joe” Foster

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Joseph C. “Joe” Foster

Birth
Death
1884 (aged 46–47)
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 29.4200018, Longitude: -98.4669565
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Joe Foster worked for Jack Harris and died of a gunshot wound to the leg, the wound recieved March 11, 1884. Buried in front of Jack Harris.

Foster, in attempting to draw his pistol had shot himself in the leg. The leg bone was shattered and the leg later amputated. He died a short time later.

The description of events of that night were, and still are, contradictory. There was quite an uproar for a grand jury investigation and that the killers be indicted. No action was taken.

The San Antonio police and the prosecutor gave no indication of taking any interest in the case.
Joe Foster worked for Jack Harris and died of a gunshot wound to the leg, the wound recieved March 11, 1884. Buried in front of Jack Harris.

Foster, in attempting to draw his pistol had shot himself in the leg. The leg bone was shattered and the leg later amputated. He died a short time later.

The description of events of that night were, and still are, contradictory. There was quite an uproar for a grand jury investigation and that the killers be indicted. No action was taken.

The San Antonio police and the prosecutor gave no indication of taking any interest in the case.

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