The Early-Hasley War was already over in the fall of 1869, having racked up a number of
killings in Central Texas. But there was one more killing to wrap up this continuation of
the Civil War.
Pro-Confederate Sam Hasley was in a drunk and disorderly mood in Belton, firing his
pistol and riding his horse on the sidewalks. Marshal Cap Light ordered Hasley to cease
and desist. Instead, the rowdy
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