Peter Moore, who shot and killed officer Adams, at Hempstead Saturday night, has previously served out five year's sentence for murdering another white man.  He shot Adams because the latter attempted to arrest him.

"Peter Moore ex-con killed Adams." Brenham Weekly Banner (Brenham, TX), Thursday, December 9, 1880, p. 3, col. 2.

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