GIBSON, JAMES B.
Prominent among the members of the Pecos bar is numbered James B. Gibson, a prominent and successful lawyer, an honored pioneer citizen and a business man of well known ability. He was born in Burnet county, Texas, but was reared and educated in the San Antonio region and he came to Pecos in 1886, thus winning his honored title of pioneer. In 1889 he was elected the county and district clerk of Reeves county, and served in that capacity by successive elections until the year 1904. In the meantime he had studied law, and since his admission to the bar at Pecos in 1904 he has been successfully and prominently engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in this city. He is also in the general land and cattle business in partnership with Judge Ross, their firm name being Ross and Gibson. Mr. Gibson has one of the handsomest homes in the Pecos valley, located on the western edge of Pecos, and it is one of the show places of the city. He also has a valuable ranch twenty-five miles south of Pecos, which he owns in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Mansfield. His wife was before marriage Miss Ney Mansfield.
The many friends of Mr. Gibson unite in saying that he is worthy of commendatory notice for the fearless and effective part he took in ridding Pecos of the notorious outlaw. Jim Miller, and his gang. For some years the city and surrounding country were the scenes of operation of this unsavory character, who from all accounts was the most lawless and desperate character that ever infested the state of Texas. He possessed none of the bravery or manliness that sometimes formed a romantic background in the case of some desperadoes, but on the other hand he was sneaking, underhanded, shooting in the dark and from behind, and in most cases his murdering was done for money or for some financial advantage. It is said that for a consideration he would undertake to kill or have killed any man that any one might want to have put out of the way, and in connection with his trials for his numerous murders it is also said that he always had the case against him beaten before the crime was committed. He would do this by premeditating the circumstances of the crime and by hiring witnesses in his favor. In the Miller-Frazer feud, which terrorized the Pecos country for some time, Miller finally killed Bud Frazer, a former sheriff and son of Judge Frazer, a prominent pioneer of the Pecos country.
Mr. Gibson lost his own brother, Con Gibson, by an assassin's bullet during the troubles arising from this feud, he having been shot at Carlsbad, New Mexico, by a man hired to do the work by Miller. The Gibsons had incurred Miller's enmity through their activity in proving a conspiracy on the part of Miller to kill Bud Frazer. Both prior and subsequent to the murder of his brother Mr. Gibson, in association with Sheriff Leavell and a handful of other citizens who upheld law and order, were relentless in their efforts to rid the country of the outlaw, often at the risk of great personal danger to themselves, for in addition to Miller's own gang many others on account of their fear of Miller refused to take a hand against him. He was, however, finally driven out of Pecos, and it is a matter of history that following this event the town began to change its character from a lawless and practically uncivilized community to what it is at present, one of the most law-abiding cities of Texas. Miller was finally lynched by a mob at Ada, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1909. (A History of Central and Western Texas, Vol. 1, Compiled by Capt. B. B. Paddock, Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911 -
Prominent among the members of the Pecos bar is numbered James B. Gibson, a prominent and successful lawyer, an honored pioneer citizen and a business man of well known ability. He was born in Burnet county, Texas, but was reared and educated in the San Antonio region and he came to Pecos in 1886, thus winning his honored title of pioneer. In 1889 he was elected the county and district clerk of Reeves county, and served in that capacity by successive elections until the year 1904. In the meantime he had studied law, and since his admission to the bar at Pecos in 1904 he has been successfully and prominently engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in this city. He is also in the general land and cattle business in partnership with Judge Ross, their firm name being Ross and Gibson. Mr. Gibson has one of the handsomest homes in the Pecos valley, located on the western edge of Pecos, and it is one of the show places of the city. He also has a valuable ranch twenty-five miles south of Pecos, which he owns in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Mansfield. His wife was before marriage Miss Ney Mansfield.
The many friends of Mr. Gibson unite in saying that he is worthy of commendatory notice for the fearless and effective part he took in ridding Pecos of the notorious outlaw. Jim Miller, and his gang. For some years the city and surrounding country were the scenes of operation of this unsavory character, who from all accounts was the most lawless and desperate character that ever infested the state of Texas. He possessed none of the bravery or manliness that sometimes formed a romantic background in the case of some desperadoes, but on the other hand he was sneaking, underhanded, shooting in the dark and from behind, and in most cases his murdering was done for money or for some financial advantage. It is said that for a consideration he would undertake to kill or have killed any man that any one might want to have put out of the way, and in connection with his trials for his numerous murders it is also said that he always had the case against him beaten before the crime was committed. He would do this by premeditating the circumstances of the crime and by hiring witnesses in his favor. In the Miller-Frazer feud, which terrorized the Pecos country for some time, Miller finally killed Bud Frazer, a former sheriff and son of Judge Frazer, a prominent pioneer of the Pecos country.
Mr. Gibson lost his own brother, Con Gibson, by an assassin's bullet during the troubles arising from this feud, he having been shot at Carlsbad, New Mexico, by a man hired to do the work by Miller. The Gibsons had incurred Miller's enmity through their activity in proving a conspiracy on the part of Miller to kill Bud Frazer. Both prior and subsequent to the murder of his brother Mr. Gibson, in association with Sheriff Leavell and a handful of other citizens who upheld law and order, were relentless in their efforts to rid the country of the outlaw, often at the risk of great personal danger to themselves, for in addition to Miller's own gang many others on account of their fear of Miller refused to take a hand against him. He was, however, finally driven out of Pecos, and it is a matter of history that following this event the town began to change its character from a lawless and practically uncivilized community to what it is at present, one of the most law-abiding cities of Texas. Miller was finally lynched by a mob at Ada, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1909. (A History of Central and Western Texas, Vol. 1, Compiled by Capt. B. B. Paddock, Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911 -
GIBSON, JAMES B.
Prominent among the members of the Pecos bar is numbered James B. Gibson, a prominent and successful lawyer, an honored pioneer citizen and a business man of well known ability. He was born in Burnet county, Texas, but was reared and educated in the San Antonio region and he came to Pecos in 1886, thus winning his honored title of pioneer. In 1889 he was elected the county and district clerk of Reeves county, and served in that capacity by successive elections until the year 1904. In the meantime he had studied law, and since his admission to the bar at Pecos in 1904 he has been successfully and prominently engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in this city. He is also in the general land and cattle business in partnership with Judge Ross, their firm name being Ross and Gibson. Mr. Gibson has one of the handsomest homes in the Pecos valley, located on the western edge of Pecos, and it is one of the show places of the city. He also has a valuable ranch twenty-five miles south of Pecos, which he owns in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Mansfield. His wife was before marriage Miss Ney Mansfield.
The many friends of Mr. Gibson unite in saying that he is worthy of commendatory notice for the fearless and effective part he took in ridding Pecos of the notorious outlaw. Jim Miller, and his gang. For some years the city and surrounding country were the scenes of operation of this unsavory character, who from all accounts was the most lawless and desperate character that ever infested the state of Texas. He possessed none of the bravery or manliness that sometimes formed a romantic background in the case of some desperadoes, but on the other hand he was sneaking, underhanded, shooting in the dark and from behind, and in most cases his murdering was done for money or for some financial advantage. It is said that for a consideration he would undertake to kill or have killed any man that any one might want to have put out of the way, and in connection with his trials for his numerous murders it is also said that he always had the case against him beaten before the crime was committed. He would do this by premeditating the circumstances of the crime and by hiring witnesses in his favor. In the Miller-Frazer feud, which terrorized the Pecos country for some time, Miller finally killed Bud Frazer, a former sheriff and son of Judge Frazer, a prominent pioneer of the Pecos country.
Mr. Gibson lost his own brother, Con Gibson, by an assassin's bullet during the troubles arising from this feud, he having been shot at Carlsbad, New Mexico, by a man hired to do the work by Miller. The Gibsons had incurred Miller's enmity through their activity in proving a conspiracy on the part of Miller to kill Bud Frazer. Both prior and subsequent to the murder of his brother Mr. Gibson, in association with Sheriff Leavell and a handful of other citizens who upheld law and order, were relentless in their efforts to rid the country of the outlaw, often at the risk of great personal danger to themselves, for in addition to Miller's own gang many others on account of their fear of Miller refused to take a hand against him. He was, however, finally driven out of Pecos, and it is a matter of history that following this event the town began to change its character from a lawless and practically uncivilized community to what it is at present, one of the most law-abiding cities of Texas. Miller was finally lynched by a mob at Ada, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1909. (A History of Central and Western Texas, Vol. 1, Compiled by Capt. B. B. Paddock, Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911 -
Prominent among the members of the Pecos bar is numbered James B. Gibson, a prominent and successful lawyer, an honored pioneer citizen and a business man of well known ability. He was born in Burnet county, Texas, but was reared and educated in the San Antonio region and he came to Pecos in 1886, thus winning his honored title of pioneer. In 1889 he was elected the county and district clerk of Reeves county, and served in that capacity by successive elections until the year 1904. In the meantime he had studied law, and since his admission to the bar at Pecos in 1904 he has been successfully and prominently engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in this city. He is also in the general land and cattle business in partnership with Judge Ross, their firm name being Ross and Gibson. Mr. Gibson has one of the handsomest homes in the Pecos valley, located on the western edge of Pecos, and it is one of the show places of the city. He also has a valuable ranch twenty-five miles south of Pecos, which he owns in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Mansfield. His wife was before marriage Miss Ney Mansfield.
The many friends of Mr. Gibson unite in saying that he is worthy of commendatory notice for the fearless and effective part he took in ridding Pecos of the notorious outlaw. Jim Miller, and his gang. For some years the city and surrounding country were the scenes of operation of this unsavory character, who from all accounts was the most lawless and desperate character that ever infested the state of Texas. He possessed none of the bravery or manliness that sometimes formed a romantic background in the case of some desperadoes, but on the other hand he was sneaking, underhanded, shooting in the dark and from behind, and in most cases his murdering was done for money or for some financial advantage. It is said that for a consideration he would undertake to kill or have killed any man that any one might want to have put out of the way, and in connection with his trials for his numerous murders it is also said that he always had the case against him beaten before the crime was committed. He would do this by premeditating the circumstances of the crime and by hiring witnesses in his favor. In the Miller-Frazer feud, which terrorized the Pecos country for some time, Miller finally killed Bud Frazer, a former sheriff and son of Judge Frazer, a prominent pioneer of the Pecos country.
Mr. Gibson lost his own brother, Con Gibson, by an assassin's bullet during the troubles arising from this feud, he having been shot at Carlsbad, New Mexico, by a man hired to do the work by Miller. The Gibsons had incurred Miller's enmity through their activity in proving a conspiracy on the part of Miller to kill Bud Frazer. Both prior and subsequent to the murder of his brother Mr. Gibson, in association with Sheriff Leavell and a handful of other citizens who upheld law and order, were relentless in their efforts to rid the country of the outlaw, often at the risk of great personal danger to themselves, for in addition to Miller's own gang many others on account of their fear of Miller refused to take a hand against him. He was, however, finally driven out of Pecos, and it is a matter of history that following this event the town began to change its character from a lawless and practically uncivilized community to what it is at present, one of the most law-abiding cities of Texas. Miller was finally lynched by a mob at Ada, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1909. (A History of Central and Western Texas, Vol. 1, Compiled by Capt. B. B. Paddock, Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911 -
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