Shot by David Allen. Eventually the charges were dropped against David B. Allen, who otherwise came from a wealthy family. The murderer subsequently died in TX in 1855, and court records of Smith County, TN, of 24 March 1856, show the case was essentially dropped. The father of David B. Allen was Robert Allen, a colonel in the War of 1812, and who served three terms in Congress. His first cousin, Liza Allen, married Texas patriarch Sam Houston.
Shot by David Allen. Eventually the charges were dropped against David B. Allen, who otherwise came from a wealthy family. The murderer subsequently died in TX in 1855, and court records of Smith County, TN, of 24 March 1856, show the case was essentially dropped. The father of David B. Allen was Robert Allen, a colonel in the War of 1812, and who served three terms in Congress. His first cousin, Liza Allen, married Texas patriarch Sam Houston.
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