Crime & Punishment

Crime & Punishment in Guadalupe County



"The famous Whipping Oak can be found on the north side of the square. Face the courthouse to find the iron hook in its trunk. After being sentenced, prisoners were tied here to receive their lashes.
A Hanging Tree stood for decades at the corner in front of the Plaza Hotel. But after the streets were paved with asphalt, rainfall drained into storm sewers and the tree's roots were starved for water. It eventually died. Its pathetic remains were removed to the Los Nogales museum complex." Information from VisitSeguin.com



Guadalupe County Fugitives from Justice - 1878


Jurors in 1891


The "Calaboose"


GUADALUPE COUNTY SHERIFFS (under construction)
William Tom - 1846
John Files Tom- 1856
William Henry McClaugherty
Phil M. Medlin
Leslie “Pete” Kallies - 1972


EARLY GUADALUPE COUNTY JUDGES
1846-1848 - Michael Erskine 1848-1852 - Jeremiah S. Calvert 1852-1858 - Henley G. Henderson 1858-1860 - Henry Maney
1860-1862 - W.P.H. Douglass 1862-1865 - James McClaugherty 1865-1866 - W.C. Wiseman 1866-1867 - Nathaniel Benton
1867-1868 - D.C. Marsh 1868-1870 - James F. McKee 1870-1874 - Asa J.L. Sowell 1874-1876 - A.B. Moore
1876-1878 - Henry Maney 1878-1884 - W.P.H. Douglass 1884-1888 - J.F. McKee 1888-1894 - James Greenwood
1894-1902 - F.C. Weinert 1902-1904 - James Greenwood 1904-1910 - Harry M. Wurzbach 1910-1914 - James M. Woods
1914-1930 - J.B. Williams 1931-1946 - H.A. Heideke 1947-1952 - Leonard Fleming 1959-1969 - Henry Glenewinke


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