Paul Bosco writes:

John Byars writes:

On Saturday night, March 14, 1891, Houston Police Officer James E. Fenn was on duty, assigned to a Negro dance hall commonly known as the "BillDavis dive." While there, he observed an individual known to him and also known to usually carry a pistol. He approached this man and upon doing so,was shot. A key witness, Joe Walker, related the following:

It was learned that Henry McGee was a waiter of recent employment at both the Capitol Hotel and Grand Central Hotel in the downtown area. He wasdescribed as being a Negro male, about five feet, six inches tall, slight build, small moustache, dark complexion, lame in the left leg fromrheumatism, and walks with difficulty. His clothing at the time was a small, stiff black hat, black pantaloons, dark sack coat, white shirt with ahandkerchief tied around his neck. He fled with what was believed to be the murder weapon, a .44-caliber Bulldog pistol.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
HENRY MCGEE HANGING MEDAL (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n16a31.html)