Posseman Henry J. Schnabel

Henry J. Schnabel

Posseman Henry Schnabel and Sheriff Richard Glover were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for murdering Karnes County Sheriff W.T. Morris two days earlier.

The suspect was waiting in ambush inside a home approximately six miles from Belmont and opened fire on the posse when they approached. Sheriff Glover and Posseman Schnabel were both killed. The suspect was arrested but was later pardoned by the governor of Texas.

Posseman Schnabel was survived by his wife and several children. He was buried in Belmont Cemetery.