Light's First Confirmed Kill
In the fall of 1889, Sam Hasley, a trouble-maker with a deputy sheriff's commission, that allowed him to carry a gun, was drunk causing problems in Belton. Light ordered him to go home; instead, Hasley rode his horse onto the sidewalk, daring the young lawman to do something about it. Light attempted to arrest Hasley, but Hasley pulled out his revolver. Light was left with little choices. He fired his own pistol, killing Hasley.
Working for the marshal of Temple, deputy Light shot at gunman Ed Cooley in August 1889, while taking the captured prisoner to jail and Cooley attempted to escape. The outcome of the event is unknown.
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