Early-day newspaper publisher turned deputy sheriff

One-time Lampasas Dispatch editor marries into Horrell family; encounters his own troubles with the law

  • William Seymour Douglass came to Lampasas in 1873, where he began a short-lived journalism career. COURTESY PHOTO | MARTY HORRELL, FORT WORTH
    William Seymour Douglass came to Lampasas in 1873, where he began a short-lived journalism career. COURTESY PHOTO | MARTY HORRELL, FORT WORTH
  • Sallie Horrell Douglass died at the age of 18, just a year into her marriage, after giving birth to a child who died six months later. COURTESY PHOTO | MARTY HORRELL, FORT WORTH
    Sallie Horrell Douglass died at the age of 18, just a year into her marriage, after giving birth to a child who died six months later. COURTESY PHOTO | MARTY HORRELL, FORT WORTH
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of local history topics. The following is the first part of a series on the legacy of William Seymour Douglass. The first newspaper published in Lampasas County was the Lampasas Chronicle. It appeared in 1859 and probably ended publication the same year. Charles A. Wooldridge was editor and proprietor. Only one issue of this…

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