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P.C. Baird

P.C. Baird served in Company D, Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers. In 1884, with two other Rangers, Baird met up with fence-cutters near Green Lake. The five outlaws were captured, Baird killing John Bailey (aka John Mason).

Baird was elected sheriff of Mason County in 1888.

A gunfight broke out in Garner's Saloon in 1889. As Baird and his deputy ran towards the saloon, two brothers, John and Jesse Simmons, stepped out with shotguns firing at the lawmen. As Baird and his deputy stood calmly against the drunken outlaws, the sheriff aimed and with a single shot killed John Simmons. The deputy disabled Jesse.

Serving as sheriff until 1898, Baird then retired. He died in San Antonio on March 9, 1928.