The shooting of a sheriff

So the original story that the family seems most interested in (and to be honest, set this search on the path) was the shooting of the Sheriff.  I actually was fascinated by this story, it being white washed by the Owens version that was handed down and joined a tapestry of my imagination fueled by every western I had seen.  Unfortunately, I am finding that this was the story the Owens was infamous for.  I recently purchased a novel The Outlaw Tales of Texas: True stories of the Lone Star States of Crooks,  Culprits and Cutthroats, which described my family as the "Owens gang" or the "Bad Owens Gang".  Even knowing that the history has been frowned upon greatly by society, I cannot merge that image with my dear father, who is a gentle soul.  Regardless, here is the story.
This was an ideal atmosphere for hostilities to erupt and erupt they did, between the Owens family and another man.Though it will likely never be known exactly what happened, why, or even to whom, as there are conflicting and confusing stories, a gunfight took place in which one John Q. Daugherty was killed. Though W.S.B. and others were indicted for murder by a grand jury the case never was brought to trial. Shortly thereafter W.S.B. moved to a more peaceful and hospitable Hays County purchased land and settled on the Blanco River, on the old Bastrop Road, where he and Arena spent the remainder of their lives.
Further note: Robert J.Crunk (Florida Owens son): "A friend of the family got drunk one night and went to a store owned by a family member. A son (John?) was asleep in the store and the man abused him. The next day when WSB went to find out what had happened the man drew on him and WSB killed him. When WSB went up the street to turn himself in, the sheriff--a carpetbagger--shot him. In turn WSB and the boy both drew and shot at the same time. The sheriff and a deputy were standing on the courthouse steps at the time. The sheriff was supposed to have previously been a friend!'
As one would guess, the shooting seems to have been justified.  My daddy said, "I always thought the sheriff was corrupt".  Perhaps he was, perhaps they all were.