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Red Burton discusses his career with the Texas Rangers, his experiences and the unveiling of his portrait in the Texas Ranger Museum at Fort Fisher, in Waco.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
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'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Red Burton
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
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'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' c. 1969
  
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'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Mart, Texas
  
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'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Fred A. Carpenter
  
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'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 2 hours, 40 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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Capture of bank robbers near Borger, 1930,
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Father's occupations,
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Burton tells story about court case in Paducah, Texas, 1923:
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Snide-Boyce (?) feud earlier,
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Snide-Barry (?) feud and case,
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Burton assigned to "keep down trouble",
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Garner case,
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Guns brought into court room,
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Shooting of District Attorney prevented,
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Arrest and conviction,
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Burton's early work experience,
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Policeman and sheriff's office work,
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Joins Texas Rangers, 1922,
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Law enforcement work,
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Burton sent to Borger oil field, 1929,
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Arrival in Borger at night described
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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Murder of District attorney in Borger investigated,
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Bank robbery in Stinnett, Texas, 1929,
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Robbery plan,
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Solution of crime,
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Burton rewarded by Mr. Borger,
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Carpenter reads from Sterling book about Texas Rangers,
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Bootlegging in Somervell County and Burton's activities,
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Burton's personality and ability,
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Burton joins Captain Hickman's Company, 1922,
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Railroad strike in Smithville, Texas, 1922,
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Other members of Texas Rangers named,
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Arrest and conviction of bootleggers in Cameron County
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'''Tape 2, Side 1:'''
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Burton tells story about gang of bank robbers:
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How he came to be in the Borger oil field,
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In Borger from September 1929 to January 1931,
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Hears about gang - July 1930,
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Capture and jailing of gang members,
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Rewards,
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Trial of bank robbers
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'''Tape 2, Side 2:'''
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Trial of bank robbers (continued),
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Escape attempt and shootings,
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Magazine story about bank robbers,
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Gang member escapes, robs bank,
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Burton tells story about court case in Paducah, Texas, in 1923:
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Snide-Boyce (?) feud earlier,
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Snide-Barry (?) feud and case,
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Garner case,
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Guns brought into court room,
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Murder of District Attorney prevented,
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Arrest and conviction,
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Ex-Texas Rangers organization,
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Fort Fisher museum,
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Unveiling of his portrait
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 3, Side 1:'''
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Anecdote about newspaper story,
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Newspaper clippings,
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Ex-Texas Rangers organization
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'''Tape 3, Side 2:'''
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Blank
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1922-1931
  
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'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1922-1931
  
  

Revision as of 14:36, 19 June 2014

Red Burton discusses his career with the Texas Rangers, his experiences and the unveiling of his portrait in the Texas Ranger Museum at Fort Fisher, in Waco.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Red Burton

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: c. 1969

Location: Mart, Texas

Interviewer: Fred A. Carpenter

Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Capture of bank robbers near Borger, 1930, Father's occupations, Burton tells story about court case in Paducah, Texas, 1923: Snide-Boyce (?) feud earlier, Snide-Barry (?) feud and case, Burton assigned to "keep down trouble", Garner case, Guns brought into court room, Shooting of District Attorney prevented, Arrest and conviction, Burton's early work experience, Policeman and sheriff's office work, Joins Texas Rangers, 1922, Law enforcement work, Burton sent to Borger oil field, 1929, Arrival in Borger at night described

Tape 1, Side 2: Murder of District attorney in Borger investigated, Bank robbery in Stinnett, Texas, 1929, Robbery plan, Solution of crime, Burton rewarded by Mr. Borger, Carpenter reads from Sterling book about Texas Rangers, Bootlegging in Somervell County and Burton's activities, Burton's personality and ability, Burton joins Captain Hickman's Company, 1922, Railroad strike in Smithville, Texas, 1922, Other members of Texas Rangers named, Arrest and conviction of bootleggers in Cameron County

Tape 2, Side 1: Burton tells story about gang of bank robbers: How he came to be in the Borger oil field, In Borger from September 1929 to January 1931, Hears about gang - July 1930, Capture and jailing of gang members, Rewards, Trial of bank robbers

Tape 2, Side 2: Trial of bank robbers (continued), Escape attempt and shootings, Magazine story about bank robbers, Gang member escapes, robs bank, Burton tells story about court case in Paducah, Texas, in 1923: Snide-Boyce (?) feud earlier, Snide-Barry (?) feud and case, Garner case, Guns brought into court room, Murder of District Attorney prevented, Arrest and conviction, Ex-Texas Rangers organization, Fort Fisher museum, Unveiling of his portrait

Tape 3, Side 1: Anecdote about newspaper story, Newspaper clippings, Ex-Texas Rangers organization

Tape 3, Side 2: Blank

Range Dates: 1922-1931

Bulk Dates: 1922-1931


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:


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