Courtney, Chester, Earl Ellis and E J Stovall 1968-08-22
Retired Border Patrolmen Chester Courtney, Earl Ellis and E. J. Stovall relate incidents concerning the Border Patrol from the 1920s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Chester Courtney, Earl Ellis and E. J. Stovall
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Date: August 22, 1968
Location:
Interviewer: Will R. McLeRoy
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Chester Courtney gives history of Border Patrol,
Story of encounter between Jeff Milton and Three-Fingered Jack,
Recalls letter to a dead man,
Earl Fallis recalls traveling with Jeff Milton for several months,
Mounted Inspectors of the Immigration Service became Border Patrol July 1, 1924,
Became a Border Patrolman in 1925
Tape 1, Side 2:
Tragic death of a Border Patrolman told by Earl Ellis,
E. J. Stovall relates stories of the Border Patrol,
Death of Lon Parker,
Department of Chinese from Mexico
Range Dates: 1924-1968
Bulk Dates: 1924-1968
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