Craddock, Tom 1971-08-09
Tom Craddock, son of an early sheriff of Baylor County, recalls early judges and lawyers in the county. A few specific incidents are related.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Tom Craddock
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Date: August 9, 1971
Location: Seymour, Texas
Interviewer: Joe Gibson
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Judge Carter Taylor characterized,
Judges S. I. Newton, Nat G. Mitchell, T. J. North, and Bert King recalled,
Discusses Judge J. H. Wood's resignation,
District Judges Jo A. P. Dickson and J. H. Milam in election contest--1916,
District Judge I. O. Newton recalled,
Judge Lacy Dalton remembered,
Mentions judges J. H. Glasgow, D. F. Goss, J. T. Montgomery,
States personal explanation for lack of death penalty,
S. Burk Burnett--Harley Sears incident examined,
Cites citizen posse's penalty on Black murderer of Sheriff W. L. Ellis,
Justification of legal opinions given,
Various judges and lawyers mentioned
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1916-1971
Bulk Dates: 1916-1971
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