Difference between revisions of "Craddock, Tom 1971-08-09"

From SWC Oral History Collection
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "{{subst:MainPage}}")
 
Line 1: Line 1:
Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
+
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==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
+
'''Interviewee Name:''' Tom Craddock
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
+
'''Date:''' August 9, 1971
  
'''Location:'''
+
'''Location:''' Seymour, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
+
'''Interviewer:''' Joe Gibson
  
'''Length:'''
+
'''Length:''' 30 minutes
  
  
Line 19: Line 19:
  
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''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 Negro murderer of Sheriff W. L. Ellis,
 +
Justification of legal opinions given,
 +
Various judges and lawyers mentioned
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
+
Blank
 
<br>
 
<br>
  
'''Range Dates:'''
+
'''Range Dates:''' 1916-1971
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
+
'''Bulk Dates:''' 1916-1971
  
  

Revision as of 16:17, 17 September 2014

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

Additional Parties Recorded:

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 Negro 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


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.