OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eon. Coorgr n. 5hopgor4 

caaptr022er 0r Fubrio AeOeUat8 

Austla, Tox8nrr 

Sbbr Far 

oplntoa 80. C-ZOIN? 

IOCS in tke 

rerpeotfully 

learrii that 5 altg 

tr ISty b0 %!I ;0*8r68- 

cay be able tc lwsu 

lie phoaer tt8 

t* the prlacnor, Collvet 

Avleo. 

he td22 pay hln a certain 

Yh,r olty acarrhal 

ant of ray natvln 8aeuz-o tho 

z&phi% to the oherirf*s Jail &s&4 

roooivor tkio sgreml OLTQunt. cm 

2rga227 02afr. 1y an4 30# a rile 

frcm tho State aa ~rovl404 1x1 Lrtiale 1020 

c m? ?O? y o ur fUr th or iShfGR E.nti 3 I. OUl ttaChlnq 8 rtateeeat ic a co b y the r h r r lfi r0ttii-A~ 

out tvotr la ttitr case.* 

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22. 

The stotmotit efiae by film ohorlti asttlng cut 

the facts la the abavo zentlctaed Csto I8 a8 tollwrr 

Thla 10 to certify that tt.4 fccta la the Tad :0116 C660 I?O. 2254, ~toraUa~~ CO., an 

ca fol'lomt 

“To6 tco:1e sss inllloteu for alliaQlIag In 

staneue11 co. Feb. Z&d, 1939. EIs orItias2 

arrest was at I?oustca oa zopt. %2, 1939. ?ro 

oxaainlng trail was held. I barned that 

%012a W&I at Lubbock about Eept. 24th or lsth, 

want to Lubbaok, them learned that im was in 

Tl@lta ?alle; arriving: at ZloFAtn ?a218 f 

wao tclU that Ze h&4 zcne to Ft. Ycrthr I weat on 

to Ft.‘Tort& and t&or0 wbt3 tol4,tbat he &d Just hit ror Jsokrboro. At Jackaboro I rent to blr 

eottor*r tmss an.6 at4 tclc 20 t&it to ba left . 

elphor !Ioulrton OT 0k1ah0f.a city, 3 t!ion went 

to Yogas@, Arohsr Co. trylag to oaoure a&$1- 

tloEa1 Infazmtlon. Tlzero f r;st irr 15 l’ocre, Cfty 

L!aratahel, Yegargel, m& he etated that hb wea aoquainted with ‘IreUs ea4 thcught ho cculd loo&to 

hfo: ia 8 SW aaps; I tien oi?~e baok home. &bout 

twc. days after ICboro celled DEB on4 oaid thet ha 

t!zcuJht ho hid Xells locatsd atL 1. asde a trade 

with mot-o to pay blm &%&CO to b&g X4118. to 

sy fatl. 5% w41u Us2IvcreU Prlt?.cut warrant. 

*Cn Sept. 22, 1939 he axrusted X4128 In 

Scaton end brau~hs bin to r;r ;ail. I tllad 

ior ~3lsogo ?:a4 in ay Stste account In ay 

~~cvaaber ‘39 aooauttt, cla$iclag ~iloago froin 

drpemcnt to Lubbook, tbbn to Sict?lta Zalla, 

theo to ,pt. n‘orth as4 to I;owtol at =Q For 

$q&yG” to Aapcrrront at 30# par Eila~#&owA traveled tho ontlre dlatanos. 

IPI 8tato aaoount ma approved c’ld warrant Aoolved Z pal4 ~oora t&a apead saouat of &Pi.OO. 

Ii 3 an duo any rm.tta 0~ this account ta the 

Stat0 I wx Toady tc aettlo saze but Law Ealil 

\2core In full.* 

A0 wo un4erst5il4 YGUT tlxt qleatl0n, It la whother or not d rk;erfff IS entItle tc zsl2tage tcr uns~ooeesrul 
mr. 18 IIL) 9rot181Oa iB OUT 8ttitUt88 rhloh 

autherbo* the 8herlft to ao3leot .A 811iwp :f ea tar UI un8oooerofml atta6pt to a*rve prraorrs or e xrrreat of arrobt, 

4JUt thi8 4r3.Wrt!w!t t!a# Te~e4teC!fy hdd th&t’A aher:t’C Or 

oocsetable 18 not enfitled to mile8gC Seer for ruab ~n8uoooa6- 

fill Attaplpt8. 

h 8tAtd ill JOUl’ lettOT, th4 8hriff Atte6Qt6d 

to arrart l tsa andat ,la41otmat ior a ialoay ok.arga .an4 

trersled 8We?C11 hWrr4 Cih8 end fells4 Co Scant+ tha 

defs;?rrmt, an4 tbq~ sheriff rsturned hose withOut u&i.ag 
Roll. Gbceg0 I!. Sheppard, Pago 4 

eQ- arrQBt* CnCer this 5tatcnsnt 

questton Is respocti3llg kxmorod 

ai Saat8, scur first 

:a tbo nogatlvo. 

;Titb l%~O~O%YO t0 pc,GC S+OCUd t@WtiCU, it i8 

stated in ycur letter tb?. tb3 therlit leame that a 

0it.r EarSbal ti fmCt.kor OOuUnty d&t be kl ~3OS8etSion of 

lntormtlca ant wculd p0babl~ be able to looote tbo 

detendcnt under ind:ctmcut; tberutoro, the sberiSf phcnod 

the city rAre!ia;Rr to kcate tr;e priecaor and deliver Euah 

prlocr~er to tba Jail la the county of the nherl:f~a rualdO3CI. ??a tthbrifr ~ga~oa to pay the altf arrshal l oertcia '&sunt Sor this nervlao. Xlth tkls UndentanUlng 

bot%ve*a tke sherfiS cad tbe altp mmihal, thrr oity Earshal, 

withcut a %varmat, secured the prlsazor and brou.:,ht hla 

to the da11 irr tko oounf$- ci the shazlff*u ns.~aenae and 

wan raid the &mm. tCrssd upon betmen the hbriff dn4‘ ’ 

city rAmha icr suob zservMf. Th0raior0, the quattioa 

arias5 wbethr or nat tha sheriti CAU lc~p4lg clcls~ S5$ 

OzC 30$ per tile trcz the Stet.8 as jmvidbd ia Artlole 

1030, Code of Srin;fr&l TTcobdure. 

Artiolo>%Q?%; Code of Crimlael Froaedure, expross1y prOYh?b8 CO&~iti~ roe3 iO+ .ahOriffU Or OWAUtAble8 by the 

mq of ocu~oncttlon for uwh sborlffa or ocxxstablee perroznlnc the dUtie8 equrcsratou therein. &tic10 .lG31, Code of 

C~lszir-a: Prooedure, prdvldos in offeat that When serrloes 

kave been randored bby any pwos oifber othac than a sheriff, 

YUC!: aa anuraretod in Art.~:cla 102% e;ld krtlole 1030, Code 

cf Crlr,lnal iwebdure, such atficer.~ shell recalro the aazr.0 

roes th0w0r A8 are allowad tie dlmritt. The see r.ha.ll 

be tsxctl la tha sheriff's bill ci oasts and aoted therein 

as costs 633 etch paae crtlaer~ an4 wbea re0efred bg suoh 

e.kerlft, he akcill yeg the mz.6 to au& paeoc effioor. 

After a aar6ful eecrah of the atstuteo and *ny 

OSSOB, we AGO Ururbh to find A.- eUthOriti68 that hUtkOriZ0 

t%e skerlff to dtreot u city m~rshsl to perfarm: the duties 

as bp6o:fiec 13 yc'ur latter. Clearly, the ahrrfft haa 

r;of complle4 with ;stla~e 1030, !:cvlb cf Criminal Proc64uro, 

a3 it ia waersary thct we bear In xdnd the hat that th.0 

fee ststutoo am strictly ccnotrucd and tees by kWpllcatlon 
. ’ 232 

tar* aot pemlttcb. T$fc# JulPprudence, 701. 34, yaga 46$; 

racs11o vs. City ot ~oo!Cdale, 46 m 654. 

Thardore, your 8QUOza quQ8tioa ia rQopeatfully 

8ZlQWQrQd i.Zh the Cl(t@l:l?8. 

AppROVEE;l6AR 28, 1940