rerpeotfully learrii that 5 altg tr ISty b0 %!I ;0*8r68- cay be able tc lwsu lie phoaer tt8 t* prlacnor, Collvet he td22 pay hln a certain Avleo. 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 3 I. l ttaCh- cm? ?O? your fUrtho r iShfGRE.ntiOU lnq 8 rtateeeat icac o by th e rhr rlfi r0ttii-A~ out tvotr la ttitr case.*

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“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 ao- quainted 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 5% w41u Us2IvcreU Prlt?.cut warrant. sy fatl.

Scaton end brau~hs bin to r;r ;ail. *Cn Sept. 22, X4128 he axrusted ^[1939] I tllad In ior ~3lsogo ?:a4 in ay Stste account In ay ~~cvaaber ‘39 aooauttt, cla$iclag ~iloago froin drpemcnt to Lubbook, tbbn Sict?lta Zalla, theo to ,pt. n‘orth as4 to I;owtol at =Q For $q&yG” to Aapcrrront at 30# par Eila~#&ow-

A traveled tho ontlre dlatanos. IPI 8tato aaoount ma approved c’ld warrant A- Z pal4 ~oora t&a apead saouat of &Pi.OO. oolved 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 whoth-

er or not d rk;erfff IS entItle tc zsl2tage tcr uns~ooeesrul *3 mr. 18 IIL) 9rot181Oa iB OUT 8ttitUt88 rhloh the 8herlft to ao3leot .A 811iwp :f ea tar UI un- autherbo* to a*rve prraorrs or e xrrreat of arrobt, 8oooerofml atta6pt th&t’A aher:t’C Or 4JUt thi8 4r3.Wrt!w!t t!a# Te~e4teC!fy hdd oocsetable 18 not enfitled to mile8gC Seer for ruab ~n8uoooa6- fill Attaplpt8. ill JOUl’ lettOT, th4 8hriff h 8tAtd Atte6Qt6d ior a ialoay ok.arga .an4 arrart l tsa andat ,la41otmat trersled 8We?C11 hWrr4 Cih8 end fells4 Co Scant+ tha an4 tbq~ sheriff hose withOut u&i.ag

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eQ- arrQBt* CnCer ai Saat8, scur first this 5tatcnsnt questton Is respocti3llg kxmorod :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 and deliver Euah the city rAre!ia;Rr to kcate tr;e priecaor prlocr~er to tba Jail la the county of the nherl:f~a rual- dO3CI. ??a tthbrifr ~ga~oa to pay the altf arrshal l oer- tcia bot%ve*a tke sherfiS cad tbe altp mmihal, thrr oity Earshal, '&sunt Sor this nervlao. Xlth tkls UndentanUlng withcut a %varmat, secured the prlsazor and brou.:,ht hla to the da11 irr tko oounf$- ci the shazlff*u ns.~aenae and wan raid the &mm. tCrssd upon betmen the hbriff dn4‘ ’ city rAmha icr suob zservMf. the quattioa Th0raior0, or nat tha sheriti CAU lc~p4lg clcls~ S5$ arias5 wbethr Stet.8 as jmvidbd ia Artlole OzC 30$ per tile trcz 1030, Code of Srin;fr&l TTcobdure.

Artiolo>%Q?%; Code of Crimlael Froaedure, expross- Or OWAUtAble8 1y prOYh?b8 CO&~iti~ roe3 iO+ .ahOriffU by the mq of ocu~oncttlon for uwh sborlffa or ocxxstablee perrozn- lnc the dUtie8 equrcsratou therein. &tic10 .lG31, Code of that When serrloes prdvldos C~lszir-a: Prooedure, in offeat 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 A8 are allowad tie dlmritt. The see r.ha.ll roes th0w0r be tsxctl la tha sheriff's bill ci oasts and aoted therein as costs 633 etch paae crtlaer~ an4 wbea bg suoh re0efred e.kerlft, he akcill yeg the mz.6 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 1030, !:cvlb cf Criminal Proc64uro, r;of complle4 with ;stla~e a3 it ia waersary thct we bear In xdnd the hat that th.0 fee ststutoo am strictly ccnotrucd and tees by kWpllcatlon *5 232 . ’ 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