Transcribed by: Lena Stone Criswell
THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirty-First Year - Number 48
Marlin, Texas, Friday, June 28, 1931
DEFENDANT REMANED TO JAIL WITHOUT BOND
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Negro Charged with Murder of Brother
Held for Grand Jury Action
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Charged with murder of his brother, Bennie Richardson, in a shooting in the
Alto Springs section of Falls county recently, Pete Richardson, negro, was
remanded to jail without bail pending action of the grand jury at a preliminary
hearing before Judge J. L. Powers in justice precinct No. 2 court Thursday
afternoon.
The slain negro was killed by a bullet from a .22 target, officers stated, being informed that the shooting followed an argument over a razor. The defendant was taken into custody by Sheriff Reese soon afterward.
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Democrat, Marlin, Falls Co., Texas.
