Murderers; Robert Mason, Jimmie Dixon and Clifford Harris
Killed filling station attendant, Elgie Leslie in Colman, Tex., and the Van Alstyne City Marshal W L Echols.

The Whitewright sun april 4, 1929 Coleman,- Elgie Leslie, shot in a filling station holdup here March 23, died her Wednesday. Murder charges were filed against Robert Mason and Denny Dixon in connection of the affair. The men were arrested the day after the robbery and held in separate Jails awaiting the outcome of Leslie's injuries. Both were implicated, under other names, in a confession made in Dallas by a third man as participants in the Van Alstyne attempted robbery 10 days ago. W L Echols, night watchman at Van Alstyne was fatally shot as the men escaped. (Echols of Van Alstyne was Van Alstyne City Marshal) The Whitewright Sun Thursday, March 28, 1929 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Sat Aug 8, 1931

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