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Violence feared in Onion Strike in Willacy County
Texas Farmworkers Union launched an onion pickers strike on April 4, 1979, on the farm of Charles Wetegrove, son of Edward Raymond, founder of the city of Raymondville. As with previous farmworker strikes, local law enforcement was brought in by…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/50ffbe397a2bb6f9b1144f45d01243bd.pdf
An article regarding the resignation of Sheriff Raymond Teller after being declared guilty of peonage.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/6b89694385b9ae94e5fdcdc4ad41b3f7.pdf
A newspaper article regarding sentences from a previous case of peonage. The accused included Sheriff Raymond teller and other four Willacy county officers and citizens.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/542e484a6d55cafce93c3fab18b3e455.pdf
A newspaper article regarding a case of five man found guilty of peonage.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/0bf0e0f68bddee6d72f6f934ba8f6bcb.pdf
A newspaper article about the peonage trial for Sheriff Raymond Teller and eight other officials and citizens. The charges are explained in the article.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/14a3c73c891ef41b05ed4154137dff06.pdf
A newspaper article about a case where cotton pickers were sent to jail. In the case, the workers argued that it was a peonage case, but in the article the jail time was justified and not peonage. Sheriff Raymond teller and other officials were…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/ed67695558f6629bcce859020ed70720.pdf
The newspaper article describes how workers, who worked as cotton pickers, were threaten with being shoot if they tried to escape. The accused were Sheriff Raymond Teller and eight other county officials and citizens.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/7848d1311d9fbe7709dbaa0e89517710.pdf
A newspaper article about a case of a violation of the anti-peonage law. The accused include eleven Willacy county residents, Sheriff Raymond Teller and five other officers.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/07f613d4835b07f711d791b9de1161bf.pdf
The article talks about how 14 men had indictments regarding peonage. According to the article, the men were forcing laborers to pick cotton to pay.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/5c0177436ba0e4f49dd473f33c2bb6ee.pdf
A newspaper article about officers being arrested due to peonage cases.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/2e3be2e7040aec15bf222d93ea9f2550.pdf
An article about the cases against police officers being dismissed. The officers were charged with the murdering of five Mexican prisoners. The cases were dismissed because there was not enough evidence, even though there were several witnesses that…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/de3863a3ec4cf3348d0400e8b730e1e4.pdf
An article about how the Willacy Court rendered their report about the killing of five Mexican prisoners in the hands of eight police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/29123c4ba3632d7460bd5dbf68f06c1b.pdf
A newspaper article about how police officers and the Sheriff Raymond Teller were not rendered before January 24 due to grand jury being recessed. The officers were involved in the killing of 5 Mexican prisoners.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/fd937702d864f9c365b33f5d3d1da271.pdf
A newspaper article regarding the Willacy County case, where 5 Mexican Citizens were assassinated by police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller. In the article, the judge postponed the hearing because he was feeling ill and did not set a date…

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/8366092b02864d5b88e7bd69daac3931.pdf
A newspaper article regarding the assassination of 5 Mexican citizens by 8 police officers including Sheriff Raymond Teller. The article talks about what happened during court and several witnesses who testified.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/f2aac17a1e9e27f4105de913af40edcf.pdf
The newspaper article is about a testimony given by the daughter of a family that was assassinated by 8 police officers, including Sheriff Raymond Teller.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/fc2e552e386f8ffcb192aa9fb51d349d.pdf
Newspaper article regarding Sheriff Raymond Teller and seven other officers involved in the murder of a family of 5 Mexicans.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/2704cd1220aa2eba80acf3ed388acab3.pdf
A newspaper article about how police officers and Sheriff Raymond Teller were released out of jail by paying $1,500 bonds. They were expected to court the following Monday of this publication.

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/380bde152ec24337d6f2da53a0a53450.pdf
An article regarding a peonage case that was moved to the end of the month in January. The case involves the Sheriff Raymond Teller. The case was originally set for January 10.

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