Defendants Request Proceedings Be Continued Regardless of Grand Jury Action

Dublin Core

Title

Defendants Request Proceedings Be Continued Regardless of Grand Jury Action

Subject

Peonage
Racism
Crime
Case

Description

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 to continue with it.

Source

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives

Publisher

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date

1927-01-13

Contributor

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Rights

(1927, January 8). Defendants Request Proceedings Be Continued Regardless of Grand Jury Action. Brownsville Herald, p. 1-2.

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

BrownsvilleHerald-19270113-IllnessAgainHaltsHearingWillacyCase

Coverage

Raymondville, Texas

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/39213/archive/files/fd937702d864f9c365b33f5d3d1da271.pdf

Collection

Tags

special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history special collections, archives, LRGV history, borderlands, US-Mexico history


Citation

“Defendants Request Proceedings Be Continued Regardless of Grand Jury Action,” UTRGV Digital Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.utrgv.edu/items/show/251.