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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McCrae's ranger Chase Pearson,
another authentic reenactment of a case transcribed from the files
of the Texas Rangers. Names, dates, and places in the
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following story are fictitious for obvious reasons. The events themselves
are a matter of records.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You know, when Thursday rolls around, it'll bring more top
radio entertainment to you over.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
These NBC stations.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Thursday starts right off in high gear with Robert Young
starring as heroic and Harris Jim Anderson of Father Knows Best.
The Andersons are just like your family, but funnier for
the head of the household can get himself involved in
situations that take the concerted effort of wife and progeny
to get unraveled, and usually Jim rises from the battle
bloody but unbowed, and still firmly convinced that Father Knows Best.
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For adventure fans, Thursday holds the promise of top mystery listening,
also as NBC presents Mister Keen, tracer of Lost Persons
who manches his deductive reasoning against the violence and murder
of crime. Later join Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday
of Dragnet, The true story of your Police Force in Action,
Father Knows Best, Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons and Dragnet.
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Hear all these and more Thursdays on NBC Now Back
to Tales of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
And now from the files of the Texas Rangers, the
case called clip Job.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
It is ten o'clock on the evening of January twenty fourth,
nineteen fifty A bit of wind whents through the streets
in the North Texas town of Bolton as the clock
in the town hall strikes. They are an elderly woman
makes her way to a lighted drug store.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Thank you, mister girl, Thank you, good night. Can I
help you, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Are you mister Cranda, Yes, ma'am. People have told me
you know everybody here in town.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Well, ma'am, I reckon I do. I've had this drug
store twenty three year.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Do you know a man named George Cally Carlly Carley.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
No, ma'am, I don't believe it. Do what it looks like.
He's a big man, kind of stout with gray hair.
He's in the oil business.
Speaker 6 (03:00):
Well, ma'am, I might be wrong, but I don't recall
anybody looks like that by the name of Collie. Of
course he could be known aroundtown.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Oh no, he said, he's lived here for years. So
he asked anybody else from down if the new Yes,
I've asked all day.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
M And you're sure you got the right town.
Speaker 5 (03:19):
Mister Calley, said Bolton. He told he lived on Cassy Street.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
That's right, ma'am. We got across the street here, I.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Went to the address he gave me. People they had
never heard of mister Cally. I guess I've come a
long way.
Speaker 6 (03:34):
Nothing.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I'm sorry, ma'am. You've been very kind. Oh not tall
anything else I can help you with. I'll just look
around a little if you don't mind, well, sure, you'll
just take your time. I'll go ahead wrapping up.
Speaker 7 (03:47):
These orders, mister crandall.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yes, ma'am. That bottle up there, how much does it cost?
Speaker 8 (03:58):
Uh?
Speaker 5 (03:59):
Liste the large one just above it with the red
label pool that borrows.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Not for sale, ma'am. We sell it for downs. How
much is it to now? Dollar a quarter?
Speaker 6 (04:09):
But it's poisoned, ma'am. You'll need a prescription to buy description.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Yes, ma'am from your doctor. Oh, thank you very much.
You feeling all right, ma'am? Yes, some more rise for you.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
Don't look so good to me, ma'am. You better come
over here to the shoe department.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Shre down.
Speaker 7 (04:29):
I'll hardly leave me alone, ma'am. Ma'am, I'm bread I'm breader.
Get me duck Holmes and hurry.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
The woman was taken up the county hospital, where she
was found to be in the first stage of starvation.
Some letters in her handbag identified her as missus Agnes
Howell Minden. Early the next morning, she regained consciousness and
was able to talk. Upon hearing a story, Sheriff Ted
Dryer asked for assistance from the Texas Rangers. Ranger Jase
Pearson was a sign and joined the sheriff in the
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hospital shortly after eight o'clock.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Sure glad you got here so quick, Jesse.
Speaker 6 (05:18):
This was a little too rough for me to handle.
I'll give me a fell in before we see Missus Howell. Well, Jays,
I could, but I'd rather have you hear it direct
from her. It snowed down this way. They had to
put her in a charity ward. Didn't she have any
relatives up in the town where she came from minden. Nope,
I checked her husband died four months ago. She didn't
have nobody else, you know, Jase, That poor old lady
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hadn't eaten in forty eight hours, no money. When I
went through her pocketbook for identification, I found thirteen cents.
Speaker 9 (05:46):
He will.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Ms Howell's third bed down morning, Miss Howe, Miss how
missus Ranger Pearson, I'd like you to tell him everything
you told me.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
What's the use he can't get my money back? Six
thousand dollars all I had in the world gone.
Speaker 6 (06:16):
Somebody stole your money, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I didn't know who was gonna steal it.
Speaker 5 (06:22):
Mr Colly, he seemed like such a fine man. Everything
he said I believed. Oh I'm so ashamed.
Speaker 6 (06:33):
Now means how Nah, I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I'm all right now. This mister Cally do you know
his first name?
Speaker 10 (06:43):
George?
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Seemed like the kind of man you could trust, beg
and sort of stout.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
With nice gray hair.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
When he come to the house, he said he'd been
a friend of my husband.
Speaker 6 (06:56):
How long ago was this, ma'am?
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Er a month, I said I, and I told him
my husband was dead. He seemed so upset. He said
he had a check for my husband.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
Five hundred dollars was a profit from one of mister
College's oil weales.
Speaker 6 (07:11):
Had your husband ever said anything to you about investing
in an oil Well, no.
Speaker 5 (07:16):
But lots of people around men and have made money
from oil. I didn't think there was anything wrong.
Speaker 6 (07:22):
Did mister Colly give you the check?
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Well?
Speaker 5 (07:24):
No, he said he wants to do me a favor,
said he's double my five hundred dollars in three days.
When he come back, he told me he'd.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Done even better. He had twelve hundred dollars from me.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
And then he said, if you'd put the rest of
your money to it, he'd make a lot more. Is
that it?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
He told me I'd get at least fifty thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
How did you know?
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I just had an idea. You gave him the money, didn't.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
You, ma'am? Yes I did.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
He promised me fifty thousand dollars seemed like such a lot.
Speaker 6 (08:01):
It is, ma'am, And so it's your six thousand. When'd
you first get suspicious of mister Colly?
Speaker 5 (08:07):
About two weeks after he left He said he'd be
back in a week.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
When he didn't show up for a month. And it's
how decided to come over here to Boatman and look
for him. I had to.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
It wasn't any more food in the house.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
I was ashamed to go to the neighbors our life savings.
Speaker 10 (08:28):
I was such a fool.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I like to get my hand on this college fellop
for just five minutes.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
I hope I can oblige you, a sheriff. This is
how when Collie was in your town? Did he stay
at a hotel?
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Yes, he did, the Fuller Hotel. It's the only one
in mindon mister Colley seemed like such a nice man,
and I still can't believe it.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
That's just what he counted on, ma'am. Come on, Sheriff,
let's take a ride over to Mendon. Turn right at
the next corner, jays four hotels at the end.
Speaker 9 (09:07):
Of the block.
Speaker 6 (09:07):
Uh huh. You know there's one thing I can't understand.
How did this car he know where to come right
to Miss Howe. It's an old racket, Sheriff. He's what
we call our hurst chaser, scouts around till he finds
a widow with a little bit of money, and then
he goes to work. But how did he happen to
find Miss Howe? He didn't just happen. Probably used the
local newspaper, checked the obituary columns for a few months back,
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and picked out his victim very carefully. The rest was easy, Yeah,
too easy. Sounds like he really knows his business. If
he's the one I think he is, he's one of
the smartest. Been after him over a year.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Haven't been able to get close to him.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Huh, not yet. Most of the women he swindled don't
come to us till months after it's happened. That makes
it tough. All right, here's a hotel, Jane. You sure
we're doing right? Coming over here to Mendon seemed like
a mighty cold trail. No trails ever, cold, Sheriff, Not
as long as it's a trail. And this is one
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I want to follow right to the end. Work don't
seem to be around. I reckon, that'll bring somebody. Sorry, Tans,
I was just having a bit of lunch in.
Speaker 4 (10:17):
The back, Oh, Sheriff, I didn't recognize you at first,
And this is ranger Peers.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
How'd he arrange her?
Speaker 9 (10:24):
Anything wrong?
Speaker 6 (10:24):
We'd like to get a little information from you.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
Well, now, I'd be right proud to answer anything you've
got to ask always glad to help out a ranger.
Speaker 6 (10:31):
You remember a man named George Colly stayed here about
a month ago?
Speaker 10 (10:35):
Or that's real funny you asked about mister Colly.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Oh kind of.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
Top fella and gray hair, smokes big black cigars all
the time.
Speaker 10 (10:42):
Either one.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
You mean you ain't seen him around here lately, have you?
Speaker 9 (10:45):
You know?
Speaker 3 (10:46):
But me and my wife was talking about him just
last night.
Speaker 6 (10:49):
Anything special made you remember him?
Speaker 9 (10:51):
You bet?
Speaker 6 (10:52):
There is.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Ain't often a man keeps a big water cash my safe.
Speaker 10 (10:55):
Like mister Colly did.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
Six thousand dollars.
Speaker 10 (10:57):
It was brought it in the last day he was here.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
How do you know what? Six times?
Speaker 4 (11:01):
And made him counted for he put it in the envelope,
all one hundred dollars bills it was. I asked him
why he didn't put that much money in the bank,
said he didn't trust banks.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
How long did mister Colly stay here? Two and no
three days? That three days?
Speaker 5 (11:14):
Oh?
Speaker 10 (11:14):
I never forgot. There was something else he put in
the safe.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
What was that?
Speaker 4 (11:18):
The gold ring with a diamond big as end of
your thumb, I said him, Sorry joking, now, mister Colly,
you act like we got crooks here. In Mendon and
he answers, real serious, you never know, Just like that,
you never know.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
We have a look at his hotel bill.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
Miss you're calling done something wrong?
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Better you just go ahead and get what the ranger asked.
Speaker 10 (11:39):
Oh sure, it didn't mean to get nosey. Have it
for you in a minute.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
What do you want with call his hotel bill, Jae.
Speaker 6 (11:45):
Sometimes I like diary, Sheriff, and this one might give
us the lead we're looking for. Here you are a ranger.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Twenty one dollars and.
Speaker 10 (11:52):
Fifty cents paid in full cash.
Speaker 6 (11:54):
It's a pretty big bill for three days.
Speaker 10 (11:56):
Well, he had some cleaning and laundry done rush.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
So it was you can see it right here.
Speaker 10 (12:01):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 6 (12:03):
This item number four two point thirty for telephone? Is
that for local calls?
Speaker 10 (12:07):
No, we don't charge for local calls. Reckon, mister Cally
must have phoned off town.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Any idea who he phoned? That might be real hard
to say, ranger. We just get the charges and put
him on the bill. Thanks, Come on, Sheriff, where we're going,
Jason down to the phone company.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
Think we might be on to something.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
I don't know, but it could be. Mister Cally left
us a little message without knowing it. At the phone
company office, we learned that Collie had called him miss
Sally Ronson in Dallas. The number belonged to a fancy
roadhouse near town. I left the sheriff and boatman headed
for Dallas on the way our radio company be and
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asked them to have somebody locate Sally Ronson keep her
under surveillance till I arrived. When I pulled up in
front of the roadhouse at ten that night, Ranger Clay
Morgan was waiting for me. Oh hey, Jay, Oh okay,
I got your message. Jase, Cap wants me to work
with you on the rest of the case. Should get
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a line on Sally Ronson. Uh huh.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
She had tap dances on the floor show inside. Just
watch the end of her rack.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
She's got another show tonight. Let's go in.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Sure, Jase, you think this gug is mixed up on
the HER's chasing racket with Kelly.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
It's hard to say. He called her long distance sense
enough to start her.
Speaker 10 (13:18):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
The manager said her dressing room was down at the
end of the hall. How much did Colly get from
the old lady and Mendon Jason.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
Six thousand and everything. Her husband left her and she
must have been an awful Leasia Mark maybe, but Collie's
a pretty sharp article. Say Sally Ronson's dressing room.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
Yeah, just a minute.
Speaker 6 (13:40):
She sounds a little tired and she's a little afraid
at the edge of.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
How much it? Oh? I thought you was the kids
in the drug store.
Speaker 6 (13:48):
I Ranger Pierson, ma'am, this is Ranger Morgan. All right,
if we come in for a few minutes.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Why not excuse me for not having shoes on. I'll
go get my slippers.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
It's all right, ma'am. We just want ask you a
few questions.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
Getting so, I never want to have shoes on when
I'm not dancing. You know how bad it makes you
feel when your feet get tired. Yes, ma'am, sit down.
Oh thanks, like I'm tired all the.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Time now, uh seven years of dancing in places like this?
Speaker 3 (14:19):
What kind of questions you want to ask?
Speaker 6 (14:21):
You know a man named George Colly, no should I
he phones you from a town called Mendon About a.
Speaker 5 (14:27):
Month ago that a man phoned me to get the
idea I'm glamorous because I'm a show gal, glamorous with
throwing seat.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
You sure you don't remember hearing from George Colley Ranger. Look,
I'd like to help you, but I don't even know him.
Speaker 6 (14:42):
Now, let's try again. It's a middle aged man, stout,
gray hair, smoke strong cigars.
Speaker 5 (14:49):
Oh him, Oh, why didn't you say so? The oil
man that his name's George Connor?
Speaker 6 (14:55):
Is that what he told you it was?
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Yeah? I guess he's got two names or twenty?
Speaker 6 (15:00):
Did he call you to.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Make a date? Now?
Speaker 5 (15:02):
He takes me out when he's near where I'm playing,
makes me tired of all his big talk, but he
buys a good dinner.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
He in trouble.
Speaker 9 (15:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Have you seen him recently? Mmm? Week? Maybe ten days ago?
You expect to see him again soon? Miss Ronson, Look.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
Rangers, I can't afford to get mixed up in nothing.
Speaker 6 (15:17):
Bad publicity ruin my book, and we'll see you don't
get mixed up in it. When are you supposed to
see him again?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (15:24):
Club's closed and I don't have to work. He's coming
in town. Said, he picked me up at my place
at six. You want me to call you.
Speaker 6 (15:30):
When he gets in, No, ma'am, if you don't mind,
we'll wait there with you. This is one date we're
all going to keep together.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
In just a moment, we will continue with Tales of
the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McCrae as Ranger Jase Pearson.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
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Speaker 6 (16:07):
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Speaker 1 (17:02):
We continue now with tales of the Texas Rangers and
our authentic story clip job.
Speaker 6 (17:14):
We put out a bulletin on George Collie with instructions
to pay special attention to the area around Dallas. The
next day, we staked out in the lobby of Sally
Ronson's hotel on the chance that Collie might show up early.
Little after five, we joined her in a room and
waited for Collie to keep his six o'clock date. At
six point thirty and arrived, Sally made coffee for us
on a hot plate she kept in a room.
Speaker 3 (17:36):
I can't understand why don't show up.
Speaker 6 (17:38):
He's never missed a date with you before, has he,
miss Ronson?
Speaker 3 (17:40):
No, here's your coffee. Ranger's not very strong, but it's hot.
Speaker 6 (17:44):
Thanks.
Speaker 10 (17:44):
Thank then.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
I wish I'd never gotten mixed up with him.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
I didn't know he was a crewk.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
It's not your fault.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
Suppose he puts up a fight when he sees you here.
He might have a gun, and like Collie, don't often
carry guns.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
Man don't need to get upset. Miss Ronson. You just
relax and let us worry about Collie.
Speaker 5 (17:59):
Yeah, he got a coin for the radio.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Ranger.
Speaker 6 (18:03):
Oh sure here, thanks.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
You never been this late before, jaceh.
Speaker 6 (18:09):
You don't think he spotted us when we came up here?
Do you not doubt it? He probably doesn't have any
idea where after him?
Speaker 3 (18:14):
Ranger. I can't help, but I'm getting scared. Couldn't I
go somewhere and let you wait for him here?
Speaker 6 (18:19):
I'm afraid not, ma'am. I can't take the chance of
him seeing you on the street. But it becomes answer it, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
It might be him. What'll I say?
Speaker 6 (18:27):
Just what you would ordinarily? Let him think there's anything wrong.
Speaker 5 (18:30):
I'll try Hello all right, operator, Hey, turn off the radio, Vera,
I'll get the radio chag.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Well hello there.
Speaker 5 (18:44):
Oh well, if it can be helped, ah, no, it's
all right, yeah, and so long.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
It was him.
Speaker 5 (18:56):
He said he had some business and can't get to
Dallas to day after tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (18:59):
Did he say where he was calling from?
Speaker 3 (19:01):
He didn't, but Operate. He said the call was from
Wilfrid Wilford. I see, that's about one hundred fifty miles
from here.
Speaker 6 (19:06):
Huh huh, Oil Country. Chances are colleagues working another clip job. Jase,
you figured we might be able to pick him up there.
We'll give it a try. Call headquarters, Clay, get them
cover this hotel. We're going to head for Wilford. We
arrived in Wilford late that night. Check of the hotels
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failed to locate Collie. Early the next morning, we went
to the local newspaper office. We learned that a man
answering Collie's description had been in a week before. Going
over back issues. We checked the obituary columns of the
same issues and got the names of four newly widowed
women who might qualify as Collie's intended victim. They called
at their houses and made inquiries. Just before noon, missus
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Helen Petree gave us the break we were looking for.
Speaker 5 (19:53):
Why, yes, I know the man you're talking about, but
his name's not college At Sanders.
Speaker 6 (19:58):
How long have you known this, miss there's Sanders.
Speaker 5 (20:01):
Why I do only know anym a week? But he
was a good friend of my husband.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
Did he tell you that, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (20:05):
Yes he did, and he's the most honorable man I
ever met.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
It brought me five hundred dollars. He said he owed my.
Speaker 6 (20:11):
Husband from an oil investment.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
That's right.
Speaker 5 (20:14):
And he was so disturbed when he heard my husband
had died, said he just.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Had to do something for me. He took the five
hundred dollars away with him, didn't he, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (20:21):
Well, yes, but three days later he was back, and
you know he had nine hundred dollars with him, all
for me.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Did he say anything then about you investing more money
so you could make an even bigger profit.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
Indeed he did.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Matter of fact, I've got a check ready for him now,
fifty two hundred dollars.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Ranger, how do you know about all this?
Speaker 6 (20:40):
This may come as a shot to you, ma'am, but
your mister Sanders is one of the slickest swindlers in Texas.
Speaker 5 (20:45):
Swindler that's downright ridiculous. Mister Sanders is one of the
finest men I ever met. I don't believe any of
these things you're saying about him.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I'm afraid what Ranger Pearson says it's true, ma'am. We
know of at least one woman who's already lost all
our savings because she trusted him.
Speaker 5 (21:03):
Mister Sanders wouldn't do a thing like that. You're sure
you're not mistaken, Ranger.
Speaker 6 (21:07):
There's no mistake, man, this man's a criminal.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Well, I don't know what to say. Makes me feel
weak all over. Mister Sanders, he seemed so kind and
so honest, I know, ma'am.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
And we're sorry to have to tell you that he isn't.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
What can I do?
Speaker 5 (21:26):
He's coming to pick up a check when two o'clock today.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
I just don't know what I'm going to do.
Speaker 6 (21:32):
We'd like you to see him, ma'am, and we want
you to give him your check, just the way you
plan to do.
Speaker 10 (21:36):
Well.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
I don't understand, Ranger.
Speaker 6 (21:38):
Would you give us permission to set up a hidden
microphone in this room?
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Of course? But what if a fool?
Speaker 6 (21:43):
We want to have a record of this man at work,
just for our own use.
Speaker 5 (21:47):
You mean you want me to talk to mister Sanders
like nothing's happened.
Speaker 6 (21:50):
That's right, and don't worry, ma'am. We'll be right in
the next room.
Speaker 5 (21:54):
Oh it's not that, it's well, I'm not sure if
I can face him knowing what I do now. I
never was much good at act.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Just do your best, ma'am. That's all we can ask Clay. Yeah, Jess,
I'm about pulling the car into a side street where
it can't be seen and bring the tape recorder back
with you. Sure, better step on it. Got a lot
to do before two o'clock. I'm sorry to be moving
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your furniture around, man, but I have to get this
microphone sets.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
Nearly two o'clock, Ranger, I'm just about finished.
Speaker 6 (22:30):
We'll try a test with Ranger Morgan in the next room,
testing clay rap on the wall if I'm coming through.
All right, Missus Petrie, we're ready for your visitor.
Speaker 3 (22:41):
Oh, I've never been in all my life.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
You do all right? Just be as natural as you can.
Speaker 5 (22:46):
Range you sure, and now you want me to give
him the chair.
Speaker 6 (22:48):
It's very important that you do.
Speaker 9 (22:50):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
I wish I wasn't so nervous.
Speaker 6 (22:51):
I better get into the.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
Next room, Arranger.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
I think good luck, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
All sets of record je missus bee three scater she sat.
Speaker 6 (23:01):
Yeah, she's pretty nervous. I think she'll be able to
carry it off. And it's a chance we have to take.
Speaker 3 (23:06):
Boy, you didn't get in here with any time to spare.
Speaker 6 (23:08):
Yeah, give me that other set of airphones there?
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Thanks?
Speaker 6 (23:16):
Why Hello, mister sandy man, good to see you again.
Speaker 9 (23:21):
Won't chicken in?
Speaker 3 (23:21):
Well?
Speaker 9 (23:22):
Thank you man.
Speaker 5 (23:24):
I've got the kick already for you.
Speaker 9 (23:26):
Oh there's no hurry on that, man. Mostly I just
stopped buying it.
Speaker 6 (23:30):
I have a nice friendly chat with you.
Speaker 9 (23:33):
Well then, won't you sit down?
Speaker 6 (23:36):
Thank you man.
Speaker 8 (23:38):
Sure it is nice to sit a spell in a
warm house on a cold daylight today.
Speaker 9 (23:42):
Oh brother, yes, it is school own man. If you
don't mind my saying so, you don't seem like yourself today.
I don't know, man, seems like you're upset about something.
Oh no, no, right, man, don't try to fool me.
Speaker 8 (24:00):
Might not be much of a hand with the ladies,
but I do know when a friend's feeling upset, and
I reckon, I know just what's troubling.
Speaker 9 (24:06):
You, do, yes, me, it's that business deed we were
talking over yesterday. Now you just put your mind to ease.
If it's going to worry you, we'll forget the whole thing.
Speaker 10 (24:16):
Oh no, no, no, I want you to take the check.
Speaker 8 (24:18):
Well, ma'am, you won't regret it, for sure. Not a
month's time, you'll be a rich woman. But I understand
how you feel, and you know your husband was such
a fine fault.
Speaker 9 (24:28):
I'd hate to think of his widow worrying over money.
Oh it's all right, mister Sander's I'm gonna git worse.
Speaker 6 (24:33):
Sure you are, and I don't blame you.
Speaker 8 (24:35):
Probably seems like a right a lot of money to
let go up, even if it is only for a
short time.
Speaker 9 (24:40):
Well, i'll tell you what if.
Speaker 8 (24:42):
Uh, and if you feel like you can't afford it
right now, you just tear up that check.
Speaker 3 (24:48):
No, I thought it over in my mind's made up.
Speaker 9 (24:50):
I do want to go into your business.
Speaker 8 (24:52):
Well all right, ma'am, but only if you're sure you
want to with the chicks in my desk.
Speaker 9 (25:00):
What a shame, ma'am, such a pretty page. Oh I'm
super clumsy. I think you can't have the pieces for
somebody can tell you. You Just let me handle that, ma'am.
I'll have it up right away, thank you. I'll go
get the chick in the meat time.
Speaker 6 (25:13):
It's crazy.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
He hasn't noticed something wrong.
Speaker 9 (25:15):
But now here we are, ma'am. And here's a check,
mister Sanders fifty two hundred. Don't well, missus Petrie.
Speaker 8 (25:25):
Now that you have made up your mind, I can
tell you you've made the what man, your hands shaken?
Speaker 5 (25:30):
It's nothing up, you.
Speaker 8 (25:31):
Know, ma'am.
Speaker 9 (25:33):
I just got a hunch we shouldn't do business today.
Speaker 8 (25:36):
I'll be back to see you some other day.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
Case he's taking off. Man, Come on, I'm sorry, Rangers.
Speaker 6 (25:46):
That's all right, ma'am. Let's stop him playing right.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Jason's in this car.
Speaker 6 (25:52):
Hold it, Polly, you gotta fire Jason. Yeah, let's go.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
Don't know, Polly, You're.
Speaker 6 (26:02):
All right, Get out of the car.
Speaker 9 (26:04):
What it's all about, Rangers.
Speaker 3 (26:06):
You might have killed me. It would have been too
good for you.
Speaker 9 (26:08):
Collie.
Speaker 6 (26:08):
What are you calling me Collie? For my name's Sanders.
You must have a tough time keeping track of all
your names. Put out your hands, Collie, you're under arrest,
the rest. What for swindling me? You're making a mistake, Ranger. No, Collie,
you made the mistake when you swindle. Agnes Howell over
in Mendon. Agnes how I don't know anybody with that name.
(26:30):
I think she'll know you. Come on, Collie, she's been
a long time looking for you. Let's not keep her
waiting any longer.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
In just a moment, we will tell you the results
of the case.
Speaker 9 (26:54):
You have just heard.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
There's more good radio listening Wednesday night on in DC Wehn'sday,
Come to Ivy College in the town of Ivy, USA. Yes,
walk the pleasant campus of Ivy College with mister Missus
Ronald Coleman as Doctor and Missus Hall of Ivy. There's
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Speaker 3 (27:13):
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Speaker 6 (27:15):
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Speaker 6 (27:23):
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Radio's merriest quiz show. There's prize money for lucky contestants
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and provides the lapse and for a high adventure. On Wednesday,
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NBC Radio Network every day of the week. The finest
entertainment is as close as this station. And now back
to Tales of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
And now here are the results of the case you
have just heard. George Colley was brought to trial on
March thirteenth, nineteen fifty. During the two months preceding his trial,
Agnes Hall and three other women from various parts of
the state filed charges against him for fraud. Of the
six thousand dollars Missus.
Speaker 4 (28:24):
Hall had lost, thirty eight hundred was recovered and returned.
In April twenty sixth, nineteen fifty, George Colley was sentenced
to twenty years in Huntsville Penitentiary.
Speaker 1 (28:38):
Next week, Joe McCray and another authentic reenactment of the
case from the files of but Texas Rangers. The cast
(29:06):
included Tony Barrett, then Christie Virginia, Gregg Parley, Bear, Ernie Newton, Herbellus,
and William Bien. Technical advisor was Captain M. T. Lonewolf
Gonzales of the Texas Rangers. This story was transcribed and
adapted by Charles E. Israel and the program was produced
and directed by Stacy Keach Hell Give Me Speaking.
Speaker 6 (29:28):
Next.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
It's the Big Show All This and Tallula Too on
NBC
Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McCrae's ranger Chase Pearson,
another authentic reenactment of a case transcribed from the files
of the Texas Rangers. Names, dates, and places in the
(00:41):
following story are fictitious for obvious reasons. The events themselves
are a matter of records.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
You know, when Thursday rolls around, it'll bring more top
radio entertainment to you over.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
These NBC stations.
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Thursday starts right off in high gear with Robert Young
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The Andersons are just like your family, but funnier for
the head of the household can get himself involved in
situations that take the concerted effort of wife and progeny
to get unraveled, and usually Jim rises from the battle
bloody but unbowed, and still firmly convinced that Father Knows Best.
(01:21):
For adventure fans, Thursday holds the promise of top mystery listening,
also as NBC presents Mister Keen, tracer of Lost Persons
who manches his deductive reasoning against the violence and murder
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(01:44):
Hear all these and more Thursdays on NBC Now Back
to Tales of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
And now from the files of the Texas Rangers, the
case called clip Job.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
It is ten o'clock on the evening of January twenty fourth,
nineteen fifty A bit of wind whents through the streets
in the North Texas town of Bolton as the clock
in the town hall strikes. They are an elderly woman
makes her way to a lighted drug store.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Thank you, mister girl, Thank you, good night. Can I
help you, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (02:34):
Are you mister Cranda, Yes, ma'am. People have told me
you know everybody here in town.
Speaker 6 (02:39):
Well, ma'am, I reckon I do. I've had this drug
store twenty three year.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Do you know a man named George Cally Carlly Carley.
Speaker 3 (02:49):
No, ma'am, I don't believe it. Do what it looks like.
He's a big man, kind of stout with gray hair.
He's in the oil business.
Speaker 6 (03:00):
Well, ma'am, I might be wrong, but I don't recall
anybody looks like that by the name of Collie. Of
course he could be known aroundtown.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
Oh no, he said, he's lived here for years. So
he asked anybody else from down if the new Yes,
I've asked all day.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
M And you're sure you got the right town.
Speaker 5 (03:19):
Mister Calley, said Bolton. He told he lived on Cassy Street.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
That's right, ma'am. We got across the street here, I.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
Went to the address he gave me. People they had
never heard of mister Cally. I guess I've come a
long way.
Speaker 6 (03:34):
Nothing.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I'm sorry, ma'am. You've been very kind. Oh not tall
anything else I can help you with. I'll just look
around a little if you don't mind, well, sure, you'll
just take your time. I'll go ahead wrapping up.
Speaker 7 (03:47):
These orders, mister crandall.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yes, ma'am. That bottle up there, how much does it cost?
Speaker 8 (03:58):
Uh?
Speaker 5 (03:59):
Liste the large one just above it with the red
label pool that borrows.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Not for sale, ma'am. We sell it for downs. How
much is it to now? Dollar a quarter?
Speaker 6 (04:09):
But it's poisoned, ma'am. You'll need a prescription to buy description.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Yes, ma'am from your doctor. Oh, thank you very much.
You feeling all right, ma'am? Yes, some more rise for you.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
Don't look so good to me, ma'am. You better come
over here to the shoe department.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Shre down.
Speaker 7 (04:29):
I'll hardly leave me alone, ma'am. Ma'am, I'm bread I'm breader.
Get me duck Holmes and hurry.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
The woman was taken up the county hospital, where she
was found to be in the first stage of starvation.
Some letters in her handbag identified her as missus Agnes
Howell Minden. Early the next morning, she regained consciousness and
was able to talk. Upon hearing a story, Sheriff Ted
Dryer asked for assistance from the Texas Rangers. Ranger Jase
Pearson was a sign and joined the sheriff in the
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hospital shortly after eight o'clock.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
Sure glad you got here so quick, Jesse.
Speaker 6 (05:18):
This was a little too rough for me to handle.
I'll give me a fell in before we see Missus Howell. Well, Jays,
I could, but I'd rather have you hear it direct
from her. It snowed down this way. They had to
put her in a charity ward. Didn't she have any
relatives up in the town where she came from minden. Nope,
I checked her husband died four months ago. She didn't
have nobody else, you know, Jase, That poor old lady
(05:39):
hadn't eaten in forty eight hours, no money. When I
went through her pocketbook for identification, I found thirteen cents.
Speaker 9 (05:46):
He will.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Ms Howell's third bed down morning, Miss Howe, Miss how
missus Ranger Pearson, I'd like you to tell him everything
you told me.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
What's the use he can't get my money back? Six
thousand dollars all I had in the world gone.
Speaker 6 (06:16):
Somebody stole your money, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I didn't know who was gonna steal it.
Speaker 5 (06:22):
Mr Colly, he seemed like such a fine man. Everything
he said I believed. Oh I'm so ashamed.
Speaker 6 (06:33):
Now means how Nah, I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
I'm all right now. This mister Cally do you know
his first name?
Speaker 10 (06:43):
George?
Speaker 5 (06:45):
Seemed like the kind of man you could trust, beg
and sort of stout.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
With nice gray hair.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
When he come to the house, he said he'd been
a friend of my husband.
Speaker 6 (06:56):
How long ago was this, ma'am?
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Er a month, I said I, and I told him
my husband was dead. He seemed so upset. He said
he had a check for my husband.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
Five hundred dollars was a profit from one of mister
College's oil weales.
Speaker 6 (07:11):
Had your husband ever said anything to you about investing
in an oil Well, no.
Speaker 5 (07:16):
But lots of people around men and have made money
from oil. I didn't think there was anything wrong.
Speaker 6 (07:22):
Did mister Colly give you the check?
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Well?
Speaker 5 (07:24):
No, he said he wants to do me a favor,
said he's double my five hundred dollars in three days.
When he come back, he told me he'd.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Done even better. He had twelve hundred dollars from me.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
And then he said, if you'd put the rest of
your money to it, he'd make a lot more. Is
that it?
Speaker 5 (07:43):
He told me I'd get at least fifty thousand dollars.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
How did you know?
Speaker 6 (07:49):
I just had an idea. You gave him the money, didn't.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
You, ma'am? Yes I did.
Speaker 5 (07:56):
He promised me fifty thousand dollars seemed like such a lot.
Speaker 6 (08:01):
It is, ma'am, And so it's your six thousand. When'd
you first get suspicious of mister Colly?
Speaker 5 (08:07):
About two weeks after he left He said he'd be
back in a week.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
When he didn't show up for a month. And it's
how decided to come over here to Boatman and look
for him. I had to.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
It wasn't any more food in the house.
Speaker 6 (08:22):
I was ashamed to go to the neighbors our life savings.
Speaker 10 (08:28):
I was such a fool.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
I like to get my hand on this college fellop
for just five minutes.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
I hope I can oblige you, a sheriff. This is
how when Collie was in your town? Did he stay
at a hotel?
Speaker 5 (08:40):
Yes, he did, the Fuller Hotel. It's the only one
in mindon mister Colley seemed like such a nice man,
and I still can't believe it.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
That's just what he counted on, ma'am. Come on, Sheriff,
let's take a ride over to Mendon. Turn right at
the next corner, jays four hotels at the end.
Speaker 9 (09:07):
Of the block.
Speaker 6 (09:07):
Uh huh. You know there's one thing I can't understand.
How did this car he know where to come right
to Miss Howe. It's an old racket, Sheriff. He's what
we call our hurst chaser, scouts around till he finds
a widow with a little bit of money, and then
he goes to work. But how did he happen to
find Miss Howe? He didn't just happen. Probably used the
local newspaper, checked the obituary columns for a few months back,
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and picked out his victim very carefully. The rest was easy, Yeah,
too easy. Sounds like he really knows his business. If
he's the one I think he is, he's one of
the smartest. Been after him over a year.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Haven't been able to get close to him.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Huh, not yet. Most of the women he swindled don't
come to us till months after it's happened. That makes
it tough. All right, here's a hotel, Jane. You sure
we're doing right? Coming over here to Mendon seemed like
a mighty cold trail. No trails ever, cold, Sheriff, Not
as long as it's a trail. And this is one
(10:03):
I want to follow right to the end. Work don't
seem to be around. I reckon, that'll bring somebody. Sorry, Tans,
I was just having a bit of lunch in.
Speaker 4 (10:17):
The back, Oh, Sheriff, I didn't recognize you at first,
And this is ranger Peers.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
How'd he arrange her?
Speaker 9 (10:24):
Anything wrong?
Speaker 6 (10:24):
We'd like to get a little information from you.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
Well, now, I'd be right proud to answer anything you've
got to ask always glad to help out a ranger.
Speaker 6 (10:31):
You remember a man named George Colly stayed here about
a month ago?
Speaker 10 (10:35):
Or that's real funny you asked about mister Colly.
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Oh kind of.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
Top fella and gray hair, smokes big black cigars all
the time.
Speaker 10 (10:42):
Either one.
Speaker 3 (10:42):
You mean you ain't seen him around here lately, have you?
Speaker 9 (10:45):
You know?
Speaker 3 (10:46):
But me and my wife was talking about him just
last night.
Speaker 6 (10:49):
Anything special made you remember him?
Speaker 9 (10:51):
You bet?
Speaker 6 (10:52):
There is.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Ain't often a man keeps a big water cash my safe.
Speaker 10 (10:55):
Like mister Colly did.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
Six thousand dollars.
Speaker 10 (10:57):
It was brought it in the last day he was here.
Speaker 6 (11:00):
How do you know what? Six times?
Speaker 4 (11:01):
And made him counted for he put it in the envelope,
all one hundred dollars bills it was. I asked him
why he didn't put that much money in the bank,
said he didn't trust banks.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
How long did mister Colly stay here? Two and no
three days? That three days?
Speaker 5 (11:14):
Oh?
Speaker 10 (11:14):
I never forgot. There was something else he put in
the safe.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
What was that?
Speaker 4 (11:18):
The gold ring with a diamond big as end of
your thumb, I said him, Sorry joking, now, mister Colly,
you act like we got crooks here. In Mendon and
he answers, real serious, you never know, Just like that,
you never know.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
We have a look at his hotel bill.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
Miss you're calling done something wrong?
Speaker 6 (11:35):
Better you just go ahead and get what the ranger asked.
Speaker 10 (11:39):
Oh sure, it didn't mean to get nosey. Have it
for you in a minute.
Speaker 3 (11:43):
What do you want with call his hotel bill, Jae.
Speaker 6 (11:45):
Sometimes I like diary, Sheriff, and this one might give
us the lead we're looking for. Here you are a ranger.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Twenty one dollars and.
Speaker 10 (11:52):
Fifty cents paid in full cash.
Speaker 6 (11:54):
It's a pretty big bill for three days.
Speaker 10 (11:56):
Well, he had some cleaning and laundry done rush.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
So it was you can see it right here.
Speaker 10 (12:01):
Mm hmm.
Speaker 6 (12:03):
This item number four two point thirty for telephone? Is
that for local calls?
Speaker 10 (12:07):
No, we don't charge for local calls. Reckon, mister Cally
must have phoned off town.
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Any idea who he phoned? That might be real hard
to say, ranger. We just get the charges and put
him on the bill. Thanks, Come on, Sheriff, where we're going,
Jason down to the phone company.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
Think we might be on to something.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
I don't know, but it could be. Mister Cally left
us a little message without knowing it. At the phone
company office, we learned that Collie had called him miss
Sally Ronson in Dallas. The number belonged to a fancy
roadhouse near town. I left the sheriff and boatman headed
for Dallas on the way our radio company be and
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asked them to have somebody locate Sally Ronson keep her
under surveillance till I arrived. When I pulled up in
front of the roadhouse at ten that night, Ranger Clay
Morgan was waiting for me. Oh hey, Jay, Oh okay,
I got your message. Jase, Cap wants me to work
with you on the rest of the case. Should get
(13:03):
a line on Sally Ronson. Uh huh.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
She had tap dances on the floor show inside. Just
watch the end of her rack.
Speaker 6 (13:07):
She's got another show tonight. Let's go in.
Speaker 3 (13:09):
Sure, Jase, you think this gug is mixed up on
the HER's chasing racket with Kelly.
Speaker 6 (13:14):
It's hard to say. He called her long distance sense
enough to start her.
Speaker 10 (13:18):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
The manager said her dressing room was down at the
end of the hall. How much did Colly get from
the old lady and Mendon Jason.
Speaker 6 (13:27):
Six thousand and everything. Her husband left her and she
must have been an awful Leasia Mark maybe, but Collie's
a pretty sharp article. Say Sally Ronson's dressing room.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
Yeah, just a minute.
Speaker 6 (13:40):
She sounds a little tired and she's a little afraid
at the edge of.
Speaker 3 (13:44):
How much it? Oh? I thought you was the kids
in the drug store.
Speaker 6 (13:48):
I Ranger Pierson, ma'am, this is Ranger Morgan. All right,
if we come in for a few minutes.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
Why not excuse me for not having shoes on. I'll
go get my slippers.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
It's all right, ma'am. We just want ask you a
few questions.
Speaker 3 (14:01):
Getting so, I never want to have shoes on when
I'm not dancing. You know how bad it makes you
feel when your feet get tired. Yes, ma'am, sit down.
Oh thanks, like I'm tired all the.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Time now, uh seven years of dancing in places like this?
Speaker 3 (14:19):
What kind of questions you want to ask?
Speaker 6 (14:21):
You know a man named George Colly, no should I
he phones you from a town called Mendon About a.
Speaker 5 (14:27):
Month ago that a man phoned me to get the
idea I'm glamorous because I'm a show gal, glamorous with
throwing seat.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
You sure you don't remember hearing from George Colley Ranger. Look,
I'd like to help you, but I don't even know him.
Speaker 6 (14:42):
Now, let's try again. It's a middle aged man, stout,
gray hair, smoke strong cigars.
Speaker 5 (14:49):
Oh him, Oh, why didn't you say so? The oil
man that his name's George Connor?
Speaker 6 (14:55):
Is that what he told you it was?
Speaker 3 (14:57):
Yeah? I guess he's got two names or twenty?
Speaker 6 (15:00):
Did he call you to.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
Make a date? Now?
Speaker 5 (15:02):
He takes me out when he's near where I'm playing,
makes me tired of all his big talk, but he
buys a good dinner.
Speaker 3 (15:07):
He in trouble.
Speaker 9 (15:08):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
Have you seen him recently? Mmm? Week? Maybe ten days ago?
You expect to see him again soon? Miss Ronson, Look.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
Rangers, I can't afford to get mixed up in nothing.
Speaker 6 (15:17):
Bad publicity ruin my book, and we'll see you don't
get mixed up in it. When are you supposed to
see him again?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Tomorrow?
Speaker 5 (15:24):
Club's closed and I don't have to work. He's coming
in town. Said, he picked me up at my place
at six. You want me to call you.
Speaker 6 (15:30):
When he gets in, No, ma'am, if you don't mind,
we'll wait there with you. This is one date we're
all going to keep together.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
In just a moment, we will continue with Tales of
the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McCrae as Ranger Jase Pearson.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Here's an important message about a serious problem. During the
last four infantile paralysis epidemics, a total of seventy nine
million dollars was spent by the March of Dimes fund
in caring for those stricken.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
With this dread disease.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
These were the four worst infantile paralysis epidemics in history.
The funds are now gone. This is a crisis and
it can become a disaster. Unless you help more generously
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Speaker 3 (16:20):
Thousands of crippled children might never walk again.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
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Dimes headquarters. Remember this fight is yours, and now back
to the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 1 (17:02):
We continue now with tales of the Texas Rangers and
our authentic story clip job.
Speaker 6 (17:14):
We put out a bulletin on George Collie with instructions
to pay special attention to the area around Dallas. The
next day, we staked out in the lobby of Sally
Ronson's hotel on the chance that Collie might show up early.
Little after five, we joined her in a room and
waited for Collie to keep his six o'clock date. At
six point thirty and arrived, Sally made coffee for us
on a hot plate she kept in a room.
Speaker 3 (17:36):
I can't understand why don't show up.
Speaker 6 (17:38):
He's never missed a date with you before, has he,
miss Ronson?
Speaker 3 (17:40):
No, here's your coffee. Ranger's not very strong, but it's hot.
Speaker 6 (17:44):
Thanks.
Speaker 10 (17:44):
Thank then.
Speaker 5 (17:45):
I wish I'd never gotten mixed up with him.
Speaker 3 (17:47):
I didn't know he was a crewk.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
It's not your fault.
Speaker 3 (17:49):
Suppose he puts up a fight when he sees you here.
He might have a gun, and like Collie, don't often
carry guns.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
Man don't need to get upset. Miss Ronson. You just
relax and let us worry about Collie.
Speaker 5 (17:59):
Yeah, he got a coin for the radio.
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Ranger.
Speaker 6 (18:03):
Oh sure here, thanks.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
You never been this late before, jaceh.
Speaker 6 (18:09):
You don't think he spotted us when we came up here?
Do you not doubt it? He probably doesn't have any
idea where after him?
Speaker 3 (18:14):
Ranger. I can't help, but I'm getting scared. Couldn't I
go somewhere and let you wait for him here?
Speaker 6 (18:19):
I'm afraid not, ma'am. I can't take the chance of
him seeing you on the street. But it becomes answer it, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
It might be him. What'll I say?
Speaker 6 (18:27):
Just what you would ordinarily? Let him think there's anything wrong.
Speaker 5 (18:30):
I'll try Hello all right, operator, Hey, turn off the radio, Vera,
I'll get the radio chag.
Speaker 3 (18:41):
Well hello there.
Speaker 5 (18:44):
Oh well, if it can be helped, ah, no, it's
all right, yeah, and so long.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
It was him.
Speaker 5 (18:56):
He said he had some business and can't get to
Dallas to day after tomorrow.
Speaker 6 (18:59):
Did he say where he was calling from?
Speaker 3 (19:01):
He didn't, but Operate. He said the call was from
Wilfrid Wilford. I see, that's about one hundred fifty miles
from here.
Speaker 6 (19:06):
Huh huh, Oil Country. Chances are colleagues working another clip job. Jase,
you figured we might be able to pick him up there.
We'll give it a try. Call headquarters, Clay, get them
cover this hotel. We're going to head for Wilford. We
arrived in Wilford late that night. Check of the hotels
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failed to locate Collie. Early the next morning, we went
to the local newspaper office. We learned that a man
answering Collie's description had been in a week before. Going
over back issues. We checked the obituary columns of the
same issues and got the names of four newly widowed
women who might qualify as Collie's intended victim. They called
at their houses and made inquiries. Just before noon, missus
(19:50):
Helen Petree gave us the break we were looking for.
Speaker 5 (19:53):
Why, yes, I know the man you're talking about, but
his name's not college At Sanders.
Speaker 6 (19:58):
How long have you known this, miss there's Sanders.
Speaker 5 (20:01):
Why I do only know anym a week? But he
was a good friend of my husband.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
Did he tell you that, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (20:05):
Yes he did, and he's the most honorable man I
ever met.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
It brought me five hundred dollars. He said he owed my.
Speaker 6 (20:11):
Husband from an oil investment.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
That's right.
Speaker 5 (20:14):
And he was so disturbed when he heard my husband
had died, said he just.
Speaker 3 (20:17):
Had to do something for me. He took the five
hundred dollars away with him, didn't he, ma'am?
Speaker 5 (20:21):
Well, yes, but three days later he was back, and
you know he had nine hundred dollars with him, all
for me.
Speaker 6 (20:27):
Did he say anything then about you investing more money
so you could make an even bigger profit.
Speaker 3 (20:31):
Indeed he did.
Speaker 5 (20:32):
Matter of fact, I've got a check ready for him now,
fifty two hundred dollars.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Ranger, how do you know about all this?
Speaker 6 (20:40):
This may come as a shot to you, ma'am, but
your mister Sanders is one of the slickest swindlers in Texas.
Speaker 5 (20:45):
Swindler that's downright ridiculous. Mister Sanders is one of the
finest men I ever met. I don't believe any of
these things you're saying about him.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
I'm afraid what Ranger Pearson says it's true, ma'am. We
know of at least one woman who's already lost all
our savings because she trusted him.
Speaker 5 (21:03):
Mister Sanders wouldn't do a thing like that. You're sure
you're not mistaken, Ranger.
Speaker 6 (21:07):
There's no mistake, man, this man's a criminal.
Speaker 5 (21:10):
Well, I don't know what to say. Makes me feel
weak all over. Mister Sanders, he seemed so kind and
so honest, I know, ma'am.
Speaker 6 (21:23):
And we're sorry to have to tell you that he isn't.
Speaker 3 (21:26):
What can I do?
Speaker 5 (21:26):
He's coming to pick up a check when two o'clock today.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
I just don't know what I'm going to do.
Speaker 6 (21:32):
We'd like you to see him, ma'am, and we want
you to give him your check, just the way you
plan to do.
Speaker 10 (21:36):
Well.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
I don't understand, Ranger.
Speaker 6 (21:38):
Would you give us permission to set up a hidden
microphone in this room?
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Of course? But what if a fool?
Speaker 6 (21:43):
We want to have a record of this man at work,
just for our own use.
Speaker 5 (21:47):
You mean you want me to talk to mister Sanders
like nothing's happened.
Speaker 6 (21:50):
That's right, and don't worry, ma'am. We'll be right in
the next room.
Speaker 5 (21:54):
Oh it's not that, it's well, I'm not sure if
I can face him knowing what I do now. I
never was much good at act.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Just do your best, ma'am. That's all we can ask Clay. Yeah, Jess,
I'm about pulling the car into a side street where
it can't be seen and bring the tape recorder back
with you. Sure, better step on it. Got a lot
to do before two o'clock. I'm sorry to be moving
(22:23):
your furniture around, man, but I have to get this
microphone sets.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
Nearly two o'clock, Ranger, I'm just about finished.
Speaker 6 (22:30):
We'll try a test with Ranger Morgan in the next room,
testing clay rap on the wall if I'm coming through.
All right, Missus Petrie, we're ready for your visitor.
Speaker 3 (22:41):
Oh, I've never been in all my life.
Speaker 6 (22:43):
You do all right? Just be as natural as you can.
Speaker 5 (22:46):
Range you sure, and now you want me to give
him the chair.
Speaker 6 (22:48):
It's very important that you do.
Speaker 9 (22:50):
Oh.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
I wish I wasn't so nervous.
Speaker 6 (22:51):
I better get into the.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
Next room, Arranger.
Speaker 6 (22:54):
I think good luck, ma'am.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
All sets of record je missus bee three scater she sat.
Speaker 6 (23:01):
Yeah, she's pretty nervous. I think she'll be able to
carry it off. And it's a chance we have to take.
Speaker 3 (23:06):
Boy, you didn't get in here with any time to spare.
Speaker 6 (23:08):
Yeah, give me that other set of airphones there?
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Thanks?
Speaker 6 (23:16):
Why Hello, mister sandy man, good to see you again.
Speaker 9 (23:21):
Won't chicken in?
Speaker 3 (23:21):
Well?
Speaker 9 (23:22):
Thank you man.
Speaker 5 (23:24):
I've got the kick already for you.
Speaker 9 (23:26):
Oh there's no hurry on that, man. Mostly I just
stopped buying it.
Speaker 6 (23:30):
I have a nice friendly chat with you.
Speaker 9 (23:33):
Well then, won't you sit down?
Speaker 6 (23:36):
Thank you man.
Speaker 8 (23:38):
Sure it is nice to sit a spell in a
warm house on a cold daylight today.
Speaker 9 (23:42):
Oh brother, yes, it is school own man. If you
don't mind my saying so, you don't seem like yourself today.
I don't know, man, seems like you're upset about something.
Oh no, no, right, man, don't try to fool me.
Speaker 8 (24:00):
Might not be much of a hand with the ladies,
but I do know when a friend's feeling upset, and
I reckon, I know just what's troubling.
Speaker 9 (24:06):
You, do, yes, me, it's that business deed we were
talking over yesterday. Now you just put your mind to ease.
If it's going to worry you, we'll forget the whole thing.
Speaker 10 (24:16):
Oh no, no, no, I want you to take the check.
Speaker 8 (24:18):
Well, ma'am, you won't regret it, for sure. Not a
month's time, you'll be a rich woman. But I understand
how you feel, and you know your husband was such
a fine fault.
Speaker 9 (24:28):
I'd hate to think of his widow worrying over money.
Oh it's all right, mister Sander's I'm gonna git worse.
Speaker 6 (24:33):
Sure you are, and I don't blame you.
Speaker 8 (24:35):
Probably seems like a right a lot of money to
let go up, even if it is only for a
short time.
Speaker 9 (24:40):
Well, i'll tell you what if.
Speaker 8 (24:42):
Uh, and if you feel like you can't afford it
right now, you just tear up that check.
Speaker 3 (24:48):
No, I thought it over in my mind's made up.
Speaker 9 (24:50):
I do want to go into your business.
Speaker 8 (24:52):
Well all right, ma'am, but only if you're sure you
want to with the chicks in my desk.
Speaker 9 (25:00):
What a shame, ma'am, such a pretty page. Oh I'm
super clumsy. I think you can't have the pieces for
somebody can tell you. You Just let me handle that, ma'am.
I'll have it up right away, thank you. I'll go
get the chick in the meat time.
Speaker 6 (25:13):
It's crazy.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
He hasn't noticed something wrong.
Speaker 9 (25:15):
But now here we are, ma'am. And here's a check,
mister Sanders fifty two hundred. Don't well, missus Petrie.
Speaker 8 (25:25):
Now that you have made up your mind, I can
tell you you've made the what man, your hands shaken?
Speaker 5 (25:30):
It's nothing up, you.
Speaker 8 (25:31):
Know, ma'am.
Speaker 9 (25:33):
I just got a hunch we shouldn't do business today.
Speaker 8 (25:36):
I'll be back to see you some other day.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
Case he's taking off. Man, Come on, I'm sorry, Rangers.
Speaker 6 (25:46):
That's all right, ma'am. Let's stop him playing right.
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Jason's in this car.
Speaker 6 (25:52):
Hold it, Polly, you gotta fire Jason. Yeah, let's go.
Speaker 3 (25:58):
Don't know, Polly, You're.
Speaker 6 (26:02):
All right, Get out of the car.
Speaker 9 (26:04):
What it's all about, Rangers.
Speaker 3 (26:06):
You might have killed me. It would have been too
good for you.
Speaker 9 (26:08):
Collie.
Speaker 6 (26:08):
What are you calling me Collie? For my name's Sanders.
You must have a tough time keeping track of all
your names. Put out your hands, Collie, you're under arrest,
the rest. What for swindling me? You're making a mistake, Ranger. No, Collie,
you made the mistake when you swindle. Agnes Howell over
in Mendon. Agnes how I don't know anybody with that name.
(26:30):
I think she'll know you. Come on, Collie, she's been
a long time looking for you. Let's not keep her
waiting any longer.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
In just a moment, we will tell you the results
of the case.
Speaker 9 (26:54):
You have just heard.
Speaker 2 (26:56):
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to Tales of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
And now here are the results of the case you
have just heard. George Colley was brought to trial on
March thirteenth, nineteen fifty. During the two months preceding his trial,
Agnes Hall and three other women from various parts of
the state filed charges against him for fraud. Of the
six thousand dollars Missus.
Speaker 4 (28:24):
Hall had lost, thirty eight hundred was recovered and returned.
In April twenty sixth, nineteen fifty, George Colley was sentenced
to twenty years in Huntsville Penitentiary.
Speaker 1 (28:38):
Next week, Joe McCray and another authentic reenactment of the
case from the files of but Texas Rangers. The cast
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included Tony Barrett, then Christie Virginia, Gregg Parley, Bear, Ernie Newton, Herbellus,
and William Bien. Technical advisor was Captain M. T. Lonewolf
Gonzales of the Texas Rangers. This story was transcribed and
adapted by Charles E. Israel and the program was produced
and directed by Stacy Keach Hell Give Me Speaking.
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