July 30, 2025 • 29 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Before we bring you tonight's Tales of the Texas Rangers,
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Speaker 2 (00:18):
Not receive Christmas gifts.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
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Do your part and contribute the things you can.
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Thank you.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
The National Broadcasting Company presents Joel mc crae in Tales
of the Texas Rangers. Tonight transcribe from Hollywood another authentic
reenactment of a case from the files of the Texas Rangers,
(01:03):
The Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joe McCrae as
Ranger Jace Pearson, Texas more than two.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Hundred and sixty thousand.
Speaker 5 (01:11):
Square miles and fifty men will make up.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
The most famous and oldest law enforcement party in North America.
Now from the files of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 6 (01:35):
Come these stories based on fact only.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Names, dates and places are big ficious for obvious reasons.
The events themselves are a matter of record. Case Fortnight
the Lucky Dollar.
Speaker 7 (02:00):
It is seven point thirty of a simmering hot night,
August fourteenth, nineteen forty five.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
In a small South Texas town.
Speaker 7 (02:07):
Not far from Corpus Christie, Joe Barry is counting up
the day's receipts of his modest story.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
His wife Clara is locking up and back.
Speaker 8 (02:18):
His dark.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Early forty fifty. What there?
Speaker 9 (02:26):
What's happened to the light summer throw back here?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Well?
Speaker 6 (02:29):
I didn't turn them up, ma. One of the fuses
must have blown.
Speaker 9 (02:34):
I think to be the refrigerator again.
Speaker 6 (02:36):
No, I just put in a whole new unit, didn't I. Hey,
you just stay where you are, Claire. I'll get my
fash light here and see what the.
Speaker 10 (02:43):
Trouble is, Josey.
Speaker 6 (02:46):
And don't worry, honey.
Speaker 11 (02:47):
I'll be careful. Let's see what we got here.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
These futures look good, Joseph.
Speaker 10 (02:56):
Everything seems alright in here. Mauh must be in the
main switch box. How they can look outside?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Well, I'll be done, means switches polled.
Speaker 12 (03:17):
Who if you're back to me and give me a flashlight?
Speaker 9 (03:22):
Wish?
Speaker 6 (03:23):
Who are you hold? Nobody's gonna hold up. True, very well,
tell you off.
Speaker 9 (03:35):
Didn't you find the trouble? Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, what a mass.
Speaker 12 (03:43):
Of doing trying to count appear.
Speaker 11 (03:44):
With so little?
Speaker 12 (03:47):
Joseph, What do you do?
Speaker 9 (03:48):
You keep away? Old woman?
Speaker 6 (03:51):
Is away from me?
Speaker 12 (03:52):
Sho crazy old.
Speaker 7 (04:07):
When Joseph Barry regained consciousness, he staggered to the phone
and called Sheriff Jennings, who in turn requested help from
the Texas Rangers. Ranger Jace Person was at the scene
of the crime a short time later.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
It's just like Barry, said Sheriff. The thief pulled his
master switch outside the store to draw up the storekeeper, and.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
He must have thought Joe was along in the sort.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Sure he did too bad. He wasn't missus. Barry to
be alive. Now, well, let's go inside against Sheriff. I'd
like to ask Barry a few more questions.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
You know, Jason, this is mighty like another hold up
we had in this area just a week ago. Yeah,
liquor store. No gunplay, but otherwise just the scene mean
switch pulls. Only went out to check the fuses were slut.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Nobody saw the thief. Nobody, but it could be the
same guy could be mister Barry.
Speaker 6 (04:52):
Here, stranger, find anything more.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Maybe. I know this is hard on you, but I'd
like to ask a few more questions.
Speaker 13 (05:00):
Go right ahead, ranger, ask all you want. I'll do
anything to catch the devil that that murdered my wife.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I know you're sure you didn't get a good look
at the burglar. Something you could remember his identification, No.
Speaker 13 (05:14):
Sir, he came up on me out of nowhere, no sound,
nothing until he spoke.
Speaker 6 (05:19):
Then we fought.
Speaker 13 (05:21):
But that voice, I'd remember that whispering voice anywhere.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
As how you didn't mention that before, Joel didn't.
Speaker 13 (05:29):
I it's kind of hard to think right now, shell
with poor Clara.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
What the burglars say, mister Barry, not much, Ranger, But
I know that voice.
Speaker 13 (05:41):
I know it all right.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Go on, try to remember it word for word.
Speaker 13 (05:46):
He said, hold everything, pop, keep you back to me
and hand over your fash life.
Speaker 6 (05:52):
And then when I fought him, let go you all fool.
Speaker 11 (05:58):
That's all I mean.
Speaker 6 (06:00):
The next thing I knew I saw Clara.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
It's all right, mister Barry. I want to ask you
to talk much more now, but would you mind coming
over to the cash register for a minute.
Speaker 13 (06:10):
Sure, How come we there was so little in the
till Ranger only forty five dollars.
Speaker 6 (06:17):
It was forty five dollars for my Clara.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Look here, mister Barry, can you tell me about this
piece of adhesive stuck on the front of the register.
Looks like something was pasted here.
Speaker 13 (06:29):
It was Ranger, that murdering skunk even took the first
dollar this store ever made.
Speaker 11 (06:34):
My lucky dollar.
Speaker 14 (06:35):
Lucky dollar.
Speaker 13 (06:36):
Yeah, and he stuck up there on the register with
a couple of pieces of adhesive.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Team he took it, not all of it, mister Barry.
Look here, a corner of the bill is still stuck
under this piece of adhesive. Must have torn off when
he grabbed. It's not much to go on, Jays. It's
a star sheriff dollar bill that matches this torn corner
and the bullets from missus Barry's body.
Speaker 14 (07:00):
How can we help him?
Speaker 9 (07:01):
Jeez?
Speaker 2 (07:02):
And best thing for him is some arrests here. I'll
leave it to you, all right, what about you? I'm
hoping we can pick up some fingerprints on the register
here from the outside switchbox our radio. The lab crew
to fly down here and we'll see what they can find. Meantime,
we'll notify all banks to be on the lookout for
a sticky dollar bill with one corner missing. The lab
(07:29):
crew came in from Austin and gathered all evidence. By
the next day I had a report from capt'n Stinson.
Speaker 11 (07:35):
On that very robbery and homicide.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Jez, Yeah, cap'n and he make on the bullets or prints.
Speaker 11 (07:40):
Nothing on the bullets.
Speaker 15 (07:41):
All we know is that they're from A thirty two.
But on the prince, that's another thing. The lab dug
up something interesting.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
What's that?
Speaker 15 (07:48):
No direct prince, jeez, But the thief wore cotton gloves.
There's an imperfection in the weave.
Speaker 11 (07:53):
Of the lift.
Speaker 9 (07:54):
Though.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
There's not a lot to go on, cap'n.
Speaker 11 (07:56):
Gez you got any more leads.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Not exactly, But we don't think he was done by
somebody just passing through, yo. Why not because Sheriff Jennings
had a similar robbery in this area last week with
the same moo pulled the switch and worked in the dark.
Speaker 11 (08:10):
A lot of people down there with a cotton season
in full swing.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Out there, swarms of them.
Speaker 11 (08:14):
Reckon it could be a cotton worker.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
It's hard to say, really.
Speaker 11 (08:18):
If it is you've got a big territory to cover of.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Jes Now, I got an old dollar bill working for
me too, Captain is and by the way, JS, all
the banks.
Speaker 11 (08:26):
In your territory will have blow ups of the torn
corner of that bill by morning.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Good. I guess all we can do now, Captain is
sweat it out and wait for that dollar bill to
pay off. Captain Stinson made good his promise. By next morning,
every bank in the area had a description of the
missing lucky dollar and photos of the torn corner. Three
(08:52):
days went by. Then, on the nineteenth of August, a
man walked into state bank. Yes, what can I do
for you?
Speaker 11 (09:00):
Money?
Speaker 6 (09:01):
Here is money to pay for the loan on my house.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Oh, we have a loan on your house. See your
name please.
Speaker 6 (09:08):
Ramos one, Ramos.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
I'll get your records, mister Ramas.
Speaker 6 (09:12):
What these rooms?
Speaker 16 (09:13):
Here?
Speaker 2 (09:14):
This dollar bill? Who gave me a corners torn away?
Speaker 6 (09:17):
But it's good? The dollar is good?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
No, Oh, sure for sure, but just a minute please?
Oh okay, Hello, hello operator, get me the sheriff's office.
Speaker 14 (09:33):
Sheriff's office, Jenny speaking.
Speaker 12 (09:34):
Hello, sheriff, This is Jim Moutus over at the bank.
Speaker 14 (09:37):
Oh, yes, Jim what can I do here?
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Fellow just came in the bank and handed me that
dollar you're looking for.
Speaker 12 (09:41):
He did, Yeah, fell about the name of Juan Ramos.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
He's here now, I say, hold on a minute, what's up?
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Shir named by the name of Ramos just passed a
dollar up the bank and answers the description of the
lucky dollar we've been looking for.
Speaker 6 (09:51):
He's still there.
Speaker 5 (09:51):
Donald Stalling will be right over. Hello, Jim, We're coming
right over. And don't let that Ramas get away.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
This is the missing lucky dollar, all right, Sheriff, see
how it matches.
Speaker 6 (10:10):
But I swear for you, Ranger, I do nothing wrong.
I come to the bank to make payment.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
For my house.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Where'd you get this dollar? Ramas?
Speaker 14 (10:17):
Are you only to.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Range your kin? Shab me where it comes from?
Speaker 11 (10:19):
One day?
Speaker 6 (10:20):
I work one place, one day another place. Who knows
where I get paid it?
Speaker 9 (10:23):
All?
Speaker 14 (10:24):
That was your last job.
Speaker 6 (10:25):
I worked for five days for mister Larson, Sheriff.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
You know I cross it tracks Larson.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
Only Larson on a sort of swap shop in the
Mexican settlement.
Speaker 14 (10:34):
Jays. It's a dump.
Speaker 5 (10:35):
But Hopeully done a pretty good business.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Let's go see mister Larson, and maybe he'll be able
to tell us something about Ramas and the lucky dollar.
Speaker 17 (10:49):
Tell him, mister Larson, Sure Ramas work for me, rain Ger,
but only for a few days.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Mister Larson. Look carefully at this dollar, h what did
about it? Ever see it before?
Speaker 16 (11:01):
I do?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
An't?
Speaker 4 (11:01):
No, Ranger, dollars a dollar, ain't it.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Not always the a less one, for instance, and is
sticky and the edge is torn.
Speaker 14 (11:09):
Try to remember already. It's very important for.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
You to me an old lady was shot down, killed
by someone who stole this particular dollar, and.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
Old lady that dollar come from someone.
Speaker 11 (11:22):
No, no, I didn't do it.
Speaker 14 (11:24):
Ranger.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Are you earn the dollar here from mister losh hagget easy, mus.
Speaker 17 (11:28):
Say, maybe I do remember this dollar, Ranger, you do?
And it seems to me a little Mexican girl give
it to me. Sure I remember, because it stuck to
the other money.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
She give me no whore we can find her.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
I think she workedship, one of the cotton farms near
his sheff.
Speaker 16 (11:44):
I don't know for sure, but she give me this
dollar and two more to pay down in a red
silk dress. Yeah, I'll show you.
Speaker 12 (11:51):
It's in the back room.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Never mind that, mister Larson. Just when did she pay you.
Speaker 11 (11:55):
On the dress?
Speaker 4 (11:57):
Just last evening?
Speaker 14 (11:57):
Ranger?
Speaker 16 (11:58):
Yeah, I keep open at nineteen the workers, the cotton
pickers I.
Speaker 17 (12:02):
Paid off Ramis when we closed up. Must have given
him that sticky buck along with the rest.
Speaker 9 (12:08):
Of us paid.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Mister Larson, give me that dollar.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Girl say when she'd be back for her dress today.
You've never seen the girl before, mister Larson. You don't
know her name or where she lives.
Speaker 5 (12:19):
Didn't you give her some kind of receipt for her deposit?
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (12:22):
Sure, but just for the three bucks.
Speaker 6 (12:24):
When she brings in.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
The receipt and the rest of the Manetia gets to dress.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Don't need a name and address for that?
Speaker 14 (12:31):
Well you think, gee?
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I think we'll wait for the lady sheriff. Meantime, Ramis,
see your injured stick around town. I may want to
talk to you again.
Speaker 9 (12:40):
See you.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Now, mister Larson, you mind if we wait for the
girl in the back room?
Speaker 4 (12:47):
Of course not, Ranger.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
Just come this way.
Speaker 17 (12:51):
You ain't much to look at hard jump fire in
h but make yourselves comfortable as you can.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Don't worry about us, mister Larson. Just go on about
your business as if we weren't here. When the girl
comes in, let us know you.
Speaker 14 (13:04):
Can depend on that ranger.
Speaker 11 (13:06):
I will.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Jee do you reckon Odie's telling us the truth? I
don't know, Sheriff. We ought to find out pretty soon.
I gotta hunch that lucky dollar is gonna hit the jackpot.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
You are listening to Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring
Joel McCrae as Ranger Jase Pearson. We continue now with
tonight's case, the Lucky Dollar, an authentic story from the
files of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Waited in the back room for some time. Larson had
a good trade, plenty of customers, but nobody wanting a
red silk dress. Then, about an hour later, a Mexican
girl walked into the store.
Speaker 9 (14:06):
Hello, I come for my dress. You know that red dress?
Speaker 14 (14:10):
Jays easy cheff, Yeah, sure, I remember. Got the rest
of the money.
Speaker 9 (14:16):
See here you are.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
It's dollars.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
Yep, that's right. You wait here now and I'll go
get the dress. It's her ranger, you young lady, what
is the ranger? Mind? Telling me your name? Where you live?
Speaker 9 (14:39):
Your name is Juda Marsalis. Are live right now at
mister Compton's farm. I pick cotton. Nor family works there.
My mother father brothers that.
Speaker 5 (14:49):
Cat Comton, I know him. Jays owns one of the
biggest farms in these parts. When does he pay his
picckers like the rask once.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
A week Saturdays.
Speaker 9 (14:57):
Why you asked this question?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Because you paid this dollar on a dress last night, Cheetah.
It's a dollar we've been looking for. Where'd you get it?
Speaker 9 (15:05):
It's for my pay I get for working. You speaking cotton.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
If you were a picker, I'll come. You're off work
at this time of day.
Speaker 9 (15:12):
I want to get my new dress. I ride into
Palm and one of the trucks.
Speaker 14 (15:15):
You can walk off your job anytime, your feet like
a cheetah.
Speaker 9 (15:18):
It's my business.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
You're wrong there, young lady. There's plenty of our business
when you pass a stolen dollar. Come on, you're going
back to the Compton farm with us. Sheriff Jennings and
I drove Cheetah Marsalas back to the Compton farm. The
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girl had her new red dress, but he didn't seem
to make her happy. We found Prescott Compton at one
of the trucks near the main house, whearing the continence
pickers were bringing in.
Speaker 14 (15:54):
And that's counting right over there.
Speaker 5 (16:00):
Don't off to Compton full loud it, sir, this is
Ranger pission.
Speaker 14 (16:05):
We'd like to talk here.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
Of course, this girl worked for you, mister Compton. Cheatah,
sure she does, Ranger.
Speaker 18 (16:11):
Whole Marsalis family works for me, the fine feeble.
Speaker 11 (16:15):
Hey, what are you doing away from the fields?
Speaker 14 (16:17):
Cheer You haven't got yourself in any trouble.
Speaker 9 (16:18):
I you do nothing, mister Compton.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
She passed this dollar bill that was stolen in a
robbery and killing four days ago. Mister Compton, Cheetah, can't
seem her remember where she got it unless it was
from you.
Speaker 18 (16:28):
Now for me, she didn't. That robber was four days ago.
I pay off on Saturday's Ranger. Well, a whole family
is high like the Marsalas. I paid ahead of the
family in this case of father. Let's see that dollar.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
Ranger. Here you are, no, sir, didn't get this from me.
Speaker 18 (16:44):
I swear I've been paying my pictures off with new.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Bills, new bills. Well, Cheetah, I.
Speaker 9 (16:50):
Didn't do anything wrong. Ranger. I don't know where that
dollar came from.
Speaker 18 (16:55):
Well, we'll soon settle this, Ranger, Cheeta's brother is working
right close.
Speaker 8 (16:58):
Here, Colse dolls dolls move him in the barn, Say, Senor,
what do.
Speaker 6 (17:08):
You want, Cheta?
Speaker 4 (17:10):
What are you paying?
Speaker 11 (17:11):
Papa? O?
Speaker 14 (17:11):
Gaby? Where for you?
Speaker 11 (17:13):
Ranger here wants to ask some questions. Carlos bought some money.
Speaker 6 (17:15):
Your sister has been a little trouble trouble trouble with Cheeta.
Speaker 14 (17:18):
What you've done?
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Would your father give her any spending money?
Speaker 4 (17:20):
Carlos, Papa keep us all a little sea. Ranger see
fifteen maybe seventy five cents, And.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
He never give Cheetah as much as eight or nine
dollars at a time.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
And oh no, Senor, never Cheetah never had that much.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Any idea where she might have gotten it?
Speaker 16 (17:34):
I can guess from dandy Birds? From who Dandy Bird?
Speaker 4 (17:38):
Donald Dandy Bird is working me for over a year.
Speaker 11 (17:41):
Ranger trust with us as far as I know.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Septie fancies himself sort of the latest man a record. Cheetah,
what do you want? Did Donald Bird give you this dollar?
Speaker 11 (17:51):
No?
Speaker 12 (17:52):
I tell you I don't know where I get a
dollar and you'll like it.
Speaker 16 (17:55):
Hey, take it easy, Marsalas you should forget the money
from no other place on your this dandy and no
system mind going to take money from a man like that.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Where does Bird work, mister Campton, Well, Carlos can take
you right to this truck, Ranger.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
Hey you bet, I show you the way, Ranger, and.
Speaker 16 (18:11):
You little sister, you'll pick your cap here across to
the house where I can keep an eye on you
when we come back with your fine dandy choison.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
Everybody, come on, Sheriff Carlas, let's get started for Bird's truck.
Carlos Marsalas directed us along the road through the coffon
fields where Donald Bird had been working. A trailer was there,
but the truck was nowhere in sight. Hey, that's strange, Senor.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
I know he was working here.
Speaker 6 (18:42):
Hey, Sam, come over here a minute.
Speaker 14 (18:45):
Maybe moved to another part of the field.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
No, I don't think so. Sure where's Dandy Bird? This ranger?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
If you wanted what Dandy drove out of the fields
three four hours ago.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
Mister ranger at full load, he's in town.
Speaker 6 (18:57):
Be sure is fart at the cotton gin.
Speaker 16 (19:00):
If Dandy hi himself some card trouble, We're going to
make him plenty of trouble.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
If he's only cheer alone.
Speaker 11 (19:04):
Your sister.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Well, she drove into town with Dandy. She's dead and
she lied to us twice. Sheriff Bird was at the
gin when she came to the store for her dress.
Sure we were Thanks for the information, sam oh pa,
I can have this please, Carlas says, can you give
us a good description of Dandy Bird?
Speaker 16 (19:23):
Say?
Speaker 5 (19:24):
See, he's about as tall as the sheriff that breaks him,
fair foot chain, he sees than blonde color, eyes and
blue veiled blue, cold like a snake's eye.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
No scars, no distinguishing marks, no singer only.
Speaker 6 (19:38):
He is always dressed up, even in a truck had worked.
Speaker 12 (19:41):
He dresses fancy.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's what they call him.
Speaker 14 (19:43):
Then that's a pretty good description.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
Jesse.
Speaker 14 (19:45):
Shouldn't be hard to pick him out in the crowd.
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Oh please, right, you let me go with you to town. No,
you can do more good back at the farm. Carlos,
I'll drop you there. You keep an eye on your
sister until we contact you again. We'll head back for town.
Sheriff pick up Dandy at the Cotton Gin. There was
(20:10):
a big line up of trucks at the Cotton Gin,
but we didn't see any driver that answered Dandy's description.
Sheriff Jennings and I went up to the loading platform
and headed for the Superintendent's office.
Speaker 6 (20:21):
Here we are, Jane, Yes, sir, what can I do
for you?
Speaker 14 (20:28):
Ranger person would like some information?
Speaker 4 (20:31):
Mister Collins, why sure, come on in my office so
we can hear ourselves talk. Yeah, have a chair, gentlemen, Oh,
how can I help you?
Speaker 2 (20:41):
You know most of the drivers by side, don't you,
mister Collins.
Speaker 4 (20:43):
I'd say so, Ranger, the regulars anyway, but there's a
heavy crop this year. You saw the line of trucks outside. Well,
there's lots of new drivers.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
The man we wanted regular, mister Collins, works for Press Compton.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Man's name is Donald or Dandy Bird Dandy.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Why sure I know him? Funny you should ask for
him too.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Somebody else wanted him.
Speaker 9 (21:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (21:03):
A phone call came in here about half hour ago.
Phone call. Mm hmm. I went out on the platform
and gave a yell. Andy moved up close to the
head of the line, and he climbed out and came
back in the office with me.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Then you heard the conversation, what there was of it, Ranger.
Speaker 4 (21:17):
I wasn't paying much attention, but seems to me he
did say something about meeting somebody at the same place tonight.
Any high tailed out of here, and I haven't seen
him since.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
You any idea where he went?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
No one I wish I did. Left the truck standing
blocking the whole line. You're looking for Dandy bird Ranger.
I'd like to get my hands on him myself.
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Well thanks, mister Collins. Oh well, one thing more. Do
you know who called bird on the phone?
Speaker 4 (21:41):
I know, sounded like some little Mexican goal.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
I left Sheriff Jennings scouring the town for Bird while
I went back to the Conferenent Farm to have a
talk with Cheetah. We didn't have much time. It was
getting died. As I turned off the highway onto the
Compton Road, I saw Carlos Marsalis running toward me.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Er, Now, what is it, Carlos Jeeter, she's gone.
Speaker 11 (22:10):
What I thought?
Speaker 2 (22:11):
I told you to keep an eye on her.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
I did.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
I did.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
She went into a shock and I wait, but once
you don't come out.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
I go in and Cheeta's gone, her claws, everything. Then
I look out the window. I see her stopping the bus.
I run after her body snow, Yes, the bus was gone.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
A bus asked me coming down here highland, Carlos, we'll
follow it. Carlos Marsalis and I followed that bus for
eighteen miles. Then we saw Cheeta get off in the town.
It wasn't morn up with still stop. She went into
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a dingy beard. Jill was small but plenty noisy parked
the carward wouldn't be noticed. And we sat there for
almost an hour. Why shouldn't my sister go into a
place like that. I hope it's because of Dandy. I
hope he shows up. Uncle's killing me. That to the state. Carlos,
you'll get what's coming to and see.
Speaker 4 (23:03):
But just to sit here arrangeer doing nothing?
Speaker 2 (23:05):
Wait a man look going into the CANTEENA now, oh
is that bird? See see?
Speaker 12 (23:11):
Does he might let me go?
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Hell? You stay here, Carlos, And I'm mean, I see ranger.
Whatever you say?
Speaker 6 (23:25):
And I buy a beer.
Speaker 12 (23:26):
Baby Dandy, oh, dundy darling. But was too afraid you
wouldn't call.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
I told you I went on a phone, didn't I
did you see you did?
Speaker 9 (23:36):
But I was so frightened first that ranger. Then I
had a big fight with my family. Carlos even hit me.
Speaker 4 (23:43):
Poor kid.
Speaker 9 (23:44):
I leave them, Dundee, I leave my family because I
love you.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 19 (23:49):
Sure nobody followed you here, kid, no no, and even
saw me leave the phone. Good and I can do
without them rangers snooping on my tail?
Speaker 12 (23:58):
Hell waiter, Dundee, what you do to make those rangers
come for you?
Speaker 19 (24:06):
What does anybody do to get the rangers after him?
Those guys are always looking for trouble?
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Hey, what about them?
Speaker 14 (24:13):
Bida?
Speaker 9 (24:15):
Then you tell me the truth.
Speaker 11 (24:16):
M for you.
Speaker 9 (24:17):
I leave my family, Dundee.
Speaker 19 (24:19):
I love you, yeah, yeah, I know baby it beeves
signor h just in time, Polly in mind dry Like
I said, kid, dandy bird never makes trouble for nobody.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
I've got plans for you, Dundy.
Speaker 9 (24:39):
What's wrong?
Speaker 2 (24:40):
The ranger coming in the door.
Speaker 12 (24:42):
He's sitting this way that gun, Dundee, So.
Speaker 6 (24:47):
You did leave the rangers here?
Speaker 12 (24:49):
Hey, way you are, ranger, don't go for your guns.
Speaker 4 (24:53):
I got the curl in front of it.
Speaker 12 (24:55):
Hold on, babe, you'll stay close to the.
Speaker 11 (24:58):
White bird.
Speaker 4 (25:00):
Haud on my life. Ranger, you try to come in
and head her.
Speaker 12 (25:04):
Fuss.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
You treat me like this, You don't look poop to
your table. Let me get this toll oben.
Speaker 12 (25:10):
Come, come in a curss.
Speaker 9 (25:11):
The ranger has it? Got ranger, get away from it.
Speaker 12 (25:14):
Tea here you look Chea hold it, Dandy?
Speaker 14 (25:20):
Oh yeah, don't shoot no more, Ranger, don't shoot no more.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Harm done.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
You sure are too bad. You didn't stick to the
cotton business. Come on, Dandy, on your feet.
Speaker 7 (25:51):
The cotton glove with the imperfect we was found on
Donald Byrd at the time of his capture. Confronted with
this and the undeniable evidence establishing his gun is the murder,
and Donald Vandy Byrd made a full confession. Cheetah Marcellus
was given a suspended sentence of five years. Bird was
sent to the State Penitentiary at Huntsville for the rest
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of his life.
Speaker 4 (26:23):
And now here again is the star of our show.
Speaker 3 (26:27):
Joel McCrae with another interesting anecdote about the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
In the early oil boom days of Texas, the Rangers
were faced with a problem of rounding up lawbreakers and
holding them in custody until they could get them to
the nearest jail, which might be fifty miles away. Captain M. T.
Lone Wolf Gonzales, now commander of Company B Texas Rangers,
used a novel fresh air jail that became known as
the Ranger Troplined. It was simply a long chain strung
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up between two posts with fifty or sixty trace chains attached.
When an arrest was made, he padlocked the free end
of the trace chain to his prisoner and left him
there to face the jibs and laughter of the local citizens.
Though it's no longer used today, the Ranger trop line
started quite a few would be bad men on the
straight and Narrow path, and to this day there are
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some characters who still can't stand the sight of a
trace change. Good night, folks, see the same time next week.
Speaker 11 (27:26):
Good night, Joel folks.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
There have been so many requests for the Texas Ranger
Prayer read by Joel McCray a few weeks ago, that
there has been some delay in answering all of the mail.
If you were copy of the Texas Ranger Prayer has
not been received as yet, Please be patient.
Speaker 2 (27:43):
You should receive your copy soon.
Speaker 11 (27:49):
Next week.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
Joel McCray and another authentic reenactment of a case from
the Piles of not Texas Rangers.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
Joel McCrae is currently seen starring in The.
Speaker 3 (28:15):
Universal International Technicolor Productions Saddle Tramp. Tonight's cast included Tony Barrett,
Nester Fiva, Peggy Weber, Lou Krugman, Herb Butterfield, Byron Kine,
Wilms Herbert, and Barney Phillips. This story was transcribed and
adapted by Virginia M. Cook, and the program was produced
and directed by Stacy Keach.
Speaker 11 (28:38):
This is Hell, Give Me Speaking.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
Three Chimes Mean Good Times on NBC. It's Yo Ho
for the Open Sea. Tomorrow, as The Railroad Hour presents
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, starring
Gordon McRae, Lucille Norman, and Clark Dennis. Gordon McRae will
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This will be the third of Gilbert and Sullivan's musical
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under the baton of the brilliant young conductor Guido Cantelli.
Now the sixty four dollars question. Three Chimes Mean Good
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Before we bring you tonight's Tales of the Texas Rangers,
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Speaker 2 (00:18):
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The National Broadcasting Company presents Joel mc crae in Tales
of the Texas Rangers. Tonight transcribe from Hollywood another authentic
reenactment of a case from the files of the Texas Rangers,
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The Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joe McCrae as
Ranger Jace Pearson, Texas more than two.
Speaker 4 (01:10):
Hundred and sixty thousand.
Speaker 5 (01:11):
Square miles and fifty men will make up.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
The most famous and oldest law enforcement party in North America.
Now from the files of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 6 (01:35):
Come these stories based on fact only.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Names, dates and places are big ficious for obvious reasons.
The events themselves are a matter of record. Case Fortnight
the Lucky Dollar.
Speaker 7 (02:00):
It is seven point thirty of a simmering hot night,
August fourteenth, nineteen forty five.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
In a small South Texas town.
Speaker 7 (02:07):
Not far from Corpus Christie, Joe Barry is counting up
the day's receipts of his modest story.
Speaker 2 (02:13):
His wife Clara is locking up and back.
Speaker 8 (02:18):
His dark.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
Early forty fifty. What there?
Speaker 9 (02:26):
What's happened to the light summer throw back here?
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Well?
Speaker 6 (02:29):
I didn't turn them up, ma. One of the fuses
must have blown.
Speaker 9 (02:34):
I think to be the refrigerator again.
Speaker 6 (02:36):
No, I just put in a whole new unit, didn't I. Hey,
you just stay where you are, Claire. I'll get my
fash light here and see what the.
Speaker 10 (02:43):
Trouble is, Josey.
Speaker 6 (02:46):
And don't worry, honey.
Speaker 11 (02:47):
I'll be careful. Let's see what we got here.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
These futures look good, Joseph.
Speaker 10 (02:56):
Everything seems alright in here. Mauh must be in the
main switch box. How they can look outside?
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Well, I'll be done, means switches polled.
Speaker 12 (03:17):
Who if you're back to me and give me a flashlight?
Speaker 9 (03:22):
Wish?
Speaker 6 (03:23):
Who are you hold? Nobody's gonna hold up. True, very well,
tell you off.
Speaker 9 (03:35):
Didn't you find the trouble? Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, what a mass.
Speaker 12 (03:43):
Of doing trying to count appear.
Speaker 11 (03:44):
With so little?
Speaker 12 (03:47):
Joseph, What do you do?
Speaker 9 (03:48):
You keep away? Old woman?
Speaker 6 (03:51):
Is away from me?
Speaker 12 (03:52):
Sho crazy old.
Speaker 7 (04:07):
When Joseph Barry regained consciousness, he staggered to the phone
and called Sheriff Jennings, who in turn requested help from
the Texas Rangers. Ranger Jace Person was at the scene
of the crime a short time later.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
It's just like Barry, said Sheriff. The thief pulled his
master switch outside the store to draw up the storekeeper, and.
Speaker 6 (04:25):
He must have thought Joe was along in the sort.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Sure he did too bad. He wasn't missus. Barry to
be alive. Now, well, let's go inside against Sheriff. I'd
like to ask Barry a few more questions.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
You know, Jason, this is mighty like another hold up
we had in this area just a week ago. Yeah,
liquor store. No gunplay, but otherwise just the scene mean
switch pulls. Only went out to check the fuses were slut.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Nobody saw the thief. Nobody, but it could be the
same guy could be mister Barry.
Speaker 6 (04:52):
Here, stranger, find anything more.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Maybe. I know this is hard on you, but I'd
like to ask a few more questions.
Speaker 13 (05:00):
Go right ahead, ranger, ask all you want. I'll do
anything to catch the devil that that murdered my wife.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I know you're sure you didn't get a good look
at the burglar. Something you could remember his identification, No.
Speaker 13 (05:14):
Sir, he came up on me out of nowhere, no sound,
nothing until he spoke.
Speaker 6 (05:19):
Then we fought.
Speaker 13 (05:21):
But that voice, I'd remember that whispering voice anywhere.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
As how you didn't mention that before, Joel didn't.
Speaker 13 (05:29):
I it's kind of hard to think right now, shell
with poor Clara.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
What the burglars say, mister Barry, not much, Ranger, But
I know that voice.
Speaker 13 (05:41):
I know it all right.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Go on, try to remember it word for word.
Speaker 13 (05:46):
He said, hold everything, pop, keep you back to me
and hand over your fash life.
Speaker 6 (05:52):
And then when I fought him, let go you all fool.
Speaker 11 (05:58):
That's all I mean.
Speaker 6 (06:00):
The next thing I knew I saw Clara.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
It's all right, mister Barry. I want to ask you
to talk much more now, but would you mind coming
over to the cash register for a minute.
Speaker 13 (06:10):
Sure, How come we there was so little in the
till Ranger only forty five dollars.
Speaker 6 (06:17):
It was forty five dollars for my Clara.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Look here, mister Barry, can you tell me about this
piece of adhesive stuck on the front of the register.
Looks like something was pasted here.
Speaker 13 (06:29):
It was Ranger, that murdering skunk even took the first
dollar this store ever made.
Speaker 11 (06:34):
My lucky dollar.
Speaker 14 (06:35):
Lucky dollar.
Speaker 13 (06:36):
Yeah, and he stuck up there on the register with
a couple of pieces of adhesive.
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Team he took it, not all of it, mister Barry.
Look here, a corner of the bill is still stuck
under this piece of adhesive. Must have torn off when
he grabbed. It's not much to go on, Jays. It's
a star sheriff dollar bill that matches this torn corner
and the bullets from missus Barry's body.
Speaker 14 (07:00):
How can we help him?
Speaker 9 (07:01):
Jeez?
Speaker 2 (07:02):
And best thing for him is some arrests here. I'll
leave it to you, all right, what about you? I'm
hoping we can pick up some fingerprints on the register
here from the outside switchbox our radio. The lab crew
to fly down here and we'll see what they can find. Meantime,
we'll notify all banks to be on the lookout for
a sticky dollar bill with one corner missing. The lab
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crew came in from Austin and gathered all evidence. By
the next day I had a report from capt'n Stinson.
Speaker 11 (07:35):
On that very robbery and homicide.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Jez, Yeah, cap'n and he make on the bullets or prints.
Speaker 11 (07:40):
Nothing on the bullets.
Speaker 15 (07:41):
All we know is that they're from A thirty two.
But on the prince, that's another thing. The lab dug
up something interesting.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
What's that?
Speaker 15 (07:48):
No direct prince, jeez, But the thief wore cotton gloves.
There's an imperfection in the weave.
Speaker 11 (07:53):
Of the lift.
Speaker 9 (07:54):
Though.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
There's not a lot to go on, cap'n.
Speaker 11 (07:56):
Gez you got any more leads.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Not exactly, But we don't think he was done by
somebody just passing through, yo. Why not because Sheriff Jennings
had a similar robbery in this area last week with
the same moo pulled the switch and worked in the dark.
Speaker 11 (08:10):
A lot of people down there with a cotton season
in full swing.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
Out there, swarms of them.
Speaker 11 (08:14):
Reckon it could be a cotton worker.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
It's hard to say, really.
Speaker 11 (08:18):
If it is you've got a big territory to cover of.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Jes Now, I got an old dollar bill working for
me too, Captain is and by the way, JS, all
the banks.
Speaker 11 (08:26):
In your territory will have blow ups of the torn
corner of that bill by morning.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Good. I guess all we can do now, Captain is
sweat it out and wait for that dollar bill to
pay off. Captain Stinson made good his promise. By next morning,
every bank in the area had a description of the
missing lucky dollar and photos of the torn corner. Three
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days went by. Then, on the nineteenth of August, a
man walked into state bank. Yes, what can I do
for you?
Speaker 11 (09:00):
Money?
Speaker 6 (09:01):
Here is money to pay for the loan on my house.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Oh, we have a loan on your house. See your
name please.
Speaker 6 (09:08):
Ramos one, Ramos.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
I'll get your records, mister Ramas.
Speaker 6 (09:12):
What these rooms?
Speaker 16 (09:13):
Here?
Speaker 2 (09:14):
This dollar bill? Who gave me a corners torn away?
Speaker 6 (09:17):
But it's good? The dollar is good?
Speaker 2 (09:20):
No, Oh, sure for sure, but just a minute please?
Oh okay, Hello, hello operator, get me the sheriff's office.
Speaker 14 (09:33):
Sheriff's office, Jenny speaking.
Speaker 12 (09:34):
Hello, sheriff, This is Jim Moutus over at the bank.
Speaker 14 (09:37):
Oh, yes, Jim what can I do here?
Speaker 2 (09:38):
Fellow just came in the bank and handed me that
dollar you're looking for.
Speaker 12 (09:41):
He did, Yeah, fell about the name of Juan Ramos.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
He's here now, I say, hold on a minute, what's up?
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Shir named by the name of Ramos just passed a
dollar up the bank and answers the description of the
lucky dollar we've been looking for.
Speaker 6 (09:51):
He's still there.
Speaker 5 (09:51):
Donald Stalling will be right over. Hello, Jim, We're coming
right over. And don't let that Ramas get away.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
This is the missing lucky dollar, all right, Sheriff, see
how it matches.
Speaker 6 (10:10):
But I swear for you, Ranger, I do nothing wrong.
I come to the bank to make payment.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
For my house.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Where'd you get this dollar? Ramas?
Speaker 14 (10:17):
Are you only to.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Range your kin? Shab me where it comes from?
Speaker 11 (10:19):
One day?
Speaker 6 (10:20):
I work one place, one day another place. Who knows
where I get paid it?
Speaker 9 (10:23):
All?
Speaker 14 (10:24):
That was your last job.
Speaker 6 (10:25):
I worked for five days for mister Larson, Sheriff.
Speaker 2 (10:28):
You know I cross it tracks Larson.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
Only Larson on a sort of swap shop in the
Mexican settlement.
Speaker 14 (10:34):
Jays. It's a dump.
Speaker 5 (10:35):
But Hopeully done a pretty good business.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Let's go see mister Larson, and maybe he'll be able
to tell us something about Ramas and the lucky dollar.
Speaker 17 (10:49):
Tell him, mister Larson, Sure Ramas work for me, rain Ger,
but only for a few days.
Speaker 2 (10:54):
Mister Larson. Look carefully at this dollar, h what did
about it? Ever see it before?
Speaker 16 (11:01):
I do?
Speaker 2 (11:01):
An't?
Speaker 4 (11:01):
No, Ranger, dollars a dollar, ain't it.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Not always the a less one, for instance, and is
sticky and the edge is torn.
Speaker 14 (11:09):
Try to remember already. It's very important for.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
You to me an old lady was shot down, killed
by someone who stole this particular dollar, and.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
Old lady that dollar come from someone.
Speaker 11 (11:22):
No, no, I didn't do it.
Speaker 14 (11:24):
Ranger.
Speaker 6 (11:24):
Are you earn the dollar here from mister losh hagget easy, mus.
Speaker 17 (11:28):
Say, maybe I do remember this dollar, Ranger, you do?
And it seems to me a little Mexican girl give
it to me. Sure I remember, because it stuck to
the other money.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
She give me no whore we can find her.
Speaker 4 (11:40):
I think she workedship, one of the cotton farms near
his sheff.
Speaker 16 (11:44):
I don't know for sure, but she give me this
dollar and two more to pay down in a red
silk dress. Yeah, I'll show you.
Speaker 12 (11:51):
It's in the back room.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
Never mind that, mister Larson. Just when did she pay you.
Speaker 11 (11:55):
On the dress?
Speaker 4 (11:57):
Just last evening?
Speaker 14 (11:57):
Ranger?
Speaker 16 (11:58):
Yeah, I keep open at nineteen the workers, the cotton
pickers I.
Speaker 17 (12:02):
Paid off Ramis when we closed up. Must have given
him that sticky buck along with the rest.
Speaker 9 (12:08):
Of us paid.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Mister Larson, give me that dollar.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
Girl say when she'd be back for her dress today.
You've never seen the girl before, mister Larson. You don't
know her name or where she lives.
Speaker 5 (12:19):
Didn't you give her some kind of receipt for her deposit?
Speaker 2 (12:22):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (12:22):
Sure, but just for the three bucks.
Speaker 6 (12:24):
When she brings in.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
The receipt and the rest of the Manetia gets to dress.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
Don't need a name and address for that?
Speaker 14 (12:31):
Well you think, gee?
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I think we'll wait for the lady sheriff. Meantime, Ramis,
see your injured stick around town. I may want to
talk to you again.
Speaker 9 (12:40):
See you.
Speaker 2 (12:44):
Now, mister Larson, you mind if we wait for the
girl in the back room?
Speaker 4 (12:47):
Of course not, Ranger.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
Just come this way.
Speaker 17 (12:51):
You ain't much to look at hard jump fire in
h but make yourselves comfortable as you can.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Don't worry about us, mister Larson. Just go on about
your business as if we weren't here. When the girl
comes in, let us know you.
Speaker 14 (13:04):
Can depend on that ranger.
Speaker 11 (13:06):
I will.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Jee do you reckon Odie's telling us the truth? I
don't know, Sheriff. We ought to find out pretty soon.
I gotta hunch that lucky dollar is gonna hit the jackpot.
Speaker 3 (13:29):
You are listening to Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring
Joel McCrae as Ranger Jase Pearson. We continue now with
tonight's case, the Lucky Dollar, an authentic story from the
files of the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Waited in the back room for some time. Larson had
a good trade, plenty of customers, but nobody wanting a
red silk dress. Then, about an hour later, a Mexican
girl walked into the store.
Speaker 9 (14:06):
Hello, I come for my dress. You know that red dress?
Speaker 14 (14:10):
Jays easy cheff, Yeah, sure, I remember. Got the rest
of the money.
Speaker 9 (14:16):
See here you are.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
It's dollars.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
Yep, that's right. You wait here now and I'll go
get the dress. It's her ranger, you young lady, what
is the ranger? Mind? Telling me your name? Where you live?
Speaker 9 (14:39):
Your name is Juda Marsalis. Are live right now at
mister Compton's farm. I pick cotton. Nor family works there.
My mother father brothers that.
Speaker 5 (14:49):
Cat Comton, I know him. Jays owns one of the
biggest farms in these parts. When does he pay his
picckers like the rask once.
Speaker 2 (14:55):
A week Saturdays.
Speaker 9 (14:57):
Why you asked this question?
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Because you paid this dollar on a dress last night, Cheetah.
It's a dollar we've been looking for. Where'd you get it?
Speaker 9 (15:05):
It's for my pay I get for working. You speaking cotton.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
If you were a picker, I'll come. You're off work
at this time of day.
Speaker 9 (15:12):
I want to get my new dress. I ride into
Palm and one of the trucks.
Speaker 14 (15:15):
You can walk off your job anytime, your feet like
a cheetah.
Speaker 9 (15:18):
It's my business.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
You're wrong there, young lady. There's plenty of our business
when you pass a stolen dollar. Come on, you're going
back to the Compton farm with us. Sheriff Jennings and
I drove Cheetah Marsalas back to the Compton farm. The
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girl had her new red dress, but he didn't seem
to make her happy. We found Prescott Compton at one
of the trucks near the main house, whearing the continence
pickers were bringing in.
Speaker 14 (15:54):
And that's counting right over there.
Speaker 5 (16:00):
Don't off to Compton full loud it, sir, this is
Ranger pission.
Speaker 14 (16:05):
We'd like to talk here.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
Of course, this girl worked for you, mister Compton. Cheatah,
sure she does, Ranger.
Speaker 18 (16:11):
Whole Marsalis family works for me, the fine feeble.
Speaker 11 (16:15):
Hey, what are you doing away from the fields?
Speaker 14 (16:17):
Cheer You haven't got yourself in any trouble.
Speaker 9 (16:18):
I you do nothing, mister Compton.
Speaker 2 (16:21):
She passed this dollar bill that was stolen in a
robbery and killing four days ago. Mister Compton, Cheetah, can't
seem her remember where she got it unless it was
from you.
Speaker 18 (16:28):
Now for me, she didn't. That robber was four days ago.
I pay off on Saturday's Ranger. Well, a whole family
is high like the Marsalas. I paid ahead of the
family in this case of father. Let's see that dollar.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
Ranger. Here you are, no, sir, didn't get this from me.
Speaker 18 (16:44):
I swear I've been paying my pictures off with new.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Bills, new bills. Well, Cheetah, I.
Speaker 9 (16:50):
Didn't do anything wrong. Ranger. I don't know where that
dollar came from.
Speaker 18 (16:55):
Well, we'll soon settle this, Ranger, Cheeta's brother is working
right close.
Speaker 8 (16:58):
Here, Colse dolls dolls move him in the barn, Say, Senor,
what do.
Speaker 6 (17:08):
You want, Cheta?
Speaker 4 (17:10):
What are you paying?
Speaker 11 (17:11):
Papa? O?
Speaker 14 (17:11):
Gaby? Where for you?
Speaker 11 (17:13):
Ranger here wants to ask some questions. Carlos bought some money.
Speaker 6 (17:15):
Your sister has been a little trouble trouble trouble with Cheeta.
Speaker 14 (17:18):
What you've done?
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Would your father give her any spending money?
Speaker 4 (17:20):
Carlos, Papa keep us all a little sea. Ranger see
fifteen maybe seventy five cents, And.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
He never give Cheetah as much as eight or nine
dollars at a time.
Speaker 4 (17:28):
And oh no, Senor, never Cheetah never had that much.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Any idea where she might have gotten it?
Speaker 16 (17:34):
I can guess from dandy Birds? From who Dandy Bird?
Speaker 4 (17:38):
Donald Dandy Bird is working me for over a year.
Speaker 11 (17:41):
Ranger trust with us as far as I know.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Septie fancies himself sort of the latest man a record. Cheetah,
what do you want? Did Donald Bird give you this dollar?
Speaker 11 (17:51):
No?
Speaker 12 (17:52):
I tell you I don't know where I get a
dollar and you'll like it.
Speaker 16 (17:55):
Hey, take it easy, Marsalas you should forget the money
from no other place on your this dandy and no
system mind going to take money from a man like that.
Speaker 2 (18:04):
Where does Bird work, mister Campton, Well, Carlos can take
you right to this truck, Ranger.
Speaker 4 (18:08):
Hey you bet, I show you the way, Ranger, and.
Speaker 16 (18:11):
You little sister, you'll pick your cap here across to
the house where I can keep an eye on you
when we come back with your fine dandy choison.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
Everybody, come on, Sheriff Carlas, let's get started for Bird's truck.
Carlos Marsalas directed us along the road through the coffon
fields where Donald Bird had been working. A trailer was there,
but the truck was nowhere in sight. Hey, that's strange, Senor.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
I know he was working here.
Speaker 6 (18:42):
Hey, Sam, come over here a minute.
Speaker 14 (18:45):
Maybe moved to another part of the field.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
No, I don't think so. Sure where's Dandy Bird? This ranger?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
If you wanted what Dandy drove out of the fields
three four hours ago.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
Mister ranger at full load, he's in town.
Speaker 6 (18:57):
Be sure is fart at the cotton gin.
Speaker 16 (19:00):
If Dandy hi himself some card trouble, We're going to
make him plenty of trouble.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
If he's only cheer alone.
Speaker 11 (19:04):
Your sister.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Well, she drove into town with Dandy. She's dead and
she lied to us twice. Sheriff Bird was at the
gin when she came to the store for her dress.
Sure we were Thanks for the information, sam oh pa,
I can have this please, Carlas says, can you give
us a good description of Dandy Bird?
Speaker 16 (19:23):
Say?
Speaker 5 (19:24):
See, he's about as tall as the sheriff that breaks him,
fair foot chain, he sees than blonde color, eyes and
blue veiled blue, cold like a snake's eye.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
No scars, no distinguishing marks, no singer only.
Speaker 6 (19:38):
He is always dressed up, even in a truck had worked.
Speaker 12 (19:41):
He dresses fancy.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's what they call him.
Speaker 14 (19:43):
Then that's a pretty good description.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
Jesse.
Speaker 14 (19:45):
Shouldn't be hard to pick him out in the crowd.
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Oh please, right, you let me go with you to town. No,
you can do more good back at the farm. Carlos,
I'll drop you there. You keep an eye on your
sister until we contact you again. We'll head back for town.
Sheriff pick up Dandy at the Cotton Gin. There was
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a big line up of trucks at the Cotton Gin,
but we didn't see any driver that answered Dandy's description.
Sheriff Jennings and I went up to the loading platform
and headed for the Superintendent's office.
Speaker 6 (20:21):
Here we are, Jane, Yes, sir, what can I do
for you?
Speaker 14 (20:28):
Ranger person would like some information?
Speaker 4 (20:31):
Mister Collins, why sure, come on in my office so
we can hear ourselves talk. Yeah, have a chair, gentlemen, Oh,
how can I help you?
Speaker 2 (20:41):
You know most of the drivers by side, don't you,
mister Collins.
Speaker 4 (20:43):
I'd say so, Ranger, the regulars anyway, but there's a
heavy crop this year. You saw the line of trucks outside. Well,
there's lots of new drivers.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
The man we wanted regular, mister Collins, works for Press Compton.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Man's name is Donald or Dandy Bird Dandy.
Speaker 4 (20:57):
Why sure I know him? Funny you should ask for
him too.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Somebody else wanted him.
Speaker 9 (21:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (21:03):
A phone call came in here about half hour ago.
Phone call. Mm hmm. I went out on the platform
and gave a yell. Andy moved up close to the
head of the line, and he climbed out and came
back in the office with me.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Then you heard the conversation, what there was of it, Ranger.
Speaker 4 (21:17):
I wasn't paying much attention, but seems to me he
did say something about meeting somebody at the same place tonight.
Any high tailed out of here, and I haven't seen
him since.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
You any idea where he went?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
No one I wish I did. Left the truck standing
blocking the whole line. You're looking for Dandy bird Ranger.
I'd like to get my hands on him myself.
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Well thanks, mister Collins. Oh well, one thing more. Do
you know who called bird on the phone?
Speaker 4 (21:41):
I know, sounded like some little Mexican goal.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
I left Sheriff Jennings scouring the town for Bird while
I went back to the Conferenent Farm to have a
talk with Cheetah. We didn't have much time. It was
getting died. As I turned off the highway onto the
Compton Road, I saw Carlos Marsalis running toward me.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Er, Now, what is it, Carlos Jeeter, she's gone.
Speaker 11 (22:10):
What I thought?
Speaker 2 (22:11):
I told you to keep an eye on her.
Speaker 4 (22:12):
I did.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
I did.
Speaker 7 (22:14):
She went into a shock and I wait, but once
you don't come out.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
I go in and Cheeta's gone, her claws, everything. Then
I look out the window. I see her stopping the bus.
I run after her body snow, Yes, the bus was gone.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
A bus asked me coming down here highland, Carlos, we'll
follow it. Carlos Marsalis and I followed that bus for
eighteen miles. Then we saw Cheeta get off in the town.
It wasn't morn up with still stop. She went into
(22:46):
a dingy beard. Jill was small but plenty noisy parked
the carward wouldn't be noticed. And we sat there for
almost an hour. Why shouldn't my sister go into a
place like that. I hope it's because of Dandy. I
hope he shows up. Uncle's killing me. That to the state. Carlos,
you'll get what's coming to and see.
Speaker 4 (23:03):
But just to sit here arrangeer doing nothing?
Speaker 2 (23:05):
Wait a man look going into the CANTEENA now, oh
is that bird? See see?
Speaker 12 (23:11):
Does he might let me go?
Speaker 2 (23:13):
Hell? You stay here, Carlos, And I'm mean, I see ranger.
Whatever you say?
Speaker 6 (23:25):
And I buy a beer.
Speaker 12 (23:26):
Baby Dandy, oh, dundy darling. But was too afraid you
wouldn't call.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
I told you I went on a phone, didn't I
did you see you did?
Speaker 9 (23:36):
But I was so frightened first that ranger. Then I
had a big fight with my family. Carlos even hit me.
Speaker 4 (23:43):
Poor kid.
Speaker 9 (23:44):
I leave them, Dundee, I leave my family because I
love you.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 19 (23:49):
Sure nobody followed you here, kid, no no, and even
saw me leave the phone. Good and I can do
without them rangers snooping on my tail?
Speaker 12 (23:58):
Hell waiter, Dundee, what you do to make those rangers
come for you?
Speaker 19 (24:06):
What does anybody do to get the rangers after him?
Those guys are always looking for trouble?
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Hey, what about them?
Speaker 14 (24:13):
Bida?
Speaker 9 (24:15):
Then you tell me the truth.
Speaker 11 (24:16):
M for you.
Speaker 9 (24:17):
I leave my family, Dundee.
Speaker 19 (24:19):
I love you, yeah, yeah, I know baby it beeves
signor h just in time, Polly in mind dry Like
I said, kid, dandy bird never makes trouble for nobody.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
I've got plans for you, Dundy.
Speaker 9 (24:39):
What's wrong?
Speaker 2 (24:40):
The ranger coming in the door.
Speaker 12 (24:42):
He's sitting this way that gun, Dundee, So.
Speaker 6 (24:47):
You did leave the rangers here?
Speaker 12 (24:49):
Hey, way you are, ranger, don't go for your guns.
Speaker 4 (24:53):
I got the curl in front of it.
Speaker 12 (24:55):
Hold on, babe, you'll stay close to the.
Speaker 11 (24:58):
White bird.
Speaker 4 (25:00):
Haud on my life. Ranger, you try to come in
and head her.
Speaker 12 (25:04):
Fuss.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
You treat me like this, You don't look poop to
your table. Let me get this toll oben.
Speaker 12 (25:10):
Come, come in a curss.
Speaker 9 (25:11):
The ranger has it? Got ranger, get away from it.
Speaker 12 (25:14):
Tea here you look Chea hold it, Dandy?
Speaker 14 (25:20):
Oh yeah, don't shoot no more, Ranger, don't shoot no more.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Harm done.
Speaker 2 (25:29):
You sure are too bad. You didn't stick to the
cotton business. Come on, Dandy, on your feet.
Speaker 7 (25:51):
The cotton glove with the imperfect we was found on
Donald Byrd at the time of his capture. Confronted with
this and the undeniable evidence establishing his gun is the murder,
and Donald Vandy Byrd made a full confession. Cheetah Marcellus
was given a suspended sentence of five years. Bird was
sent to the State Penitentiary at Huntsville for the rest
(26:11):
of his life.
Speaker 4 (26:23):
And now here again is the star of our show.
Speaker 3 (26:27):
Joel McCrae with another interesting anecdote about the Texas Rangers.
Speaker 2 (26:33):
In the early oil boom days of Texas, the Rangers
were faced with a problem of rounding up lawbreakers and
holding them in custody until they could get them to
the nearest jail, which might be fifty miles away. Captain M. T.
Lone Wolf Gonzales, now commander of Company B Texas Rangers,
used a novel fresh air jail that became known as
the Ranger Troplined. It was simply a long chain strung
(26:56):
up between two posts with fifty or sixty trace chains attached.
When an arrest was made, he padlocked the free end
of the trace chain to his prisoner and left him
there to face the jibs and laughter of the local citizens.
Though it's no longer used today, the Ranger trop line
started quite a few would be bad men on the
straight and Narrow path, and to this day there are
(27:17):
some characters who still can't stand the sight of a
trace change. Good night, folks, see the same time next week.
Speaker 11 (27:26):
Good night, Joel folks.
Speaker 3 (27:28):
There have been so many requests for the Texas Ranger
Prayer read by Joel McCray a few weeks ago, that
there has been some delay in answering all of the mail.
If you were copy of the Texas Ranger Prayer has
not been received as yet, Please be patient.
Speaker 2 (27:43):
You should receive your copy soon.
Speaker 11 (27:49):
Next week.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
Joel McCray and another authentic reenactment of a case from
the Piles of not Texas Rangers.
Speaker 4 (28:13):
Joel McCrae is currently seen starring in The.
Speaker 3 (28:15):
Universal International Technicolor Productions Saddle Tramp. Tonight's cast included Tony Barrett,
Nester Fiva, Peggy Weber, Lou Krugman, Herb Butterfield, Byron Kine,
Wilms Herbert, and Barney Phillips. This story was transcribed and
adapted by Virginia M. Cook, and the program was produced
and directed by Stacy Keach.
Speaker 11 (28:38):
This is Hell, Give Me Speaking.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
Three Chimes Mean Good Times on NBC. It's Yo Ho
for the Open Sea. Tomorrow, as The Railroad Hour presents
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Pirates of Penzance, starring
Gordon McRae, Lucille Norman, and Clark Dennis. Gordon McRae will
star in the comedy character role of the Major General.
This will be the third of Gilbert and Sullivan's musical
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whimsies offered on The Railroad Hour. For Music in a
more serious manner, Tomorrow, the NBC Symphony brings you another
hour long concert of some of the world's greatest music
under the baton of the brilliant young conductor Guido Cantelli.
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