Tales of the Texas Rangers The Dream Farm

• Air Date March 9 1952

Transcript

SPEAKER_03 0:44

The events themselves are a matter of Before we bring you today's Tales of the Texas Rangers, let's turn on our microphones down the hall in Studio A here at NBC's Hollywood Radio City, where rehearsal for the Phil Harris Alice Faye show is in progress.

SPEAKER_08 1:05

Yeah, yeah. Now that's the way we'll do it on the show. It sounded great, fellas. Phil, uh, would you like to talk to the listeners during this break and rehearsal? Yeah, Bill, I'd love to. Folks, I'd just like to take a few seconds here to remind you about part of the fine lineup of entertainment for the rest of the evening right here on NBC. Right after Tales of the Texas Rangers, listen to the big show with Tallulabankhead and all of her darling guest stars. I know you'll want to hear the music and comedy. The big show is lined up for you today.

SPEAKER_03 1:32

And then we come on to keep you entertained with our show, starring Alice Fay, Frankie Remley, Julius Abruzzio, and some band leader, Phil, uh, what's his name?

SPEAKER_08 1:42

Well, please, will you slow up a minute? It's the Phil Harris-Alis Fay show, right after the big show today, and I hope you'll listen, folks. And now, let's return to Tales of the Texas Rangers.

SPEAKER_13 1:58

And now, from the files of the Texas Rangers, the case called Dream Farm.

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It is 7:40 p.m., June 12, 1941. On a deserted stretch of highway through a thinly populated area of Texas, a sedan pushes to the southwest, towing behind it a small, heavily loaded two-wheeled trailer. In the front seat of the car, there are three people: a man, his wife, and their 12-year-old son.

SPEAKER_07 2:32

Don't seem to be much in the way of people out here.

SPEAKER_12 2:34

Wide open country, all right. I think we're gonna like it here, Ethel.

SPEAKER_07 2:38

Ah, I hope so.

SPEAKER_12 2:39

You just wait and see. Why, last month when I was out here to close the deal, I swear I just wanted to start plowing right off. I got a feeling this farm's gonna be lucky for us.

SPEAKER_07 2:50

Well, I just hope we can make a go of it, that's all.

SPEAKER_12 2:52

Now, Ethel, we've been all through that.

SPEAKER_07 2:54

I know, John. But you can't blame me for being a little worried. After all, we spent our lives in Iowa. Here we are, moving to a strange place where we don't know a soul.

SPEAKER_12 3:04

Well, we'll make friends soon enough. Texans are nice people, real friendly, you'll see.

SPEAKER_05 3:08

Pa, I'm hungry.

SPEAKER_12 3:11

Well, that's one thing that ain't changed much from Iowa to Texas.

SPEAKER_07 3:15

We ought to be coming to a town soon, don't you think?

SPEAKER_12 3:18

Yeah, yeah. A town called Coronaville, not too far from here. We'll find a restaurant pretty soon, Bobby. Just hold on a while longer.

SPEAKER_06 3:25

We're gonna keep driving all night, Pa.

SPEAKER_12 3:26

Well, I figure it might be best. Rather get to the farm in the morning so as we can move in by daylight. Can I sleep on the back seat tonight?

SPEAKER_07 3:34

Sure you can. Hey, what's that?

SPEAKER_15 3:37

What?

SPEAKER_07 3:37

There's some fella signaling up again. Why, yes, there is some. Now, what do you suppose?

SPEAKER_12 3:43

Looks like he's having car trouble.

SPEAKER_07 3:46

You're not gonna stop.

SPEAKER_12 3:47

Well, sure, why not? Will you look at that rear wheel?

SPEAKER_07 3:51

Hey, that must have been some blowout.

SPEAKER_12 3:53

You need some help?

SPEAKER_07 3:54

Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 3:55

John, I just assume you kept going. Now, Ethel, where's your Texas hospitality? Sure, it's all right, Ma.

SPEAKER_15 4:00

How about a ride in the next gas station?

SPEAKER_12 4:02

Sure, glad to take you.

SPEAKER_15 4:04

Get in the back. Never mind that. What? Yeah. What'd you say? You heard me. Get out of the car, Holly.

SPEAKER_07 4:10

Hey, is that a real gun? Bobby, be quiet.

SPEAKER_15 4:12

Yeah, Bobby, be quiet. You won't get hurt. All right, I'll you go. No, no, no. Get out on this side. Well, we're getting out. Be careful with that thing. Yeah, yeah, I'll be real careful.

SPEAKER_07 4:22

What are you gonna do?

SPEAKER_15 4:23

Shut up. You. Empty out your pockets. Me? I ain't talking to no one else.

SPEAKER_12 4:27

Well, I. I. I don't get you, mister. I. What are you gonna do with us?

SPEAKER_15 4:32

Ain't you figured it out yet? Come on, lady. Give me a purse. Now you. Throw everything you got in your pockets on the front seat. Hurry it up.

SPEAKER_07 4:39

John, do what he tells you. Well, lo I.

SPEAKER_15 4:42

That's more like it. All right. Now back away with my car.

SPEAKER_12 4:46

You're just leaving us out here?

SPEAKER_15 4:47

What do you think?

SPEAKER_12 4:48

You ain't going nowhere with my car.

SPEAKER_07 4:50

John, be quiet.

SPEAKER_12 4:51

I won't. Everything we got in the world's in there.

SPEAKER_07 4:53

Be quiet, John. Please.

SPEAKER_12 4:54

Yeah, yeah. Do what the lady tells you. I'll show you what I'll do.

SPEAKER_07 4:58

You can't get away. Will you?

SPEAKER_15 5:07

You should listen to me.

SPEAKER_05 5:09

You shouldn't have shut him. You didn't have to kill him.

SPEAKER_09 5:13

You didn't have to kill him.

SPEAKER_15 5:14

I said he should have listened. And I gotta kill you, too.

SPEAKER_09 5:17

No, please.

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At 1.20 the following morning, the three bodies were discovered by a state highway patrolman. The two adults were dead, but the boy, although unconscious, was still alive. He was rushed to the hospital in Coronaville, and Sheriff King of Corona County was notified. The sheriff requested aid from the Texas Rangers. Ranger Jace Pearson was aside.

SPEAKER_04 5:51

That you, Jace? Yes, Sheriff. Oh, I don't mind telling you. I'm glad to see you. It's a bad one. Yeah, heard. Why are they? Oh, come on, I'll show you. JP been out yet? Yeah, he ought to be along soon. Well, there they are, Jace. Not very pretty. No. Never is. You been over the area yet? Yeah. Didn't find much. Went over the car for prints. Looks like there might be a couple of good ones there. Well, our lab crew will be out pretty soon. They'll check them. Hold your flash on the body, Sheriff. I want to have a look. How's that? Okay. Hmm. Powder burns on the clothing. He was shot from pretty close up. Yeah, same with the woman, Jace. The boy, too. You talked to him yet? The boy? Last I heard, he was still unconscious. Is he gonna be all right? It's hard to tell yet. Doc says he may come through okay. It's tough break for the kid. These are folks? Yeah, reckon they are. Aren't you sure? Not exactly. Hospital found this wallet in the boy's pocket, but these two had nothing on them. No papers, driver's license, nothing. No money either, I suppose. Yeah, that's right. Let's see what you got from the kid. A library card from Clinton, Iowa, made out to Robert Elwood. And here's a card from the Boy Scouts, Troop 47, Clinton, Iowa, made out to Robert Elwood. I already notified the Clinton police, Jace. They're trying to find out if the boy was traveling with his folks. Mm-hmm. What about this car, Sheriff? I noticed it's got Texas plates. Yeah. It's on the hot car list. Stolen the night before last Rhineville. Killer could have taken their car when this one broke down. Rhineville, you said.

SPEAKER_09 7:32

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_04 7:32

Up north. Figured the killer's heading south, Jace? Up to this point he was. I think I'll go into town, Sheriff. The boy's conscious. I want to talk to him. To talk to him myself. I'll go along. On the way to the hospital, Austin radioed that the murder victims were probably the Elwoods. The Clinton police had learned from a former neighbor that the family was moving to Texas. The Iowa Division of Motor Vehicle Registration supplied the make and license number of the Elwood car and trailer. We relayed this information to all Texas law enforcement agencies. It was 3:40 a.m. when the sheriff and I arrived at the hospital. Robert Elwood was out of his coma but was still very weak. Robert, we want to ask you some questions. This is Sheriff King, and I'm Ranger Pearson.

SPEAKER_06 8:30

Texas Ranger?

SPEAKER_04 8:31

That's right. Tell me, son. Do you remember what happened last night?

SPEAKER_06 8:36

Yeah. Man to kill my father. Where's Ma? I want to see her.

SPEAKER_04 8:45

Well, you can't right now, Robert.

SPEAKER_06 8:48

Why? I wanted to talk to her.

SPEAKER_04 8:50

Can you can you tell us what happened, son?

SPEAKER_06 8:54

He had a gun. Paul tried to stop him.

SPEAKER_04 9:04

Was it just one man? You think you'd know him if you ever saw him again?

SPEAKER_06 9:11

I think so.

SPEAKER_04 9:12

Was he a tall man?

SPEAKER_06 9:14

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_04 9:18

It'd be about five, eight, Jay. How about his hair, Robert? What color was it?

SPEAKER_06 9:23

It was dark. It falls in the front of his eye.

SPEAKER_04 9:29

Did you notice anything different about him? Any scars or anything like that?

SPEAKER_06 9:33

No, I don't remember anything.

SPEAKER_04 9:36

Do you remember what he was wearing? Well, there's just one more thing, Robert. What about his voice? Was it high or low?

SPEAKER_06 9:46

I don't know. He was real weak.

SPEAKER_09 9:54

Oh my box. Oh my mother.

SPEAKER_04 10:07

I reported Robert Elwood's description of the killer to headquarters and then turned in for some sleep. Two hours later, a phone call from Austin woke me up. The Elwood car had been found abandoned on Highway 346 near Burton, Texas, about 100 miles away. Sheriff and I were there by 8:45. Patrolman Hartnett reported that when he found the car at about 7, it was out of gas. The trailer was missing. We started checking. I think I'll take a look through the glove compartment. What do you suppose he did with that trailer, Jase? Must have been slowing him down so he unhitched it. I expect it'll turn up in the brush somewhere between here and Coronaville. Yeah, I reckon so. That patrolman said when he found the car, the motor was still warm. Yeah. Killer must have left it around 6:30, maybe a little later. Yeah, he's only a couple hours ahead of us, then. Hmm. Find something? Yeah. A bank book from the State Bank in Clinton. Account was closed just four days ago on the 9th. $608.40. Hmm. Figure Elwood had the money with him? I know he had it with him. And the killer's probably got it. And look at this slip. It was stuck in the bank book. Yeah. List of numbers. Serial numbers, record of travelers' checks. It's supposed to be filled out and kept in the safe place in case any of the checks are lost. He had $1050, $500. Yeah, but you can see where he's checked off the top two numbers. Elwood probably cash those checks himself. Yeah. Then the killer's still got $400 worth. Jace, you don't think he'd take a chance and try to cash him? He might. $400. It's enough to tempt a man who'd shoot three people in cold blood. But he'd have to sign Elwood's name when he cashed him. Mats' signatures already on the checks. Whoa, might even need identification. He's got identification. Don't forget the killer took Elwood's wallet. As for the signatures, well, a lot of people can be fooled. Yeah. One thing's certain: if he's gonna cash them at all, he'll try to do it in a hurry. He's not gonna hang on to him any longer than he has to. Then you reckon he's already got rid of them? I don't think so. He hasn't had much of a chance. Why not? He could have cashed them anywhere between here and Coronaville. He'd have a hard time cashing $400 worth of checks in an all-night restaurant. Banks his best bet. Yeah, but what bank? There'll be 50 of them in this county opening in five minutes. If he left here at about 6:30 and got into Burton around 7, he might just wait for the banks to open there. We better get to Burton and fast. There were two banks in Burton. At approximately 9.10, I dropped the sheriff at the Burton National and headed for the Burton Lone and Savings Bank a block away. Cashier there told me the checks hadn't come in, so I left instructions for him to contact me if any turned up. Then I went back to the Burton National for the sheriff. Sheriff? Hey, Chase, come in. Find anything? I sure did. That was a mighty good hunch you had. The checks turn up? Cashier's getting them for me now. She says a fella came in at 9 o'clock as soon as the door opened. He had the checks, all right, all $400 worth. Could she give you a description of the man? Description? She knows him. Fella named Al Walker says we can find him at the sales bar in a couple of blocks away.

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In just a moment, we will continue with Tales of the Texas Rangers, starring Joel McRae as Ranger Jace Pearson.

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We continue now with Tales of the Texas Rangers and our authentic story, Dream Farm.

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We found Al Walker at the sales barn a couple of blocks away. Sign over the entrance read Al Walker, proprietor. There was no loft, and all the feed was neatly stacked at one end of the building. A small glass-in office was at the other end. Walker was watering a couple of horses in the corral at the rear.

SPEAKER_14 15:16

Be right with you. All right.

SPEAKER_04 15:19

Blonde hair, Sheriff. He doesn't fit the description Robert Elwood gives. Oh, but he had the checks. And he was in an all-fired hurry to catch him. Might be best not to mention the killing, Sheriff. Well, that's what I was thinking. Now then, Gent. You're Al Walker? That's me, all right. Can I help you? You can answer some questions. All right. This is Sheriff King. I'm Ranger Pearson. Oh, right pleased to meet you. Come on in the office, Gents. What kind of questions? You cashed some traveler's checks at the Burton National Bank a little while ago.

SPEAKER_14 15:50

Yeah, that's right. $400 worth. Something wrong? Where'd you get him? Oh, a fella brought him in this morning. He came in about eight o'clock just as I was opening up.

SPEAKER_04 16:01

Have a seat, Ranger, Sheriff. No, thanks. Did he say his name was John Elwood? Well, that's what he said. Can you describe the man, Mr. Walker? I reckon so.

SPEAKER_14 16:12

He's a big fella. Big? About your height, anyways. Kind of heavy, too. What color was his hair?

SPEAKER_04 16:19

Oh, he had uh let me see now here. Light hair. Would you say it was as light as yours? Yeah? Come to think of it, it was. Uh-huh. What time did you say he came in, Mr. Walker? Just about eight.

SPEAKER_14 16:33

You always open that early? Oh, I generally open at six. Sell a lot of feed to the farmers around here, and they do business pretty early. Went to a large meeting last night, though wife's out of town stayed out late, so I kind of overslept this morning. What time did he leave here? Oh, it was uh 8 30 or so.

SPEAKER_04 16:49

I closed up about 20 minutes later so as I could go down to the bank and cash the checks. He was here about a half an hour then. That's right. It'd take you that long to cash the checks for him?

SPEAKER_14 16:59

Uh-huh. Well, he he bought something. He came in here to buy a horse. To keep a little stock, you know. Sold him a saddle and bridle, too.

SPEAKER_04 17:07

When did his bill come to?

SPEAKER_14 17:08

It was uh $150.

SPEAKER_04 17:11

You got a record of the sale, Mr. Walker?

SPEAKER_14 17:13

Why, uh, no, no, as a matter of fact, I didn't have time to enter it in my book. What about the rest of the checks? Well, after he paid me for the stuff he bought, he asked me to cash them other checks. I give him 250 in cash.

SPEAKER_04 17:25

Yeah, that much cash at eight o'clock in the morning? Oh, I always keep a few hundred dollars overnight on account opening up before the bank does. Mr. Walker, did he sign those checks in front of you? Well, uh, sure, he he signed them in front of me. Uh-huh. Let me see the checks, Sheriff. Here you are, Jace. See the two signatures on this check, Mr. Walker? Yeah? They don't match very well. They don't? What's wrong with them? Well, take a look. You see the difference here and here? Well, they look all right to me. I couldn't tell the difference.

SPEAKER_14 18:00

You mean it ain't it ain't his right signature?

SPEAKER_04 18:03

The checks were stolen, Mr. Walker. This isn't John Elwood's signature at all. Stolen? How tall did you say that fellow was? What?

SPEAKER_14 18:11

Oh, he was a big fellow. How big? I don't know. He's six feet, maybe taller. You mean these checks are no good? I ain't gonna lose my $400, am I?

SPEAKER_04 18:20

Reckon you will unless we catch up to the fellows got it. What color hair did you say he had? It was light colored, blonde. How was I to know they were stolen? He should have checked the signatures. He did sign them in front of you, you said.

SPEAKER_14 18:31

Well, yeah, yeah, sure he did. Oh, excuse me, Ranger. Hello, Walker. What? Oh, yeah. Yeah, he is here just a minute.

SPEAKER_04 18:41

It's for you, Ranger. Pearson speaking. What time they come in? All right, we'll be right over. Thanks.

unknown 18:52

Mr.

SPEAKER_04 18:53

Walker, we'll have to pick up our conversation a little later. You stick around. Oh, sure. I ain't going nowhere. Come on, Sheriff. What's up, Jace? It's a highway patrol. Austin identified a fingerprint from the car found at the scene of the killing. Yeah? Whose was it? Fellow named Sam Bradley. I got his mugshots at the patrol office. Bradley's description fit the one given us by Robert Elwood. A set of photographs had already been sent to the sheriff's office in Coronaville, and a deputy took them to young Elwood at the hospital for positive identification. A short time later, at the highway patrol office, I telephoned the boy.

SPEAKER_05 19:35

Yeah, Ranger. I got the picture right here, right in front of me.

SPEAKER_04 19:38

All right, Robert. Do you recognize any of the men in the pictures?

SPEAKER_05 19:42

Yeah. This is the man who did it. This is the man who killed Pa.

SPEAKER_04 19:46

Which one is it, Robert?

SPEAKER_05 19:48

This one. The name on the back. It says Sam Bradley.

SPEAKER_04 19:52

Thanks, Robert. You've been a big help. What'd he say? It's Bradley, all right. The boy picked his picture out of half a dozen the deputy brought up to the hospital. Well, that settles it then. But what about Walker? The description he gave us sure doesn't fit Bradley. Chase you know he was lying. Yeah, but I can't figure out why. His only stake in this is $400 worth of travelers' checks. He tried to cash them openly, so it's a cinch he figured they wouldn't bounce. I don't think he knew they were stolen. Maybe not, Jace, but he knew the man who gave him the checks wasn't John Elwood. Now, why'd he lie about that? Just as puzzled as you are. Come on. Well, where are you going now, Jase? Out to Walker's. I still want a written statement from him. Going to bring him back here? Uh-huh. Well, I break an Al Mosey round town in the meantime. Maybe I can find someone to saw Bradley go into Walker's barn. Good idea. I'll meet you back here. I want to see if Walker's gonna stick to his story. When I got to Walker's, the barn was closed up tight. I got his home address from a telephone book in a store nearby and walked back to the barn. By the time I got to my car, Walker was just driving up. Walker?

SPEAKER_09 21:08

Yeah?

SPEAKER_04 21:09

I thought I told you to stick around. Where you been? Well, uh. No place, Ranger. I had to make the delivery. In your car? Not much room there to haul feed. Oh, it was just a sack of oats, that's all. I want you to come down to the patrol office with me. What for? Forget your statement about the fellow who gave you those checks. Oh. Well, what about the barn? I mean, you know if any customers come. They'll have to wait a while. You know where the highway patrol office is? Yeah. You can take your car. I'll follow you. At the station, Walker's story began to change slightly. His statement said that the man who cashed the checks was about five feet ten inches tall. Earlier, he told us that the man was over six feet. It was 12 noon when the stenographer completed typing the statement, and I took it into Walker to sign. Here's the statement, Mr. Walker. You sure you don't want to make any changes before you sign it? No. No, I I've been telling you the truth, Ranger. Uh-huh. Oh, one more thing. Before you sign it, I want to show you some pictures. Pictures? Yeah. Look at them carefully, Mr. Walker. Here are pictures of three men. Was one of these the man who cashed the checks? No. No, it wasn't any of these fellas. How about this one? Could he be the man?

SPEAKER_14 22:33

Uh no, no, no. The fellow who cashed the checks was an altogether different kind of man. This ain't him.

SPEAKER_04 22:39

Mr. Walker, this man's already been identified by one person as the man who killed John Elwood and his wife.

SPEAKER_14 22:46

What'd you say, Ranger?

SPEAKER_04 22:47

Elwood was the man the checks belonged to. He was killed last night. Killed? For stealing now killing. You didn't say nothing before about a murder. Two murders. This man, Bradley, killed two people and wounded a 12-year-old boy. He stole two cars that we know of. Well, I. I didn't know about all them things. Uh-huh. What about the picture? Is this the man who cashed the checks? No. No, that ain't him. I'm sure it ain't. All right, Mr. Walker. Sign the statement. Walker was afraid. He couldn't miss it. But I didn't know what was bothering him or why. After he signed the statement, I let him go. A few minutes later, the sheriff came into the office. He had a newspaper in his hand. Jase, is that Walker I just saw pulling away? Yes, Sheriff. He signed a statement, so I let him go. Well, we'd better get him right back again. Take a look at this newspaper. Burton Harold. What about it? But did Walker identify the picture of Bradley? No. Well, take a look at that item I marked. It'll tell you why I didn't. Mrs. Nancy Walker, wife of Al Walker, proprietor Walker Sales Barn, is in Fort Worth visiting her sister. Mrs. Walker is the former Nancy Bradley. Get a chase? I checked around as soon as I got a load of this item, and it fits. Mrs. Walker has a brother named Sam Bradley. Walker's his brother-in-law. We raced out to Walker's sales barn, but it was still closed, so we headed out toward his home, located in a farm section west of town. Half a mile from there, we spotted Walker's car turning into the driveway and saw him rush into the house. We parked a short distance away and covered the rest of the ground on foot, approaching the house from the rear. Let's move up to that open window, Sheriff. Right, James.

SPEAKER_14 24:40

You went food. Nothing in the house to eat. Sam, you fool. Where you been? I've been looking all over for you.

SPEAKER_15 24:45

I took a bus over to Hazel, bought me new suits. What's bothering you, huh?

SPEAKER_14 24:52

Listen. Well, I don't care. You can take the money, but you just got to get right out of here as fast as you can.

SPEAKER_11 24:56

Hey, now wait a minute. What do you mean, spending your money?

SPEAKER_14 24:58

I thought you told me you got them checks from a friend of yours.

SPEAKER_11 25:00

Why, sure. What about it?

SPEAKER_14 25:02

You and your stories.

SPEAKER_11 25:04

Just like I told you. If a fellow was afraid he showed himself, he'd get caught. That's why he asked me to cast a check. I knew you wouldn't mind.

SPEAKER_14 25:14

So that's it. And don't you lie to me? You didn't have no friend. You signed them checks. They were stolen. Stolen? I know all about it. I lied for you at first because you told me you and your friend Elwood was ducking a gambling raid. Then I find you stole the checks. I find there's a couple of killings besides, and I'm mixed up in it. Now you get out of here.

SPEAKER_03 25:30

Look who you've been talking to.

SPEAKER_14 25:32

There's been a ranger around asking questions. That's who.

SPEAKER_03 25:34

Did you tell him anything?

SPEAKER_14 25:35

Not yet. But if I didn't have the lie to save my own heart, I'd have turned you in, brother-in-law or no brother-in-law.

SPEAKER_04 25:40

Tell him.

SPEAKER_14 25:42

Get out of here right away.

SPEAKER_11 25:43

I turned you all wood. I'll leave tonight when it's dark.

SPEAKER_14 25:50

You get out of here right now. I'm not getting myself home for you. But you know, I can't go. All right, Bradley. Don't move. Sam, so Ranger. You turn it on. Jake, standard. That gun, Bradley.

SPEAKER_04 26:03

Throw your gun over here.

SPEAKER_09 26:05

All right, all right.

SPEAKER_04 26:06

Okay, James? Yeah, I'm okay, Sheriff.

SPEAKER_14 26:08

Ranger, it ain't my fault. I swear I didn't know nothing about the kill. I swear I didn't.

SPEAKER_04 26:11

Save it, Walker. The jury will want to know why you didn't tell us where he was. Come on, get up, Bradley. You better have some of that $400 left for a good lawyer. You'll need one.

SPEAKER_13 26:36

In just a moment, we will tell you the results of the case you have just heard.

SPEAKER_10 26:41

This is George Hicks reporting. I'm now in New Hampshire for NBC. The names are Taft, Eisenhower, Truman, Keithover, and Stassen. We'll bring you the report soon on this first state presidential primary.

SPEAKER_01 26:54

This evening, NBC will present a broadcast of great interest to you in this election year. This is W.W. Chaplin inviting you to follow the campaign of the next president on NBC. Yes, from Concord, New Hampshire, the scene of the important New Hampshire primary election. NBC brings you surveys, reports, and comments by New Hampshire voters and party leaders.

SPEAKER_02 27:15

NBC is going to bring you full coverage of the New Hampshire primary, a primary which will not only decide the delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions, but also give a pretty good indication as to the strength of the leading presidential candidates. This is Leon Pearson inviting you to follow the campaign of the next president on NBC.

SPEAKER_00 27:34

Hear the New Hampshire primary special broadcast tonight on NBC. And now back to the Texas Rangers.

SPEAKER_13 27:50

And now, here are the results of the case you have just heard.

SPEAKER_03 27:54

For harboring a fugitive from justice, Al Walker received a five-year suspended sentence. Sam Bradley was identified by Robert Elwood as the man who shot and killed John and Ethel Elwood. Ballistics confirm that Bradley's gun was the murder weapon. He was convicted of murder in the first degree. And on August 4th, 1942, he was electrocuted at Huntsville Penitentiary.

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Next week, Joel McCray and another authentic reenactment of a case from the files of the Texas Rangers. Joel McCray will soon be seen in San Francisco Story, a Warner Brothers release. The part of Robert L. Wood was played by Richard Beal. Ethel and John L. Wood were Barbara Muddy and Tom Sully. Tony Barrett was Sam Bradley. And Barney Phillips was Al Walker. Ken Christie played the part of the sheriff. Technical advisor was Captain M. T. Lone Wolf Gonzellers of the Texas Rangers. This story was transcribed and adapted by Shelby Gordon. And the program was produced and directed by Stacey Keach. Al Gibney speaking.