Felix Powell, 1907 April 2

accused obtained a severance and change of venue, Powell was tried,
convicted and sentenced to die Victoria County and when his appeal

“to the State Court of Criminal Appeals resulted in an affirmation of
the sentence, he was hanged at Victoria on April 2, 1907. Gibson's
Life was prolonged when his first trial in Bexar County resulted in

a hung jury and he was then tried in DeWitt County where he also was
convicted and sentenced to die. After the State Court of Criminal
Appeals upheld his conviction, he was hanged at Cuero in 1908;

See also: GIBSON, Monk
OLD WEST, Winter, (1970 =

99 SOStRERE=IS— Lerseale ny fd §
TRAILS AND TRIALS OF A TEXAS RANGER by William Warren Sterling,.
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1959, Pages 30-37.

Wpleoheit Toa

See TEXAS = BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,

accused obtained a severance and change of venue. Powell was tried,
convicted and sentenced to die Victoria County and when his appeal
to the State Court of Criminal Appeals resulted in an affirmation of
the sentence, he was hanged at Victoria on April 2, 1907. Gibson's
Life was prolonged when his first trial in Bexar County resulted in
a hung jury and he was then tried in DeWitt County where he also was
convicted and sentenced to die, After the State Court of Criminal
Appeals upheld his conviction, he was hanged at Cuero in 1908,

See also: GIBSON, Monk

OLD WEST, Winter, 1970 | —> ee

99 sespmEaras— 25 Vihear 04

TRAILS AND TRIALS OF A TEXAS RANGHR by William Warren Sterling,
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1959, Pages 3)0-3h7.

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accused obtained a severance and change of venue, Powell.

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See also: GIBSON, Monk
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TRAILS AND TRIALS OF A TEXAS RANGER by William Warren Sterl:
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1959, Pages 3)0-3).7.

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POWELL 3 F el ix

Powell, a black man, lived in an area outside of Edna, Jackson Co,,
Texa, that was populated almostexclustvely by blakk people when, in
September, 1988, a white family named Condit, consisting of the father
and mother, J, F, and Lora Condit, and five children, L2-yearsold Mil-
dred, lO-year-old Herschell, 6-year-old Jesse, 3-year-old Joseph and
10-month-old Lloyd, rented a farm and moved there, On one occasion,
Mildred reported that Powell had made an indecent proposal to her and
he implied to a number of blacks that he wanted to have intercourse
with the little girl, On the morning of Sept, 28, 1905, he told
several biack neighbers that he had "gotten what he wanted" and that
he and Monk Gibson, a 16-year-old black youth employed by Condit, had
killed the family, Around noon, Gibson reported that he had seen two
men chasing the fathhly and when the premises were inspected, it was
found that Mrs, Condit and the four oldest children had all been
bludgeoned and stabbed to death and that Mildred had been raped, (CGib-
son, whose clothes were covered with bhood, was arrested and when his
stories proved contradictory, he was charged with the crime, Powell's

hand was found to be identical with a_ bloody print found at the house
and it was learned that he had some bloody clothing washed on the

morning of the crime and he also was arrested and charged, The two

POWRLL, Felix

Powell, a black man, lived in an area outside of Edna, Jackson Co,,
Tex., that was populated almostexclustvely by blakk people when, in
September, 1998, a white family named Condit, consisting of the father
and mother, J, F, and Lora Condit, and five children, 12-yearmold Mil-
Gred, 10~year-old Herschell, 6-year-old Jesse, 3-year-old Joseph and
10-month-old Lloyd, rented a farm and moved there, On one occasion,
Mildred reported that Powell had made an indecent proposal to her and
he implied to a number of blacks that he wanted to have intercourse
with the little girl, On the morning of Sept, 28, 1905, he told
several baack neighbers that he had "gotten what he wanted" and that
he and Monk Gibson, a 16-year-old black youth employed by Condit, had
killed the family, Around noon, Gibson reported that he had seen two
men chasing the fatwhly and when the premises were inspected, it was
found that Mrs. Condit and the four oldest children had all been
bludgeoned and stabbed to death and that Mildred had been raped, Gib-
son, whose clothes were covered with bhood, was arrested and when his
stories proved contradictory, he was charged with the crime, Powell's

hand was found to be identical with a bloody print found at the house
and it was learned that he had some bloody clothing washed on the

morning of the crime and he also was arrested and charged, The two

POWELL, Felix

U1, a black man, lived in an area outside of Edna, Jackson 0o,,
Texs, that was populated almostexclustvely by blakk people when, in
September, 19#8, a white family named Condit, consisting of the father
and mother, J, F, and Lora Condit, and five children, 12-year-old

‘Ale

dred, 10-year-old Herschell, 6-year-old Jesse, 3-year-old Joseph and

he implied to a number of blacks that he wanted to have intercourse

ith the little girl, On the morning of Sept, 28, 1905, he told
several baack neighbers that he had "gotten what he wanted" and that
he and Monk Gibson, a 16-year-old black youth employed by Condit, had
killed the family, Around noon, Gibson reported that he had seen two
nen chasing the faiuily and when the premises were inspected, it vas
found that Mrs, Condit and the four oldest children had all been
bludgeoned and stabbed to death and that Mildred had been raped, Cibe|
son, whose clothes were covered with baood, was arrested and when his
stordes proved contradictory, he was charged with the crime, Powell's
hand was found to be identical with a bloody print found at the hou
and it was learned that he had some bloody clothing washed on the

morning of the crime and he also was arrested and charged, The two