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Brownwood at 3 o'clock the next morning and placed in the. jail .there,
Sheriff Pauley died on the afternoon of May 16, but before expiring,.
_che BAAXSS. identified that Smith had fired the shot which -had.mortally
wounded him, and Smith alone was charged with murder, .He was granted
a change of venue to Brown County where Tebo was released..after testi-
fying as a material witness, Smith claimed that he had fired his. pis-
tol only after Pauley had drawn his revolver, but other witnesses ..
said that the Sheriff had not drawn his weapon. Convicted :by.a jury
that deliberaged for only 18 mimtes, Smith was sentenced to die and,
when the Governor detiined to intervene, he was electrocuted at the
Texas State Prison on April 16, 1926, , Magen
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Brownwood at 3 o'clock the next morning and placed in the. jail .there,
Sheriff Pauley died on the afternoon of May 16, but before expiring,
he KEAEBS identified that Smith had fired the shot which -had.mortally
wounded him, and Smith alone was charged with murder, He was granted
a change of venue to Brown County where Tebo was released-after testi-
fying as a material witness. Smith claimed that he had fired his. pis-
tol only after Pauley had drawn his revolver, but other witnesses ..
said that the Sheriff had not drawn his weapons Convicted -by.a jury
that deliberated for only 18 mimtes, Smith was sentenced to die and )
when the Governor delined to intervene, he was electrocuted at the
Texas State Prison on April 16, 1926, ise) S081
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at 3 ofclock the next morning and placed in the. jail. AD
Brownwood
8 f Pauley died on the afternoo 6, but before
of opal dans eee a eresires scare tear s granted
a change of venue to Brown County where Tebo was galeabed after testi-
fying 4s a material witness, Smith claimed that he had fired his. pis-
only after Pauley had drawn his revolver, but other witnesses
at the Sheriff had not draim his weapon. Convicted by.a
‘ated for only 18 mimtes, Smith was sentenced to die
when the Governor’ debiined to intervene, he was electrocuted at the
Texas State Prison on April 16, 1926,
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Smith, a 23-year-old black laborer,’ was the son of an Mecanc iG ay: nee n
minister, who had left home in 1919. He and another black man named.
Arthur Tebo had been working on a highway project south of.San Antonio
in 1925 when they decided to leave and’ gq to Lubbock. and. seek enploy~
ment with a railroad. On May 15, 1926, they boarded a. freight.an
Brownwood, hiding in a boxcar. Tooir p presence was discovered by’ the
brakeman and Smith pulled a pistol that he had recently puchased,
The brakeman moved them to another car and told them to hide there
where the law would not find them and then wired ahead to Coleman and
alerted Coleman County's 13 ~year-old Sheriff, Dick Pauley. “hen the
train reached Coleman, he xaax led Pauley to the car where the two
black men were hiding. Pauley ordered them to hand out their coats
and Smith handed XRSHXSHEXK-him one before drawing a pi stol and shoot-
ing him without warninge The bullet lodged in his spine, paralyzing
him from the waist down. Both men fled but Bebo was captured almost
immediately. Bloodhounds were allowed to smell xk some clothing
that Smith had left in the boxcar and they tra for:
Se ee ore eee,
» and they were spirited from Coleman to
MOTH, John
Smith, a 23-year-old black laborer, was the son of an Alexandria, La,,|
minister, who had left home in 1919. He and another black man named.
Arthur Tebo had been working on a highway project south of.San Antonio
in 1925 when they decided to leave and’ gq to Lubbock. and. seek employ-
ment with a railroad. On May 15, 1926, they boarded a freight.an
Brownwood, hiding in a boxcar. Their presence was discovered bythe
brakeman and Smith pulled a pistol that he had recently puchased,
The brakeman moved them to another car and told them to hide there
where the law would not find them and then wired ahead to Coleman and
alerted Coleman County's 13-year-old Sheriff, Dick Pauley. When the
train reached Coleman, he Xmam led Pauley to the car where the two
black men were hiding. Pauley ordered them to hand out their coats
and Smith handed XRSKXBHBXB-him one before drawing a pistol and shoot-|
ing him without warning. The bullet lodged in his spine, paralyzing
him from the waist downe Both men fled but Bebo was captured almost
immediately. Bloodhounds were allowed to smell xk some clothing
that Smith had left in the boxcar they trai : nite Hat
miles where he also aa BEE oer staal Others ae eG
talk of lynching thé two men, and they were spirited from Coleman to
SMBTH, John
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minister, who had left home in 1919, He and another bi
Arthur Tebo had been ee on a highway project south of. San
in 1925 when they decided to leave and gq to Lubbock and seok employ-
ment with a Maes ‘oad. On iy pox 1926, they boarded a freight.
ding in’a boxoar, ‘heir presence was discovered by’ the
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