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Guilt battle opens in Gray County liquor conspiracy case
Federal prosecutors unveil a broad circumstantial case accusing 16 men including former Gray County officers of leading a Panhandle bootleg ring. Witness Russell Bartlett testified he bought liquor from Roy Albritton and paid for protection while detailing the "Smokehouse" operation and raids that shaped the conspiracy narrative.
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United States
Gray County
Panhandle
Ernest S. Graves
Granville Parrish
Pampa
O. T. Smith
Lee Banks
Scott Rheudasil
Weldon Wilson
Roy Albritton
Bartlett
Albritton
Wachendorf
Graves
Leslie Salter
Washington, D. C
U. S
Saltter
Washington
Salter
E. A. Simpson
Simpson
Lquor
Mr. Simpson
E. T. Miller
Amarillo
Newton P. Willis
Canadian
Bob Underwood
W. M. Wright
Will R. Saunders
Robert Moore
8. D. Stennis
U.S
Arnold Davis
Fort Worth
Alfred Crager
K. M. Young
Bob Allison
J. T. Scott
Tulsa
R. R. Nation
J. H. Brooks
Jack Collins
Channing
Joe Killough
Amarillo Clothier
Arthur Ware
Amarillo Banker
P. A. Lee
Farwell Farmer
R.S. Chatelain
Dalhart Cafe
E. G. Barks
Tulsa Bookkeeper
William Frost
Amarillo Auto Dealer