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Pampa liquor conspiracy trial yields new government testimony
Federal witnesses described an organized bootlegging ring run from Pampa under Gray County officers protection. Key figures include ex sheriff Ernest Graves, deputies Rheudasil and Wachendorf, and Roy Albritton. Witnesses Waggoner and Baxter testified about protection payments and attempts to fix cases. Defense pressed tactics amid claims of revenge and past raids.
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Pampa
Gray County
Federal District Court
Ernest S. Graves
Granville Parrish
O. T. Smith
Lee Banks
Scott Rheudasil
Weldon Wilson
Herman Wachendorf
Cc. E. Pipes
Graves
Roy Albritton
W. Murph Smith
Louie Baker
Ben Bolton
Scott Vincent
Arthur H. Cornett
William J. Bass
O. C. Williams
Dick Waggoner
Longview
W. H. Baxter
Greensboro
N. C
Waggoner
Bill Baxter
Rheudasil
Wachendorf
Wilson
Fix