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Death of prison inmate ends colorful chapter
Huntsville Texas AP aged 71 James C Palmer known as Cowboy died at Ellis unit from a heart attack while on duty He rode in the Texas Prison Rodeo from 1936 and ran a leather goods business from the prison He left 14500 in a Houston bank 400 in a trust and 14 saddles valued 1200 His death follows a 99 year Utah double murder sentence and prior Hunt County case He became religious and gave chapel sermons before death
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Huntsville
Tex
Ellis Unit
Texas Department of Corrections
James C
Cowboy
Palmer
Cowvirl
Moore
Houston
C. L. McAdams
Ellis Chapel
O J
Monticello
Utah
Texas
Hunt County
Hopkins County
Warren McAdams