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WHERE MURDER VICTIM WORKEDGlenn Mitchell, at center, still operates the service station onpeared from the station in the early morning hours and his bullet riddled body was later discovered inmile east of Breckenridee where Olar- a field some miles away. Mitchell now closes the sta-U.S. 180 aence Swaim was working last July 4th. Swaim disap-tion each night at midnight. (RNS Photo)By JO ROBERTS in determining the time 01 siaie wouici see* ««■ umi.i ^-u-Reporter - News Correspondent Swaim’s disappearance, and a ally, but McCain received nodetermining the time of state would seek the death penvrsBRECKENRIDGE (RNS)_ rancher who lives on the Neces- such warningThe earlv morning hours of last sity Road first saw the body in A change of venue to GrahamJulv 4 were apparently no dif- the field some eight hours later, was granted to all three detend-ferent from anv other summer Thirteen bullet holes were in ants. All have remained in cus-t(morning for Clarence A. Swaim the body. An estimated $271 tody in lieu of $10,000 bond inSwaim was night attendant at was taken from the cash regis- the murder ease and $;.000 m■ “ the robbery charge.The body of Swaimthe Reed Service Station located ter of the service station.On Julv 7, while law enforce-just east of Breckenridge citylimits, a station owned by Glen ment agencies were/•» * « ^ . ... J _ —« „Mitchell.Certainly Swaim had no fore-was ex-terming humed in a lonely cemetery in “brutal Desdemona late in August to recover two additional bulletsSwaim’s murder as and “senseless,” another serv boding of' sudden death which ice station attendant was from the head to be used in ev-was to strike him down before robbed, abducted and murdered tdence in the trials Both a ..miHe had in San Antomo. and a .38 calibre gun are be-Only a few hours later the lieved to have been used, t h e and Floyd who were visiting body of Alvin Fay Carnes, 26. .380 identified as Swaim s own with their families, remain at was found in a field, dead of gun which he had carried forhome instead of working with gunshot wounds.Police in San Antonio arrestr v *. • -----— w —the night was through insisted that his two sons, Lloydhim as they had done the previous night.C o u r. t v Sheriffyears.Stephensed Edwards Ronald Wilhelm,IChase Booth has kept the tight-By noon, SwainTs bullet rid-23, and Gene McCain. 21, and est security around the three died bodv had been examined recovered bloody shirts, sever- who have been in jail b)th hhv law enforcement officials for al guns and other weapons. .andI in Abilene He said ear ler■ 1' They were all charged with in the week that both McCainurueIel murder in the death of Swaim and Wilhelm will probably beThe events of that fateful In- and with burglary in connection put on the eland during the independence Day will get a thor-with the thell of guns ! r o m a' bu‘re “ed. R^prs Pavneouch leeal examination Monday the Keith McDonald home near In addition to Rodgers, f ane morning8 when Claude Dean Ed- Ranger on July . The M, Don- Roye of Graham has been h, edwards. 24. goes on trial in 90th |«n*»w *» V iL™,,,,■ Renre-some clue to the identity of his murdererDistrict Court in Graham Edwards is charged with alleged murder weapon was re“murder with malice” in the slaving of Swaim which alleged-Iv be can with robbery, suddenly enridge and indicted by a MeV ' 1 lift i / ' -__-J f . % M. . 1ll!»anday-covered Thebecame kidnaping in murder in the lonely bled field seven miles southeast of where it beganminutes before.A driver of an Abilene Reas assistant prosecutor. Representing Edwards are courtpointed attorneys R. E. Thorn-trio was 1akr*n to Rreck- ton of Olnev and Charles EBrownfield Jr. of Stamford.The 206 member venire forhd1tinphens County Grand Jury July, .stub-22 They were taken before the trial has been divided intoJudge Griffin on Julv 29 where.four panels. Of these. 51 pros-a few all three entered pleas of “not pective jurors will report Mon-guilty ” same number rluesda'A driver 01 Re- District Attorney T Jean and groups of “ will benorter-News truck furnished the Rodgers of Graham warned both Wednesday and Ihursday -first information to help officers,Wilhelm and Edwards that the needed. ________________________cfk.tt
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Abilene Reporter News
Abilene, Texas, US
Sun, Jan 22, 1967
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