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])H*(‘usePlan\npealJU I XXIF.S SIMONS Xdvnratr st,iff V\ rilrrREFUGIO- Samuel Matthews showed no signs of emotionFridav afternoon when he heard attorne\# *a recommendation for a fast- Houston acting 24th District Court jury before that he should die in the electric bailiffs chair for last Sept. 28N shooting Refugio County Jail death of Lavaca County Sheriff the courtroom Ronnie Dodds. 49 The 20-vear-old Houston resipreviously during the trial, when Dist. Judge Joe E Kelly read the verdict at 1:40 p m He conferred with one of hiss. John Patrick of. at the counsel tablebemg led bv court.up* . . A flF.back to his cell in theadjoiningTheelev enjurymendent sat erect in hts chair at deliberatedSAMl’EL M XTTHEWSthe defense counsel table in th«same manner as he had dorawhich includedand one woman, approximately anPrecinct 2 Positionlit 1\Harve\rrH P Harvey. 4T who resides on Tate Road announced Fridav as a candidate for'■*' •; 7 7 - 2.--i’county commisioncr of Pre-a cmct 2 in the Mav 2 Democratic0o Pnmar; Harvev, former owner of the0 ■IS Victoria Pump Service, is nowmaintenance supers isor for Alkek Oil Corp He is seeking 11 the post now held bv E L^ Crisp, who has announced for ,p re-election:y 0leis ,\f- r prav**r ti con-.lt;b-ration. I have decided to run forcommissioner of Precinct 2 “I led I am qualified to serve the people of th's community becaus* of m\ manv vears ofW m- wservice work If elerted. I pledge to devote my full lime to the duties of mv of!ice*T would smcerly appr«x-.atc your support and influence for a me in the coming election ’wIn a statement announcing hicandidacv. Harvev saidofahour on the punishment after spending 48 minutes to find himof murder with malice aforethought.East Death Sentem*Veteran observers said it was in the same courtroom in 19.56 *rsa! the las* dea'h *-entenee prior to Fndav was assessed;n the 24th Judicial District which encompasses Victoria,DeWitt. Calhoun, Goliad, Jack-Mi son and Refugio CountiesFormal sentencing of Mat-tliews was dclavod for 10 davs, pending ‘he filing of a mo*ionfor a new trial bv Matthews*Wattomevs.Patrick said ‘he motion willbe filed within the lh-dav period Matthews s I1 remain,n jail here for the length of time it takes for the case to be appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal \ppeals. should the local motion be overruledI mind CiuillvD O Harvev a part time Refugio rancher and a re ired d•‘■•-ict superm'endrnt 1 o r HumMe Oil and Refining Co, was foreman of the jure whichdeliberated from 10 h? am to‘V1IE P II VRVEYnnaHarvev has been 0f of Victoria 0ounty sincewhen he was transferred*nt (Miln:hlt;,s. bv Quintana Petroleum Co He11 25 am before Ending Mat thews guilty of murder withmalice aforethoughtThev tJhen heard emotional appeals bv the prosecuting at*sated with XSkok 0/ since tornevs D'^t Xttvs Wilev X former trustee of the old Cheatham of Curro and F W irk School Harvey is an ac Patteson of C,on7alcs tha* thefive member of E irt Baptist sentence be assessed, andChurch He *ervcd in the U an exchange of Bible ioast Guand from 1942 toass agesconcerning death offered bv0f w as a-sociaied with Baker Oil 1945, including duty in the South patteson and Patrickn Tools as service engineer from PacificHarvey and histwo children Mi( 195!w ifcntuMianiyy.ib-asifinimto I960 before he boughtand operated Victoria Pump Service Harvey sold this firm Gould of Victoria andin Apr 1 of 1%9 and has been Harvev of CaliforniaThe jury then was handed the Bcttev ca„0 concerning the punishment( athv «f i] 58 amto*ve\I litleT9For Six Area Counlit\ntrssix-county soil survey for dity an i general suitabilitvagricultural purposes is various tvpes of ucs11:58 a.m.* went Dannis jurv room until 12 15 pmwhen thev went to eat dinnerThev returned to the jura roomat 12.50 pm 'and a: 1:40 p.m.,entered the courtroom to report the punishment verdictThree ChoicesThey had three choice* tomake on the punishment issue, dvath, life smp^;^nnmen• or any number of vears m the stateaxflt; rnon ■now being developed and will be deliver d to Golden CrescentThAtaitial hoi ring.report will he broke?»wn to suitabilitv for sep Council of Governments about tiC tank filtering u e, residen April 1. according to J M. PresnP ley, district conservationist, and |j£ht imiustrial foundation sui aIrvin Mowery, soil -dentist of bUitv sewage disposalthe Soil Conservation Service ng The council, ~ *— “:1*d- make copies a\. set its memtvraprisonpectators,in turn, lab le id all of'PCI}arks and re* reation ust p»cnic arenas,pth1 placroundh. natu *C s ItOPresle explamr-! that the lu ia Soil OmscrvatiOT l)*v CAItriet is aU. -3€is unj^to since i? i o t h cThe «iiuo* , lt;k fhi : nr itf COGplt;u regulars no im ome a u*i nmcntal ent Fa -sune is Nunc emu h u of du* * VVorkint \v\ and Mouerv is \\ofiedinsi awith Pre:frevi Vandcr Siucxen, area conservatL.auLrNot one of the 150 s some standing left the courtroom during the presentation ommercial and the closing argumentsThe f moli onalh -choked pur- Cheatham could barelv talk ashe told the jury that “if you camp have the guts to assess thedeath penalty. 1 have the guts1 the electric chair switch for what he Matthews did to mv friend. Ronnie Dodds ' Earlier, be shook a finger at Matthews ami shouted. “Thebrutal, senseless, cold-bloodtxi killor—that’s what vou.vare Samuel Matthews “ton t forget Ronnie Doddshad the same rights, too He said Matthews forfeited rights right out on•centc trails, sanitary lam togarbage disposal, g o 1*. road construction amvarious otherEachsixhad,kin i 1.soil in each of thlt;participating counties -m, ( tthoun, Victoria, Go Lt w tt anii Lavaca — s.* *A map showing general loca vk tion of various soil tyix’s will must be prepared for each county, and can be used by governmental agencies —- particularly planning commissions — in de veloping land use studiesDetailed soil surveys onceW * r*confintxl almost exclusively toagriculture, are bemg used mt,s’ more and more in urban areas as cities discover that thou-t nrv/Iif e\f ,-Ut 11 *• .pypHn if Ma \4 I t fi fid I■i *thatlostr.et ff Kf ^t§ithe right to live/' Cheatham, turning tosi*«* I HI \! I'aue 5 Xhe had.MA\-
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Sat, Jan 24, 1970
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