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V vmi tK, oSweeny Man Gets 5-Yearshe heard the shots, she Eafd she was in the car which took “(^n’her nephew, to a hospital. She safd. Baugh is her cousin. She said he stated that Baugh had shot him, and that he was dead on arival at a hospital in Wharton.** Jury deliberated less than five minutes before returnVoters In CountyA rain f rrmf -TT- . ^ .t.A!?BtJmjnute chan2e of mindby the defendant speeded upproceedings in the murder trial of Murray Baugh in the 23rd Judicial District Court in An-gleton, Monday. The defendant was sentenced to serve five years in the Texas Depart-ment of Corrections.“?«■* chafed his pica to guilty after the entire morning had been consumed by a motion for continuance, which was overruled by Judge G. P. Har-ay Jr., and by selection of one purer from three questioned.MjLSp#BddLvenire h3d beenm 5K 0 case* Juryselection was expected to takeat£™2?%*but. Baugfl and h!sattonieys, Stanton Stone and2a * 0 Freeport ent'er-£rjnto ®n a8T«ement with the state, through District Alter-■?JP*Sa™ ^ whereby the dis-th«* ,.att?rney recommended mat the jury assess Baugh’s punishment at five years’ bn-pritonment.The state put on only three witnesses, and their side of the ease took a total, of 35 minutes.The defense called two char-SL ,De8^’ Iu*in* only fiveminutes for their questioning, which revealed that Baugh, u Sweeny Negro, is considered tonave a gdod reputation bi the community,i was accused of mur-I i? 33-year-old Waldo Emer *on Brown, also a Negro, afterTh#a*£v?*(nt 0ver a woman.The shooting occurred at Bau-ni/£s* ,r .tev*w» near Old i- Ocean, April 13, lgsg,d I ^D.4pu,ty Sheriff B. E. McCoyl* *2 Angkton, who Investigated ^Jthe case, told the court thath,f lt;■* “^2geir bora* to show him their5«ina d8 MUbre SmJtfi *nd' ?**, gUn WR* USMllyS. £,♦*«, I** C6dat chest- be*hL . tbe ^ey was already inr.to* ch^st*and thegun waj goneA «• was-found;.undff .tlte'/-:.iaat-1'. trew.. A vjap u which •• fe® JfMepTtS ^[$417 For CROPpatefL0**1' Overseas Program.(jWK arass abafi s* a.^gr-y-* — *• —ssm a dstS’sr,ih ia»*[old thysEcounXAsD“tK|‘Butthe 1”'t™cted verdlc* ■' in a parked car and saw the gulJty ana assessing the punlsh-wo men go around the building, ment at «ve years imprlsOn-out could not see them when ment, as per the agreement between defense and statqfattor-neys. ■ J*kin.wnd3y’s docke^ two niertSJhft* probation revoked.«oth had been sentenced to five years probation on.robbery charges, arid both probations were revoked by Judge Hardy. They were Albertto Brown and Edward Dirzanowski.MostMiss Helm ElectedFFA SweetheartGrace Helm, one of Brazos^ port High School's junior coeds was elected sweetheart of tb BHS Future Farmers of America at a recent meeting of tht local chapter,- ---- ------- -(-vsucu 10 Miss Helm, who Is froirbe the hightest at least through Jones Creek, will serve II ajn., as some 11 persons hadl^^1^ Chapter in that.roleHigh School,The rain belt was movint southeastward and was expect-ed to break up this aftorrfin and aid in the voting. Temperatures ranged frltn 28 at Dalhart to a 64 at Corpus Christi. Today was the filth straight day that-Dalhart his been chilled by siib-freezftg iemperture3.Warmer weather was forecast in North and West Texas, while cooler conditions were expected in Northwest Texas.A rain front fanned out over South Central Texas and East Texas today as the state’s voters went to the polls.The rains, centered mainly on the Texas Gulf Coast, were light and were not expected to have a great effect on the vot-ing turnout.Nevertheless, weather condition* and the usual slow morning, run, was cutting down the Brazosport turnout.With light showers falling over Brazosport, the voting got off to* a slow start. However, the pace /is expected to packup this afternoon, and should be strong irom 5 p.m. until the 7 p.m. closing time.A spot-check* maed by The Brazosport Facts at 11 a.ra, today showed that around 40 persons had voted' at the high school fa Freeport; 42 had cast votes at the Velasco Fire Station and 90 had voted at the Lake Jackson Junior High. *Voting at Clute appeared tos the hightest at least through«__t - - — v * u 11 aun., as some 11 persons had! Chapter fa that role ti fued through the Clfete Junior year amf-.durir'r She .rwUl also represent, ^present tcat Dijrazdsport • c ________trl^t FFA Sweetheart Convet «dn,: ^eduled- to be held i Wharton during February*Miss Helm is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jack Helm Jones Creek.Attending ConventionAmong pastors attending t! General Baptist Convention Texas in San Antonio this we* are Rev. and Mrs. John 1 Beard cf Lake Jackson Sadist Church and Rev. Mrs. Bill Campbell of Ch Temple Baptist Church.They will represent merpbt of their respective churches convention business and return Thursday.
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Freeport Brazosport Facts
Freeport, Texas, US
Tue, Nov 04, 1958
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