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MISS BRADLEY £ CHARGEDHABEAS CORPUS REFUSED BUT BOND IS / ALLOWED$2,000 IS LOOT TARN“GIRL REPORTER” INTERVIEWS BUDA BANKERS THEN LOOTS BANK(By Associated Press) AUSTIN, Dec. 11.—When state prosecutors declared charges against her had been filed in connection'with the Ruda bank robbery, application for writ of habeas corpus in behalf of Miss Rebecca Bradley, university grad-Un’to and stenographer in the office of Governor-elect Dan Moody, was dle-missed late tonight by district judge J. R. Hamilton before a crowded co'urt' room. /Miss Bradley was arrested seyeral hours erlier by officers searching for the flapper bandit who looted the Farmers National bank of Buda of nearly $2,000 Saturday afternoon after forcing two men into a vault.Habeas corpus hearing brought by Miss Bradley's mother, Mrs. Ora.ce E. Bradley, were heard at a district court session held shortly before Saturday midnight. Texas university students who know the accused girl wore in theSAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 11.MB —Attorney General Dan Moody had little to'say tonight concerning the arrest of Miss Rebecca Bradley, stenographer in his office In Ausf tin, bn robbery charges. ,y* Moody said that Miss BradleV had been recommended by a friend after she had applied for work andj; that ho had told his office manager to givo her a position if she wai competent., as there happened to be a vacancy in the office at the time. He said that lie had seen very little of her. but that she had always seemed to be very efficient.crowd that packed the court room-I Refuses ReleaseI Judge Hamilton declared that he j would net allow Miss Hamilton's re-| lease after District Attorney J. D.' Moore declared that a. olurrge of robbery has been filed against her in 11ys county.As soon i.s Mrs. Bradley heard of the arrest of her daughter, she had an attorney apply for a Writ of habeas corpus, alleging that her daughter w»s being Illegally restrained.Judge Hamilton made the writ returnable in district court here art it l. m. tonight, ordering the sheriff and other arresting officers to bring Miss Bradley into court.Taken to San Marcos Before this order could be served, however, Chief of Police Llttlepage, Sheriff W. G. Miller .vnd Ranger Frank Hamer with the girl a prisoner, were on their way to Son Marcos, south of here, seat of the county in which tl$e robbery occurred. iAVTien Jv$;q Humilton convened hie court at 11:45 tonight, the district attorney Informed him that forms) charges of robbery had been filed against the girl in San Marcos and thii-t she was being held there and could not be brought withtrihta . jurisdiction. The judge thereupon dismissed the habeas corpus hearing.Bond Granted At his home soon wCter the habeas corpus hearing, Judge O. S. Latthnefe of the court of criminal appeals, granted $5,000 bail to Mias Bradley.The bond was made returnable tn Judge George CaHioun of the 6$rd dll*v; trict court here. If Calhoun approves the signatures on .the bond,, the 21 year old stenographer likely • wtil be released from the Hays county tjtril at Ran Marcos before day break.-Sunday. Bund tor Miss Bradley** ^foeae urpaSee BUDA ROBBKRY I»a«e •
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Lubbock Sunday Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, Texas, US
Sun, Dec 12, 1926
Page 15
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