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(Continued front page. .) ex with double zero buckshot. He had kept a gun in his hands after McCallum’s warning to raise his hands empty,) “I remember getting shot. It didn't, hurt—just jarred me a WA. Minds knocked me out of the car, I suppose. Later, we talked of this again. Again he said: “He didn’t hurt—no feeling at all, I suppose. Seema like it x ha knocked me out of that car, it hurts worse right now than am.” (An Beckabet Rosared in Cremation at operation was performed on Saturday to remove te buckabet from his body and his erm eee sets placed in a cant’, Ha tines rant, Know exactly what happened to his eye. It was bandaged Sunday morning. | st The first thing ¢ recew 4 re was someone asked ime if 1 knew where. L was at, aid T told them 1 guessed ] wes in x hos ‘pital i 'asked if he remembered being told that the policeman Wea dead, and having said “I’m glad the old job is dead, ” or anything to that affect, “Tf VU gai it don't remember it, he said, aid Parks was asked, this me by Jim Rawls, how he felt about killing, when he ‘came only seasen from the dope, Well, it that all seemed kinda like a dream to me. I wished it hadn’t happened, but couldn't help it then.” 72 We began questioning Parks about dope. He said he had taken sme before ,but I never took this much before. It was more than six or seven capsules}. I know we had a couple of boxes while I sill remembered about it. ites police chief asked where he got the “‘yellowjacket” talk ed _ Bays Dope in Hatha The pilin did not answer, either not hearing or pretend ing not to hear. The question was repeated, “T-got then: in, Hobby,” How such did they cost? “I think it was 2 dollar a dozen.” When did the brothers start telling then? “T think it was around naan.” When did he start taking the dope? Well, two or three month: ‘nwo Y think. T hadn’t taken them often couple gee ie gee ie, eee fellow that had some of them.” (Parks later, said Pat eee nine given. sue, He saidy nothing more t ion was or where in Hobbs he and his by ‘obtained the capsules), i hie Byather had he started using the dope “I drank a lot, I suppose to see how it felt more than any slse. “U've been, drinking for several years—I don't know just how long—heavier since I was 21. Uve been drinking heavier since I got out of the Navy. I set out February the 7th, 1940, re did you take the first dope Saturday? I think we took the first ones there at home, How do you take them? “Just swallow then (At one point, Parks indicated the brothers had taken the dope (ablets with beer, ie Describes Effects of Dope Vow does it make you feel? “Well, just kinds drowny like. Makes you feel good. Males you teal like ue eeney in i 4 ol ‘ lobha man or day sale the two men had tried to buy s“redbird dope tableta from him shortly before the shouting. Parks was asked if he remembered this. “I don't specially remember of it at all ? Did you ever use redbirds? “I don't think I ever did.” .... Did you ever use marijuana, or the kind of dope that's shot into your arm, or did you ever know of this being done around lobbs? “No, I never heard of it except i things I read about it” I asked Parks if, because of the trouble he was in because of hope, he would give police officers, say information or help to stop the use of it. His reply: “It's not a very good thin We all pressed the question, rephrasing it, asking it Again, -He gave only the same reply. He would not elaborate on it. - Throughout the interview, Parks talked freely with the exception of this elusiveness and the two or three times he seemed not to hear a question. At times his mouth and neck twitched wherply, as if he was in pain. He said he was not aware of the Pritching. In Prison 14 Months He amoked several cigarets and drank tiree or four glasses of water while we were in the room. Dav you feel that you caused us death of these two men? “I suppose I did.” Almost pointblank, I asked him if ie hed any idea what is going to happen to him, have a pretty good idea.’ Whe ‘I imagine Pl either get Ife or the chair out of the deat, I don't know.) . ’ Had he been in the penitentiary before? fVatuyed there 14 months!’ € But about his f t st-been marries My last wife got a divorce from me in Chaves county. In Roswell, several months ago, “We have a boy about three months old... think he was born about the 28th of Avril. I think his nente’s Levbie, ~ SE have two brothers and two siaters.” He thinks his brother Gina has been married once. He [9 sure, * Parks’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Parks, five near Ger rison, Hot fer from Portales. The elder Parks ia described 22 4 retired “rancher-farmer of very moderate means. They are de scribed 23 “pretty well thought-of in that area, ah _ I've been working In Hobbs off and on for three or four years,” the prisoner said. He and his mother came to Hobbs in the past week and was staying with his brother. He and his father, sometimes lived together, sometimes not, while here. A fter lives here, another in Lubbock. Another brother is in the army. . “I got back to Hobbs (from Portales) Saturday morning.” His mother and brother had been arranging for a house or apart ment here. He was not sure of the address. Doesn't Show Any Ragrat ‘ Parks was asked if he thought any particular incident or ¢ led him to his present trouble. No, don't think so. It just happened that way.’ ‘He was asked if he had any alana for biting an attorney. T hadn’t thought anything about it.” As time faring, the Interview, Parka seemed to be come less interested in talking. His answers were shorter now, a bitless detail. ‘He coughed more often, and sometimes tured his face ‘ord the open window, away from the three visitors. If he feels any fear of what will happen to him, he did not show it 1¢ he has any regret for what has happened, he failed to bay on if exact words. ... _. It was 16 after 7 when we arose to Ho. ‘The police chief Wayed' behind to tell him to behave himself, not to cause any further trouble. T he guard was sitting silently in front of his room as we walked down the hall.
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Hobbs Daily News Sun
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Tue, Jul 10, 1951
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