Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Craddock, Tom |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | August 9, 1971 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Seymour, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | Joe Gibson |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 30 minutes |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Tom Craddock, son of an early sheriff of Baylor County, recalls early judges and lawyers in the county. A few specific incidents are related. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: |
Judge Carter Taylor characterized Judges S. I. Newton, Nat G. Mitchell, T. J. North, and Bert King recalled Discusses Judge J. H. Wood's resignation District Judges Jo A. P. Dickson and J. H. Milam in election contest--1916 District Judge I. O. Newton recalled Judge Lacy Dalton remembered Mentions judges J. H. Glasgow, D. F. Goss, J. T. Montgomery States personal explanation for lack of death penalty S. Burk Burnett--Harley Sears incident examined Cites citizen posse's penalty on Negro murderer of Sheriff W. L. Ellis Justification of legal opinions given Various judges and lawyers mentioned |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO: | Blank |
| RANGE DATES: | 1916-1971 |
| BULK DATES: | 1916-1971 |