Interviewee | BRANCH, Malcolm (b. 1908) |
Professions | Former sheriff |
Interview ID # | OH 1215 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | His experiences as sheriff of Wise County, Texas, 1941-47. Law enforcement equipment and technology in 1940s; working on a fee basis; law enforcement practices in 1940s; search warrants; comments about criminals ”Pretty Boy” Floyd, “Machine Gun” Kelly, Raymond Hamilton, and Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow; justice of the peace courts; county bootleggers; vagrancy cases in 1930s and 1940s. |
Interviewer(s) | Adeline Martin, Mike Ellis |
Physical Description | 12 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |