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OH 1215

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBRANCH, Malcolm (b. 1908)
ProfessionsFormer sheriff

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1215
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis 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 Description12 pp.
Terms of UseOpen