Ch13 Law Tales Ep1 Texas Ranger - Frank Hamer

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Emmett starts a New Chapter "Law Tales" from his family's 50-year career as criminal defense lawyers in Austin - roughly 100 years ago.
The 1930s in Texas were the days of Prohibition, Ku Klux Klan, Lynchings and Bonnie and Clyde. The Texas Rangers took on the Devil himself -- in defense of Texas.
Capt. Hammer lived in South Austin and officed in the State Capitol and arrested a local bootlegger who serviced the Capitol. Capt. Hammer tripped into a book theft ring at Gammell's Book Store due to a couple of guilty consciences and poor state bookkeeping. Emmett stood by the Gammell boys and won. Interesting case! Skillball came to Austin and the Rangers kept the peace. And then, there was the famous case of Bonnie and Clyde...
One day, Emmett asked Cpt. Hamer if he was ever afraid to arrest a man - Capt. Hamer replied "I can control a mob - but one guy alone can be more dangerous - there was a man hold out in house on the plains - I was sent to arrest him - But he was crazy and wanted to die and I didn't! And yes, I was afraid and I didn't do it."
NOTE: We posted this Episode in Feb 2023 Chapter 4 on Austin Gamblers -- but Frank Hamer deserves a repeat. Renowned for his toughness, marksmanship, and investigative skill, he was the Texas Rangers. Emmett knew him personally and it is deserving that Capt. Hamer set the stage for our Chapter of Emmett's Law Tales.
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Music: Theme song Walker Texas Rangers by Chuck Norris

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Stories told by Emmett Shelton / compiled and submitted by Cynthia Shelton.