Emmett Shelton (1905-2000) shares an interesting law case from 1931. Texas Ranger, Capt. Frank Hamer, officed in the Capitol and uncovered a scheme by Austin's Gammell Bookstore to steal and sell Texas Session Acts. Emmett defended the Gammell Boys in court. They were guilty but, in a last-minute twist, they got off.

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