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Consult your local newspaper for the broadcast time of these Monday through Friday programs. Keep a weather eye on your watch and hear every minute of these great shows. Remember it's double or nothing strike it rich welcome travelers Bob and Ray and dial Dave Garroway every day on the NBC radio network. Now here's today's tales of the Texas Rangers. And now from the files of the Texas Rangers the case called stick up. It is early mornings of December 6th 1938 the day after Liberty in a quiet little town of Avon Texas the last breakfast customer has just left Baker's Binary owner Tom Baker alone in the roadside cafe stands behind the counter washing dishes. Oh howdy general. You're getting hearty. I reckon I could give you a hand with them dishes in exchange for a bottle of soda pop. Your short plan is safe. What you mean I saw you watching through the window you waited till I got down to this last plate for you come in with that proposition. Show me. You want me to fill the sugar bowls for you already done that need some spuds peel though. How many about a bushel. And I guess I left the pain. General you're the biggest moocher in the whole state of Texas. I get a free one of you. Now how about giving a cash customer some service boy just one thing for you sure you've got a nickel. I mean you ain't going to finish the soda and then tell me you lost the money through a hole in your pocket. You ain't never going to forget that area. Well this time I got the money five cents. Well I got four cents. I'll give you I owe you for the other penny. That's all right I'll trust you. You'll be in a war here on all that. What kind you are. What kind you got. You got root beer. That's what I want. All right. Sure them straws down here with you. Sure you don't want me to drink it for you. I can manage thank you. Well what are you waiting for boy that four cents or do you want me to send you a bill at the end of the month. Go on we don't let young fellas it just come on let's see your money for it right there mister. Money crazy that's all you are. That's one penny. To see it's Indian head penny. Nineteen or seven. Come on come on. Three. Now that's funny. I just wore I had another penny got another hole in your pocket. I guess I just forgot to show up. Coming coming what is he the man you know give it back to him and what play. You trying to back up me or something. Here's your gum and be a whole nickel thank you five cents out of a quarter. I'll take that for money but put on that gun just give me the money and hurry up. Shut up old man. Let me have it gone. Give me a gun. I got the truck. General. General. You're breathing. Oh no Tom Baker notify the sheriff's office of the attempted robbery and killing. Sheriff long Gunther could not be reached immediately and the assistance of the Texas Rangers was requested. Ranger Jase Pearson was assigned and arrived at the scene 10 minutes later the sheriff arrived soon after and he joined the Ranger in questioning Mr. Baker is the gun on the counter Mr. Baker yeah that's it Ranger I was trying to get it away from the guy when it went off I never should have done it I should have just given him the money that general might be alive right now if I had now there's no use figuring that way Tom well you cover him up with those towns yeah I couldn't stand them people looking in at him yeah I know how you feel Tom all of us who knew him had a soft spot for the old boy you know it's a funny thing I never did know his real name I'll be killer escape this truck I fired at him a few times before he drove off you hit him I don't think so but I know I put a couple holes in the back of the truck the kind wasn't half ton pick up painted red you get the license number no I didn't how about the making year well I don't know the make but I'd say it was about a 34 model where was the truck parked under the live oak over there you can see through the window here it was parked kind of caddy corner so he had to jump in the right side could you see into the camp no I couldn't want the man look like oh about average height dark hair just an ordinary looking guy oh it's 20s I'd say how is he dressed denim pants the black cowboy shirt with white piping like tourist sleeve off when we was fighting to put out in all points bulletin sheriff you might not find it so easy to hide a red truck with bullet holes in it while waiting for the JP to authorize the removal of the body I put out an APV on the truck and the killer sheriff and I then drove Tom Baker down to sheriff's office to get his statement and let him look over the mug files about two hours later we got a call from the highway patrol found the truck abandoned on farm road 107 about 25 miles east of Avon the license tags were missing but from the motor number the highway patrol was able to get the owner's name truck belonged to a man named Ed Jaffe lived on a ranch about seven miles from where the truck was found sheriff and I drove out to talk to him Jaffe must be working on shares here why do you say that place belongs to old man Robbins he'd been living up at Fort Worth last couple of years Jaffe ain't taking care of it the way he did howdy ma'am I'm sheriff Gunther this is Ranger Pearson is that Jaffe here oh did you find our truck yes ma'am a ranger and a sheriff they found the truck come on in won't you thanks I just got back from my sister's been there over labor day and when Ed told me our truck was so and I was sick about it howdy ranger share howdy fellas should work fast just reported that truck mission about half hour ago yeah where'd you find it about seven miles down the road yeah I can take the bus down pick it up again we'd like to ask you a few questions first sure what about where was your truck stolen from right outside the house I show you where I had it parked I'll be right back Martha yeah that's no honey had it parked right over there by the corral didn't know was gone though 30 minutes ago that's right tell me I know you from somewhere Mr. Jaffe got a good memory range it was a long time ago four years over in the Coleman County wasn't it Ranger Morgan brought you in didn't he yeah what for oh burglary knocked over a filling station and did 18 months at Huntsville but I'm out of that racket for good yeah darn right I'm ranching now I ain't fixing to spend no more time at Huntsville I guess you wouldn't know then about your truck being used in a robbery and murder would you wait a minute I don't know anything like that you think it's just a coincidence look I made a mistake once not paid for it 18 months not my truck was used like you say don't try to put it on me just because I got a record a killing took place about five hours ago how come you waited until half an hour ago to report your truck was stolen because I didn't know what's going till then I wasn't here that's why they call the cops if I was tied up in it to try to look innocent maybe that's been tried last time but I where were you this morning I was with Will Hitch it is played about three miles from here all morning that's right how it's up them shingles roof look you're just picking on me because I got a record if you're innocent you got nothing to worry about look I couldn't have been mixed up in no crime if I was at Will's place and I was there from seven this morning till noon yeah well let's go talk to this friend of yours and see if your alibi holds up that is house over there yeah just turned on these dirt road there's somebody working on the roof all right sure that's will I told you he was putting shingles on it you want me to come wait here now you stay here with a sheriff mr. Hicks you come down for a while I want to talk to you you know where it Jaffe was this morning yeah oh why sure right here with me oh say what's he doing over there in the car with a sheriff we've been talking to him how long was he here this morning oh let's see I drove over and got him about seven he helped me on the roof till about noon again did you take him home then yeah he had to get started on his choice are you checking up about his pickup being stolen that's part of it and we saw it was missing as soon as we got over his place that mr. Jaffe leave you at any time during the morning no we're working together the whole time you know I'm surprised this in a range on just a car fair it's more than that mr. Hicks your friend's truck was used in a robbery and killing killing yeah I'd like you to come down the sheriff's office in Avon and make a written statement about Jaffe being here all morning well is that necessary I'm Fred so well say Ranger can I do that a little later in about an hour I'd like to get this roof finished if I can radio said we're gonna have rain tonight that'll be alright mr. Hicks we'll see you then thanks for your help that's okay what you tell your ranger says you were here all right you're gonna take me home now not yet I want someone to take a look at you who's that the man who saw the killer face-to-face we drove that Jaffe into town and took him into the sheriff's office we had Tom Baker look at him he was positive Jaffe was not the killer we had one of the sheriff's deputies drive Jaffe back to his ranch and proceeded to show Tom Baker more mug shots of every man picked up for robbery in the county within recent years an hour later mr. Baker was still looking this one no no no how about this one mr. Baker let me see no nothing like him yeah that's the last of this bunch I declare I'm bushed look to the thousand of these pictures and quite but these are the most likely ones you mean you got more thousands of have to get them from Austin oh excuse me they didn't tell me you're busy come on in mr. Hicks we're just about finished sorry took so long getting here that's okay mr. Hicks this is Tom Baker howdy howdy Rangers anything else I can do for you now I guess you might as well go home get some rest you had a rough day we'll call you just soon as we get those other mug shots here all right I am kind of done in I'll be over at the bean re when you want me so long bye mr. Baker sit down mr. Hicks and take your statement now thanks Ranger I gotta tell you something what is it that fella just left here see the one who saw the killer yeah has he seen it just a little while ago he definitely cleared him though well I'm sure glad to hear that but I still got to tell you something what's on your mind mr. Hicks well I it's hard for me to say this I never lied to no officer the law before but I just thought I was doing it a favor and wouldn't hurt nobody what do you mean well Ed come to me just for noon you know his wife was away yeah and he said he'd been down here in town seeing some galley knows you know how some fellas are and what about it well he told me his pickup was really stolen in front of this gals house he didn't want his wife to find out where he was so he asked me to tell her or anybody else that he was with me all morning helping to fix my roof he wasn't with you no sir he wasn't why didn't you tell me that before well when you told me it wasn't just a stolen truck but a killer well I just didn't know what to do well that sure puts a new light on things in the first place I don't think there was a woman why do you say that Jay look if his truck really was stolen in town he'd have gone to your office and reported it he wouldn't have mentioned who he was visiting well then then why did he tell me that story about a woman so you'd come to his rescue and say he was with you all morning yeah but not jays if there was no woman why would he want to use hicks as an alibi because maybe that truck of his wasn't stolen at all maybe he was driving it himself this morning now hold on jays that mule won't pull baker said himself jaffy wasn't the killer I know sheriff but baker saw only one man that doesn't mean there wasn't another one waiting in the truck come to think of it he did say the killer climbed in on the right side and I got a feeling that on the left side was the driver it jaffy come on sheriff we're going to pick him up in just a moment we will continue with tales of the texas rangers starring Joel mccray as ranger jace pierce 20 seconds from now a fire will break out somewhere in the united states causing untold misery and devastation yes every 20 seconds all day long a fresh fire starts in a home or a factory or a forest more than 11,000 persons are 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a search warrant and headed out to jaffy's place it was about 5 30 in the afternoon when he pulled up in front of his house mrs. jaffy heard our car approaching and came out to see who it was how do you jaffy how come you wouldn't let ed bring the truck back we're afraid we have to hold it for a while for evidence your husband here mrs. jaffy no he's out moving the cows from the lower section up to the north range along though to leave he took off just after he got back from town about half an hour ago he on foot no he saddled up the mayor you just want to come in wait for him no thanks i think we'll ride out and meet him could i borrow one of your horses ma'am why sure chef take that wrong from the corral over there thank you i'll get charcoal out of the trailer if you want to wait i know it'll be back pretty soon i'm afraid the business we've got with your husband ma'am won't wait the sheriff and i saddled up and took off across the fields in the direction mrs. jaffy had indicated ed jaffy's tracks were easy to follow but they did not lead to the lower section instead they led to a dry wash about four miles from the house what in the world do you think jaffy came down here for i don't know hey wait a minute oh what is it jay well that cigarette butts over there yeah plenty of foot tracks here too well they must have stayed here quite a spell or he wouldn't smoke this many not jaffy sheriff someone else look at all these footprints they're made by a man wearing shoes not boots like jaffy yeah you think this other fella could be the killer maybe hiding out here and jaffy came to meet him i don't know jaffy met someone here all right whoever it was he sure must have been nervous starting their war or rusting the dirt pacing up and down come here sheriff what is it jay find something else yeah black shirts spot of the edge of it sticking out from under the brush white piping and a torn sleeve like the one baker said the killer wore i guess jaffy brought him a change of clothing i wonder where they went we better find out before they get too far there's the tracks jaffy's horse made leaving here yeah oh let's go charkey i don't see the other fella tracks jay there must be ridin double with jaffy that could slow him down son uh-huh come on sheriff let's knock on it yeah oh charkey oh boy jay i saw jaffy from up there he was coming toward us ridin through the wash no no he's above it coming this way come on charkey easy boy easy he was alone jay just coming over that right now there see him yeah what's on the other side of the rise the highway that's probably where he's been come on come on come on look he's turning around jay jaffy hold up he doesn't hear you he'll hear this he heard that all right he sure did you know darn well we were jaffy oh why'd you run i didn't hear you honest i not only heard those shots what's the matter where's the man you met back there in that wash man what man i i don't know what you're talking about i just bet you don't where you've been i've just been up the store yeah you sure you weren't taking your pal to the highway no i just went to store for a bottle of beer come on jaffy we're going back to that highway the sheriff and i took jaffy back to the highway there was no sign of the other man we went to the nearby store and the owner told us jaffy had not been in all day we then drove jaffy into town and began questioning him kept insisting he was innocent why do we have to go over the whole thing again ranger i tell you it's all a big mistake of some kind no you's lying anymore jaffy we followed your tracks and found that shirt on your property i never saw that shirt before look ranger just because i got a record that don't mean i'm mixed up in nothing then why'd you lie about where you were this morning all right i tell you i was with a woman i didn't want my wife to know when i what's her name i don't remember i don't know what to wear where she live i don't know the name of the street that story is no good jaffy what do you mean you think i'm lying yes well i ain't you got no right to say that now listen to me jaffy we know you spun that yarn to hicks about a woman so he'd give you an alibi for this morning but you weren't with a woman and you weren't with hicks where was i i'll tell you where you were you were in your pickup truck it wasn't stolen you were driving it no i wasn't you had this other fella with you the one wearing the black shirt and the two of you stopped at baker's cafe no you kept the motor running while he went in i wasn't there i said you're an accomplice jaffy you're as guilty as if you pulled the trigger yourself oh wait a minute looks what i was there i was outside i didn't tell him to go in there knock over the place that's something you're gonna have to prove in court but if you don't tell us who the other fella is you're gonna stand this murder rap alone they'll throw the book at you you think i'm kidding then who is he what's his name cal martin i made him about a month ago and tipped in just a punk worked behind the soda fountain in the bowling alley over there does he have a record you don't have nothing they include in brains you put him up to the robbery no i didn't know he was gonna do nothing like that he just driving along and he said he wanted to stop at baker's place and get a drink of water said he was thirsty so i stopped didn't know he had a gun on him after the old man was killed what'd you do then oh we ditched the truck where you found it and hacked over toward my place i told martin to stay in that wash and keep out of sight to the god dark and i went over to will hicks and asked him to say i was with him right after that she called the highway patroller report your truck was stolen yeah this afternoon i took martin one of my old shirt so we could get rid of that black one darn things stood out like a sore thumb where'd you take him over the highway flagged down a bus going toward tipton is that where he lives yeah we said he was going to pack and try to make it down to mexico let's get over to tipton sheriff maybe if we hurry we can change his plans the sheriff booked that jaffy immediately and the two of us took off for tipton we arrived there about 9 30 that night after getting a search warrant we went to martin's address room above a small hardware store on the letter box next to his name it said room 2 and he's still here jay could be i phoned the bus station while you were getting the warrant no bus leaving here till midnight he's probably waiting in his room rather than go out in the street there's room 2 there's a light under the door i guess he's still here hear anything no sounds like he's in there jase open up martin it's locked you better cover me sheriff while i break it in well he's gone take a look in that closet okay jason not in here jase i guess he what's the matter i don't know it's next to the window i saw the edge of his jeans what let's get him no my jumper fall well i guess he's already skipped sheriff uh yeah yeah i guess he had jase let's go all right now we'll go down and try the bus station that's a good idea i have to get this door fixed tomorrow yeah yeah we sure will keep walking down the hall you think he'll come back in the room now well if he fell for our little act he's going downstairs and outside he might get scared and jump anyhow and you're going back and wait for the door yeah keep going so he can hear your steps going down okay but you watch yourself jay we're killing the old man and avon this morning i don't know what you're talking about i didn't know he was martin jaffy told us the whole story well he did jase you all right everything's under control sheriff you better put your cuffs on him yeah come on you put your hands up get him out didn't shoot anybody it was an accident i'm afraid the law looks at it a little different son when you rob a place with a gun it's never an accident in just a moment we will tell you the results 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railroad hour the voice of firestone and the telephone hour and now to the conclusion of tonight's texas rangers adventure and now here are the results of the case you have just heard cal martin and ed jaffy were charged with arm robbery and murder with malice jaffy was sent to the retrieve unit of the state penal system to serve a 30 year sentence on february 9th 1939 cal martin was sentenced to 32 years at the state penitentiary in huntsville gold mccray and another authentic reenactment of a case from the files of the texas ranger in san francisco story a warner brothers release the cast included tony barrett tom tully laroy lennart parley bear juni ellis and lamont johnson technical advisor was captain mt lone wolf consolas of the texas rangers this story was transcribed and adapted by bernard editor and robert a weight and the program was produced and directed by stacy keith tales of the texas rangers is heard each week overseas through the worldwide facilities of the armed forces 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