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Thursday, March 10, 1983/The Battalion/Page 7 State funds asked for inmates’ trials yr v ‘Bat Study Marty Warren, a sophomore electrical engineering ■kjor from La Porte lets his studies go to his head. photo by Guy Hood Warren ’tyas just hanging around the monkey bars near the aerobics track. United Press International AUSTIN — The state should pick up the tab for prosecuting prison inmates who commit crimes inside penitentiary walls, officials of the county that houses the state’s biggest prison complex told a House com mittee. Members of the House Juris prudence Committee appeared sympathetic to Walker County’s plignt Tuesday, but referred to a subcommittee a bill that would require the state to pay part of the costs of trials that arise from crimes inside prisons. Walker County Judge Ralph Davis Jr. told committee mem bers his county currently was forced to pay for prison cases such as the two capital murder trials of inmate Eroy Brown that already cost the county $200,000. A third trial for Brown was expected to cost another $100,000 and “we’ve only got $20,000 in our contingency fund,” Davis said. Brown’s first trial for killing a prison warden ended in a mist rial. He was acquitted of the war den’s death in a second trial and still faces charges of murder in the death of a guard. “We’re not talking about our fund today. We’re talking about the future,” Davis said of the bill that would cover crimes commit ted after Sept. 1, 1983. “Fellows, this is a state issue,” he said. “These inmates are your inmates. You’re putting a bur den on the counties where these (prison) units are located.” Twelve of Texas’ 254 counties have Texas Department of Cor rections’ units. Walker County District Attorney Frank Blazek said he viewed the bill as an “in surance policy for these counties that have TDC units.” Rep. Mark Davis, D-Freeport, whose district includes part of Brazoria County, said a routine escape cost his county $7,000 for a recent five-day trial. “We’ve been fortunate not to have had an Eroy Brown case, but the possibility exists,” he said. “We house criminals from all over the state, but we get the bill.” ,.Killer’s parents appeal case B;: United Press International SAN ANGELO — The pa nts of convicted killer Charles Rumbaugh said Tuesday they ill appeal a federal judge’s de- aration that their son is men- lly competent to decide to stop jpealing his execution. “Just suppose that Charles as your son,” Harvey Rum- lugh said. “What would you A'edding!&f Does a normal person de- Ixr given de death over life. We believe learing. e is incompetent of making his still ivn decisions.” he chargepls st in her n 1 * 1 J dbedrcMmldren i i j th Rumbaugh, 25, was twice convicted in the 1975 murder and robbery of an Amarillo jeweler. The first conviction was overturned by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. “We wish to prolong his life as long as we can,” the elder Rum baugh said. “There have been worse crimes committed that didn’t result in the death pen alty.” On Monday, U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robison of Amarillo set aside a stay of ex ecution for Rumbaugh, clearing the way for state officials to set a new date for death by injection. Following the mental com petency hearing, at which Rum baugh attacked a law officer who shot and seriously wounded him, Robison declared Rum baugh competent to “make a ra tional choice with respect to con tinuing or abandoning further litigation.” The ruling lifted a July 20, 1982, stay of execution entered by a federal court in Houston would be lother hft insane (i period, J saved by b 'iriver Id I. mdcompf <' Ulld prott® United Press International IVeddiiK CARROLL TON — A passer- e case KJ; drove his truck through a II because garage door of a home abys deal' ues day and saved three chil- ren trapped by a fire which m the house. estroyei A witness said the fire began Ur i the bedroom of the one-story j rick house and the children, * ges 3, 4 and 12, attempted to f C scape through the garage door. I Ruth Shately heard the chil- ren cry for help and called fire J3 q fficials. ^ ij Ph'l Elsberry, 27, noticed the urning home and Shately ess Inlenii»y in S t0 fr , ee , the children, sj _ Eveifhen several others were un- McAfefflk t0 open the locked door, he » seeing to the children to back the judgefay from the door and he ram- t robe liifd't with his truck, e which kllThe children were treated for 1 colorol ttoke inhalation. id althoufj ck robes iai r about 21 1 color of jeforethet • of Id ay, the fo i the fail ng a blad which set aside Rumbaugh’sjuly 23, 1982, execution date until the mental competency hearing could be conducted. T-S-O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired BRYAN 216 N. Main 799-2786 Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1 COLLEGE STATION 8008 Post Oak Mall.. 764-0010 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 p.m. Texlas State « Optical e Since 1935. Coupon Offer Buy One Regular or Larger Size Yogurt & Get Second Regular for 10 You’ll Go Flippin’ For Tasty Dippln’! 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