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Lesser sentence refused
for convicted lawman
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HOUSTON — A federal
judge Thursday decided not to
reduce the 10-year prison term
for a former East Texas sheriff
who was convicted of violating
the rights of prisoners through
water torture.
Former San Jacinto Sheriff
James “Humpy” Parker origi
nally was sentenced in October
by U.S. District Judge James
DeAnda to 10 years in prison
and fined $12,000.
At that time, the judge or
dered a psychiatric evaluation
of the 47-year-old Parker, but
after reading the doctor’s re
port, DeAnda decided to leave
intact the sentence. Although
the report revealed that Parker
was suffering from an alcohol
abuse problem, DeAnda said it
confirmed he did not overlook
anything.
Parker and two of his dep
uties were convicted in Septem
ber of conspiracy and civil
rights violations in connection
with a water torture treatment
the men used on prisoners.
DeAnda said the tragedy of
the case was that Parker cor
rupted other good officers and
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he was responsible for the water
tortures that went on in his
county for a number of years.
He called it a case of “aggra
vated civil rights” violations and
not an isolated incident.
Several people testified that
the lawmen placed towels over
their faces, poured water into
the cloth until the prisoner con
fessed to a crime. The men said
they had been handcuffed to
chairs at the time of the tor
tures.
Former Deputy Carl Lee, 63,
was sentenced in October to
four years in prison and five
years probation and former
deputy John Glover, 65, was
sentenced to two years in prison
and five years probation.
Parker now returns to his cell
at the Harris County Jail, where
he is in solitary confinement.
Court refuses Autry appeal
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NEW ORLEANS — A fed
eral appeals court Thursday re
fused to block the upcoming ex
ecution of condemned killer
James David Autry, who is
scheduled to die by lethal injec
tion March 14 at Huntsville
Prison.
“Cowboy” Autry, as he was
nicknamed by other inmates on
death row at the state’s maxi
mum security prison, came
within 30 minutes of being exe
cuted Oct. 4, 1983, but was
saved by a last-minute stay from
the U.S. Supreme Court.
The high court Jan. 23 re
jected Autry’s claim a propor
tionality review was required by
Texas’ constitution and ordered
a new execution scheduled.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals Thursday refused to
delay the March 14 execution,
rejecting the killer’s argument
his attorney was ineffective dur
ing the sentencing phase of his
trial.
Autry also alleged he was
subjected to cruel and unusual
punishment on Oct. 4, 1983, by
being “placed on the gurney an
entire hour prior to the time
when respondent had a legal
entitlement to end his life ...
and ... was misled into believing
a stay had in fact not been ob
tained and his death was immi
nent ... amounting to psycho
logical torture.”
Autry was sentenced to death
for the 1980 slaying of a conve
nience store clerk in Port Ar
thur during the robbery of a
six-pack of beer. He also killed a
priest in that incident.
The 29-year-old Texan con
tended his attorney, Charles
Carver, "failed to present any
evidence in mitigation of pun
ishment at the penally stage of
the proceedings.”
Autry’s appeal claimed wit
nesses were available during the>
sentencing who could have tes
tified to his family background;
of his parents’ alcoholism and
of violent and demeaning treat
ment by his father.
Carver testified Autry asked
him not to fight the death {>en-
alty because he preferred death
to life in prison. The attorney
also testified he attempted to lo
cate witnesses, but Autry pre
ferred not to publicize his trou
bled youth.
but his strategy could notbq
plemented because of Am
strong resistance to a lift!
tence.
Autry denied rej<
sentence or forbidding
to put his mother on tnei
Autry’s mother supportedl
son, disputing Carver's
mony that he had told I
difficulty w ith Autry.
The three-judee
panel in New Orleans
Carver’s testimony to be“tni
ful. accurate and supported
the record.”
Carver said he had planned
to ask Autry’s mother to testify.
The judges rejected asfm
lous Autry’s second claim
psychological torture in
minutes before his schedui
Oct. 4, 1983, execution.
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VENUS, Texas — The state
fire marshal Thursday investi
gated a blaze that destroyed the
only high school in a small town
already under state orders to
ease overcrowding.
Classes were expected to re
sume Monday in temporary fa
cilities after Wednesday’s fire,
which began in the gymnasium
and gutted the structure, said
Leroy Boldt, fire chief of the
Johnson County town, located
40 miles south of Fort Worth.
Two volunteer firefighters
suffered minor injuries.
Asked if arson was suspected,
Boldt said: “No comment. The
state fire marshal is coming to
check it out. At this time we
don’t know the cause.”
“It spread awfully quick,”
said Shelby Clowder, one of 50
volunteer firefighters who
fought the blaze. “We contained
it for a little while, but it just
kept burning. We just didn’t
have enough trucks and
enough manpower to contain
it.”
Principal Charles McGehee,
who called the loss of the build
ing “a bad fix,” said classes had
been dismissed for the day
shortly before the fire started.
Several girls attending a
cheerleading practice in the
^yrn area escaped wiihoui
jury, he said.
"At this lime, we have
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AUSTIN — An educa® 16 ^ 68
subcommittee adopted a recflB vif 110
mendation Thursday tS , ‘
would allow children tc f ai ' (r . , ®
taught at home by their panm. l CI ?i 11
— a suggestion the group e>
man admitted was a bad idea l f
Texas law currently reqi . K .° ( 1
all children to attend accr«li|| j (s
schools. A recommendation™ 1
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Mark White Doesn’t Want You To Vote.
VOTE ABSENTEE
Either he set the date for the special election
for State Representative (March 10)
deliberately during your Spring Break, or he
just didn’t care enough about Texas A&M to
ask.
Student Senate opposes election date
The bill states that because “students and faculty traditionally
make vacation and travel plans during the break and are
therefore expected to be out of town during the election,
expecting such a large number of voters to vote absentee is
both an inconvenience and increases the chances of
misrepresentation of the 14th district’s population.”
Battalion 1-26-84
Governor Mark White called this
special election for State
Representative during the Spring
Break for Texas A&M, College Station
and Bryan Independent School
Districts, on March lO. If you plan to
leave town, you need to vote
absentee. The last day to vote
absentee is March 6.
Monday through Friday, vote at the
College Station City Hall across from
Campus or at the Brazos County
Courthouse in Bryan.
Gov. Mark White Tuesday named March 10 as the special
election date to fill the District 14 state representative
vacancy. Democratic Secretary of State John Fainter said he
did not know, nor had he heard it discussed, that March 10 was
the beginning of spring break.
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He said that March 10 had been described as ‘‘convenient
day” by party officials.
But Fainter did say the election could have been called earlier,
possibly March 3, another Saturday.
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would permit children to betj
ucated at home through
sixth grade.
State Sen. Carl Parker, a (l
man of the subcommittee, «, r . ° lk
he made the recommendau* 1 Po ril ^ riei !
to appease parents who L ■ 11
lieved it was their conslltutl0 %se fo
right to teach their own r sece!
dren - . . J'The
“But I don’t think ll ’ s a ^whether
idea,” said Parker, D-PortA||!| e »
thur. “I wouldn’t do it forfl*^
children.
The recommendation —c 1 !
of dozens to be forwarded f
the full committee, which »i
draft its legislative recominf [ l
dations March 14-16 in Dai|
— would
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said D
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ive decide
nstitueno
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tism of
r ,^rs alik.
Hand,
require parents [he *
home-educated children tordl
ister the students at lo^
schools and allow them to
dergo achievement tests at
schools.
The home schooling won 1
have to follow an organic
course of study. Superin^
dents would monitor the f
gress of home-taught childtt
and could require them to I
tend public schools if their p 11
gress was insufficient.
Police
beat
Since 1947, an Aggie has been our State
Representative. Don’t let our traditions die.
Vote absentee, for Richard Smith.
ELECT
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For
State
Representative
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Robt. p. wood, rreas., P.O. Box 3743, Bryan, rx 77805.
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reported to the University^
lice Department througi
Thursday.
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• A student’s backpack con
taining her wallet, textbook
and $ 16 in cash was stolen fron 1
the women’s dressing room
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
• A blue Miyata ten-spe
bicycle was stolen from t
breezeway by Spence Hall.
• A man’s leather, western'
style coat was stolen from 417^
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