Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby (open access)

Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby

Photocopy of a legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby and filed by his defense attoneys in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It is split into two volumes: (1) excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, citations for previous cases and Texas laws, and (2) exhibits A-D providing other documentation. An index to topical arguments and other information for the first volume is at the start of the document.
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Tonahill, Joe H. & Colvin, Emmett, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855] (open access)

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855]

A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitive William Gibson.
Date: June 13, 1855
Creator: Texas. Governor (1853-1857 : Pease)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for sale of Woodlawn] (open access)

[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]

The deed for the sale of Woodlawn from James B. Shaw to E.M. Pease.
Date: June 13, 1859
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History