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years there, and he finally gave up. He said, "Dear Judge Russell, I'm still here."
He said, "I really didn't rob that bank. My two lawyers robbed that bank and split it with you. Goodbye." That was the best letter that I ever received from him.
Right down the street here one Sunday I was leaving the Baptist Church over here and went home, walked in the front living room there, and there was a lady there, and said, "Mr. Dan, you know who I am?" I said, "I don't believe." She had two squalling kids with her. And I said, "I don't believe." "Well you sent my husband to the penitentiary down there in Florida for bootlegging." I said, "Well, I remember now." She said,
"Well what you going to do for me?" She said, "He's down there in -- he's got a vacation resort place down there and here I am having to listen to these squalling kids." I said, "I don't know what I can do for you." I didn't give him a very long sentence, just bootlegging. She said, "Well what am I going to do in the meantime?" I said, "Well, I don't know, but when he gets out and if he
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER


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