Hanging by a Thread

The National Broadcasting Company presents Joel McCray in Tales of the Texas Rangers. ["The Texas Rangers"] Tonight transcribed from Hollywood, another authentic reenactment of a case from the Files of the Texas Rangers. ["The Texas Rangers"] Tales of the Texas Rangers starring Joel McCray as Ranger Jason Pearson.

["The Texas Rangers"] Texas, more than 260,000 square miles. And 50 men who make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement party in North America. From the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on facts.

Only names, dates and places are fictitious for obvious reasons. The events themselves are a matter of record. Case for tonight, hanging by a thread. At 9.15 in the morning of May 5, 1947, the telephone rang in the Sheriff's office in the little town of Finney, Texas.

Sheriff Hanson entered it. Sheriff's office, Hanson speaking. How are you, George? What can I do for you? How's that what did you say now wait a minute George what hello hello George? Operator operator. Oh, this is the sheriff that colleges came in here. Where was it from one moment?

This is someone's idea of a practical. Yes That call was placed from 3-1s that mount on Gung Creek Road, the residence of Mr. George Hawk. You're have raced out to the Hawk's ranch and found George Hawk's dead, hanging in the barn.

Then he made another discovery which prompted him to put in a call to the Texas Rangers. Ranger, Jace Pearson was assigned to the case and drove to the Hawk's ranch to meet Sheriff Hanson. Jace, am I glad to see you.

Howdy, Sheriff. It's been a long time. Yeah, a month of Sundays. I hope I didn't call you down here for nothing, Jace, but this looks mighty fisher to me. me. So I want you to take a look at the body. Hasn't been taken down yet? No, I put in a call to the car and nobody was out somewhere. I left a message for him to come out here as