Thanks to all of you who have responded to my request for Newspaper information regarding the (Robert (Bob) McBee case); Below is the Email I got back from the TX State Library Archives Commission; They sent me the copy by snail mail. Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Archives Info" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:56 PM Subject: Re: Prison Records 1880; Bob McBee > Dear Ms. Cook-Wyrick: > > I am responding to your recent request to the Texas State Library and > Archives Commission concerning Bob McBee. > > I have checked the convict ledgers in our posession for information on this > individual. there is indeed an entry for him. The information from the > index is as follows: > > Year: 1880 > Convict number: 8719 > Name: Bob McBee > County: Lampasas > > His crime appears to be "Assault to Murder". The handwriting is rather > difficult to read. I checked the distribution of offenses in the Biennial > Report of the Texas State Penitentiary for 1880-1882, and this seems to be > the closest match. There also seems to be two counts of this offense. His > sentence was four years, of which he served about three months, as he was > killed while trying to escape. > > Unfortunately, there is no birth date given beyond a statement of his age, > nor is there place of birth more precise than "Texas". His parents are not > mentioned, and his Marital Relations are listed as "none". This does not > mean he was never married, just that he was not married at the time. He > could also have lied. Prison inmates are not the most honest of characters. > > These records are available to the public, but must be used onsite. The > Archives collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission is > open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Directions and a map are > available on our website: > http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/visit.html#lorenzo > > I can send you a transcription of the data we have that can be attributed to > this particular individual, though you may benefit from attempting to > translate the handwriting for yourself. Illegible words or symbols will be > copied as they appear in the ledgers. I regret to inform you these ledgers > cannot be photocopied, due to their age, fragility, and sheer size. The > cost for this service will be only $1.00 to cover the postage and copies of > the transcription forms. I will also send back the SASE. Our usual charges > are 10 cents per page for photocopies plus postage if the copies are to be > mailed, with a minimum charge of $1.00 for items which are to be mailed. > > If you would like me to send you the transcribed information, simply send an > affirmative reply to this email and include the text of this message. > > I hope you will find this information helpful. > > Research Assistant/CM > Archives and Information Services Division > http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ > mailto:[email protected] > (512) 463-5480 > >