03527nam 22006134a 450 991077751120332120230207224821.00-292-79627-710.7560/716148(CKB)1000000000461890(OCoLC)191662544(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188347(SSID)ssj0000189861(PQKBManifestationID)11183553(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189861(PQKBWorkID)10158382(PQKB)11390102(MiAaPQ)EBC3443036(Au-PeEL)EBL3443036(CaPaEBR)ebr10188347(DE-B1597)587885(DE-B1597)9780292796270(EXLCZ)99100000000046189020021226d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA law for the lion[electronic resource] a tale of crime and injustice in the borderlands /Beatriz de la Garza1st ed.Austin, TX University of Texas Press20031 online resource (161 p.) Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;no. 11Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71614-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [130]-133) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I August 1912 -- Part II A matter for weapons -- Part III So great a prejudice -- Part IV A jury of his peers -- Epilogue: August 1917 -- Afterword -- Works cited -- Acknowledgments -- Index"Esto no es cosa de armas" (this is not a matter for weapons). These were the last words of Don Francisco Gutiérrez before Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed him and his son, Manuel Gutiérrez. What began as a simple dispute over Allee's unauthorized tenancy on a Gutiérrez family ranch near Laredo, Texas, led not only to the slaying of these two prominent Mexican landowners but also to a blatant miscarriage of justice. In this engrossing account of the 1912 crime and the subsequent trial of Allee, Beatriz de la Garza delves into the political, ethnic, and cultural worlds of the Texas-Mexico border to expose the tensions between the Anglo minority and the Mexican majority that propelled the killings and their aftermath. Drawing on original sources, she uncovers how influential Anglos financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and also discusses how Anglo-owned newspapers helped shape public opinion in Allee's favor. In telling the story of this long-ago crime and its tragic results, de la Garza sheds new light on the interethnic struggles that defined life on the border a century ago, on the mystique of the Texas Rangers (Allee was said to be a Ranger), and on the legal framework that once institutionalized violence and lawlessness in Texas.Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture ;no. 11.Trials (Murder)TexasLaredoMexican AmericansTexasLaredoSocial conditionsTexas, SouthSocial conditionsTrials (Murder)Mexican AmericansSocial conditions.364.15/23/09764462De La Garza Beatriz Eugenia1467494MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777511203321A law for the lion3678162UNINA