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The Daily Herald
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas
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In Austin, Texas, on April 17, millionaire Englishman Thomas Tinsley was denied habeas corpus relief by the State Court of Criminal Appeals and remanded to jail for contempt over refusing to turn over cemetery property to a court-appointed receiver in Houston. He plans to appeal to his government, potentially causing international complications.
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Austin, Tex., April 17.-
Thomas Tinsley, sent to jail in Houston some time ago for contempt of court in refusing to obey a mandate to turn over certain cemetery property to a receiver appointed by the court, had a hearing today before the State Court of Criminal Appeals on habeas corpus. The court refused his application and remanded him to jail, and he will be held here until the Sheriff at Houston can come after him. Tinsley is a millionaire and owns a great deal of property in this city and Houston. He is an Englishman, and avows his intention of appealing to his government.
International complications may grow out of it.
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Austin, Tex.
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April 17
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court refused habeas corpus application and remanded him to jail; to be held until sheriff from houston retrieves him.
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Thomas Tinsley, jailed in Houston for contempt after refusing to turn over cemetery property to a court-appointed receiver, had a habeas corpus hearing before the State Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. The court denied his application and remanded him to jail. Tinsley, an Englishman and millionaire property owner in Austin and Houston, intends to appeal to his government, possibly leading to international complications.