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Dexter Elliott Chipps Sr.

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Dexter Elliott Chipps Sr.

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
17 Jul 1926 (aged 49)
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Buried on July 18, 1926.

Occupation: Lumber Broker

Home at death: 821 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth

His parents were John T. Chipps & Sarah M. Riggs.

Homicide victim: Died of gunshot wounds at 404 Throckmorten Street.

Source of above information: Death Certificate (He is listed as D. Elliott Chipps.)

He married Mae Murphy (Died in 1966).

This famous case was covered nation-wide in all the major newspapers.

Unarmed, he was shot 4 times with a handgun by the famous Fundamentalist Baptist preacher, Rev. John Franklyn Norris, in an anteroom to the study of Norris, in the First Baptist Church. Chipps confronted Norris about his fanatical anti-Catholic campaign. The only eyewitness was a 14 year old, Carl Glaze. ("Time" magazine, November 15, 1926) -("...Glaze has seen sufficient to wreck the Parson's plea of self-defense.", "Time" magazine, August 9, 1926) - Norris was acquitted.
Buried on July 18, 1926.

Occupation: Lumber Broker

Home at death: 821 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth

His parents were John T. Chipps & Sarah M. Riggs.

Homicide victim: Died of gunshot wounds at 404 Throckmorten Street.

Source of above information: Death Certificate (He is listed as D. Elliott Chipps.)

He married Mae Murphy (Died in 1966).

This famous case was covered nation-wide in all the major newspapers.

Unarmed, he was shot 4 times with a handgun by the famous Fundamentalist Baptist preacher, Rev. John Franklyn Norris, in an anteroom to the study of Norris, in the First Baptist Church. Chipps confronted Norris about his fanatical anti-Catholic campaign. The only eyewitness was a 14 year old, Carl Glaze. ("Time" magazine, November 15, 1926) -("...Glaze has seen sufficient to wreck the Parson's plea of self-defense.", "Time" magazine, August 9, 1926) - Norris was acquitted.


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  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30598552/dexter_elliott-chipps: accessed ), memorial page for Dexter Elliott Chipps Sr. (28 Sep 1876–17 Jul 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30598552, citing Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).