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Who killed Charles Sessums?

A&M's investigation – interviews of more than 40 witnesses are on file at A&M's Cushing Memorial Library – produced a description: a man of medium height, stocky, dressed in a navy blue or black suit, wielding a four-foot piece of lumber.

But despite a wealth of witnesses and leads, no one was charged.

And for 84 years, that's been the end of the story. Unless you read what else is in A&M's file.

A two-page typewritten report, author and date unknown, levels an accusation:

The man who killed Sessums was Hubert C. Connally.

Connally's name never comes up in other research or stories. The only Connally mentioned is Dr. H.F. Connally, Waco's mayor in 1926. He also happened to be Hubert's cousin. Another relative of the era was U.S. Rep. Tom Connally, who would become a U.S. senator. In Waco, you can't drive long without passing something named after a Connally.

The two-page report makes no mention of Hubert's family ties or political connections, possibly because the author was unaware. But we know now. To say the least, it puts a new spin on an old story.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/111310dnsposherrington.365be90.html

Wow. That was a very interesting story. I read every word. It's doubtful anyone will ever know.

Thanks for posting.

My great uncle, a great Ag, always said it was known who was the murderer. He was well connected in Waco, so it was brushed under the rug. Fortunately, my belief system allows me to feel that he is roasting on a spit in Hell. Perfect ending for a Baylor grad.

Ditto from my grandfather Bucketrunner. He was a freshman at A&M when it happened. He never mentioned it being a Connally, and I know he would have since he grew up in Marlin and that is where Tom Connally practiced law and lived the entire time he was in Congress.

Thank you for posting.

Everyone be sure you read the comments below. Worse than tards.

The murdering Baylor Bears.

"t-shirt Christians", as another poster once dubbed them.

Great synopsis, BT.

Great read, thanks for sharing.

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On Waco's old Cotton Palace field, Baylor students spoofed Aggie tradition, angry cadets roughed up some Baylor women they thought to be men in drag, and the fight was on.

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LOL

Murder is an awful tradition to have.

I may have a photo of Charles Sessums. Ill see if I can find it.

Another part to that story was what the cadets wanted to do after they all got back from Waco. I had always heard the cadets loaded artillery (cannons) onto a flat bed rail car. They had intended to drive the train and artillery to Waco and open fire on the Baylor campus. They never made it because a Texas Ranger cut down a tree and making it fall across the railroad tracks. I would love to see factual evidence showing if that story was true or false.

^I heard that story from my buddy that was corps commander. Some ol Ag told it to him.

That story of the Rangers facing down the Corps is as ancient as it is legendary. I heard it in the 80s, and I know it was being told in the '60s. No clue as to whether it's true or not, but that doesn't stop it from being a great story.

Sabreman '92

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^ Heard the same story from my Dad who heard the same story from a buddy of his whose family had been going to TAMU forever. Dad was Class of '74

Saber you know you never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Ive done some research, and this guy admitted to it.
http://texags.com/main/forum.reply.asp?topic_id=1730165&forum_id=5

the train story while interesting is not true.

Its often said that the clubs were ripped from the stands and used in the melee.


Anyone ever tried to split lumber with your bare hands? How about tear apart some bleachers in a matter of minutes?

The truth is, this was not the first time the schools had clashed(though never as violent). That day, it was widely known and reported that clubs and chair legs had been brought to the stadium in anticipation.

Spin it all you want, say the Aggies started it. Deny that the baylor students didnt bring clubs to the game. The hard truth is that a baylor supporter cracked Sessums in the back of the head with a club. He never saw it coming and it killed him. Theres nothing honorable about that. Its classless and its murder.

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Fortunately, my belief system allows me to feel that he is roasting on a spit in Hell. Perfect ending for a Baylor grad.

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The murdering Baylor Bears.

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Not funny people.

wow

My father, class of '27, told me a small piece of the story.
when i once asked him, (i don't remember exactly how i phrased it) - "why do Aggies even care about the Baylor game. We always win..." or something similar.
he told me about how an Aggie was killed at this game.
he said Baylor had brought "suitcases with iron pipes" in them.
obviously, with the intent of fighting.

that was like ~40 years ago when he told me.

Baylor...the place where things just sort of "get swept under the rug".... most recent being their men's basketball program, also associated with murder and a following cover up that purged their president and a coach before things "got out of hand".

Interesting. I did not know that story (first gen Ag).

Wow, I never knew of this. Jesus, Baylor has a long history of murder and corruption.

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Jesus, Baylor has a long history of murder and corruption.

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This. They are truly a blight on the state.

from 1900-1910
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something must be done to stop them from murdering anymore innocent people.

Anyone know who started that fight/riot?

Are you trying to justify a cowardly murder of an unarmed student?

What started the fight is that your women were so ugly they were assumed to be men in drag.

Baylor Bear let me break it down to you this way:


Let's say your big brother was aggravating you and started a fight and yall started to duke it out. Then you, still pissed, went and got a piece of iron pipe, walked up behind him when he wasn't looking at you nor knew you were about to swing at him, hit him in the back of the head killing him.



Who do you think your mom is going to be more pissed at? Your brother for picking a fight with you, or you for killing your brother?

Interesting, but horrible, story to read.

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Baylor Bear let me break it down to you this way:

Let's say your big brother was aggravating you and started a fight and yall started to duke it out. Then you, still pissed, went and got a piece of iron pipe, walked up behind him when he wasn't looking at you nor knew you were about to swing at him, hit him in the back of the head killing him.

Who do you think your mom is going to be more pissed at? Your brother for picking a fight with you, or you for killing your brother?

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Let's put it this way:

You come to my house. YOU start a fight. YOU attack women. A riot ensues. Someone from your posse dies. You blame me.

Sessums died from a blow to the FRONT of the head (there goes your "hit from behind by a coward" propaganda).

Struck by a piece of broken wooden (remember, it's 1926) chair.

Man up, Ags!!