him away to the Glen Rose funeral home". Burton's reputation was further boosted in Waco after he tracked down an axe murderer Roy Mitchell in 1923. After testifying for two young men in 1922, who were wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of a girl, Burton caught the real culprit a year later. He was then responsible for controlling the crowds of 5,000 people who attended one of the last legal hangings in Texas. Burton continued his Ranger career for 11 years. Post-Texas Rangers Burton's career as a Texas Ranger ended when “Ma” Ferguson disbanded the Rangers after winning election for Governor in 1933.In 1934 he became the chief of detectives for the Waco Police Department. In 1946 he was made chief of police. He served that position for the next four years and retire in 1951. Burton died at the age of 84 on May 16, 1970 in Marlin, Fall County, Texas. He is buried in Riesel County. Legacy Burton was inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame with its establishment in 1968. Notes 1885 births 1970 deaths Members of the Texas Ranger Division People from Texas American police chiefs