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Friday, October 28,1994
50 Cents Per Copy
Telephone Number: 422-8302
Baytown, Texas 77520
Volume 72, No. 311
Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings Time ends
at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Oct. 30.,
when clocks should be turned
back one hour.
Since 1987, Daylight Savings
Time has begun on the first
Sunday in April and ended on
the last Sunday in October.
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By LORI ASHWORTH
The Baytown Sun
Police arrest
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After the torrential rains that
devastated Southeast Texas, relief
has come to those in the Baytown
area who are in need.
The Southern Baptist Conven-
tion Disaster Relief of Texas, in
conjunction with the Red Cross,
has set up a food unit to serve
flood victims in the Baytown
area. The unit, based out of the
San Marcos Baptist Association,
has set up camp at Memorial
Baptist Church. The Red Cross
provides the unit with food, while
the men in the unit prepare din-
ners. The Red Cross then picks up.
the meals and distributes them to
those who need them. Currently,
the unit is concentrating on serv-
ing those in Magnolia Gardens
subdivision in Barrett Station and
along Sheldon Road.
This is the third major disaster
which coordinator, or “Blue Hat,”
Ken King has participated in —
the other two being a tornado-rav-
aged Texas town and Florida in
the aftermath of Hurricane
Andrew. “The personal satisfac-
tion and joy of helping others is
enough for me — with the under-
standing that I could be the next
victim,” King said.
This particular unit consists of
nine retired men, including King,
who are all volunteers. They have
been here since Tuesday and plan
on staying until Friday, although a
relief team from the San Marcos
Baptist Association arrives Friday
afternoon.
The food unit usually prepares
meals consisting of a meat, a veg-
etable, dessert and beverages.
“We have a variety of meat and
vegetables that we try to serve.
Earlier, we served turkey patties,
hamburger patties and ham. We
just got in some instant mashed
potatoes, so we’ll have those in
addition to the green beans,” King
By AMU L BARtJCH
The Baytown Sun
A Pasadena
couple—David
and Tammy
Rothschild—
has been
charged in the
Sunday morning
murder of
Samuel Gillis III
of Houston.
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A 21-year-old Houston man
whose body was found floating in
the HL&P cut-through in Bay-
town on Sunday was allegedly
murdered because of his partici-
pation in a love triangle with a
Pasadena couple, Baytown police
detectives and Chambers County
investigators said Thursday.
Anglers Sunday morning found
the body of Samuel Gillis III, of
the 1600 block of Serpentine in
Houston, floating in the power
plant cut through. But Gillis was
not a drowning victim — he died
of a gunshot wound to the back
of the head, and his body was
dumped in the water. Gillis’ wal-
let was located on his body, and
police were able to identify the
victim at the scene.
Officers said the victim had
been having an affair with
Tammy Gail Rothschild, 20, of
1015 South Richey Road in
Pasadena since April. Roth-
schild’s husband, David Leonard
Rothschild, 23, of the same
address, learned about the affair.
Police allege that as a pact of
their love for each other, and as a
conciliatory act by Tammy Roth-
schild, the Rothschilds decided to
murder Gillis.
Police allege Tammy Roth-
schild took the victim to the
scene where her husband was
waiting. Once there, the husband
shot him, they said. Both of them
later dragged the body to the cut
and disposed of it in the water.”
Baytown police Det. Robert
Huron said David Rothschild
worked as a security guard at the
plant.
The case against the Roth-
schilds developed quickly after
Gillis’ body was discovered Sun-
day. Police said he was murdered
Friday night. Someone discov-
ered blood and a spent shell cas-
ing at the scene on Saturday, and
notified Chambers County Sher-
iff’s Deputy Chris Rock of the
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finding. While authorities were
searching the crime scene, Rock
overheard police radio conversa-
tions regarding the case and con-
tacted investigators about the
information he had gathered on
Saturday — the day after Gillis’
murder.
Det. Huron was dispatched to
the scene at the Kopple Plant, at
2200 Spur 55, where Deputy
Rock showed him his findings.
Chambers County investigator
Virgil Blasdel also arrived at the
scene. Through a combined effort
between the Baytown Police
Department and Chambers Coun-
ty authorities, Huron and Blasdel
arrested two suspects on Monday,
some 24 hours after Gillis’ body
had been recovered.
Authorities interviewed the sus-
pects, and based on their respons-
es, Baytown police divers were
able to locate in a Pasadena
sewage treatment plant the 9mm
pistol that the Rothschilds
allegedly used to commit the
murder.
The couple was charged in
Judge Larry Cryer’s Justice of the
Peace Court Precinct 6 in Cham-
bers County with murder. Their
bail has been set at $100,000
each. If convicted, each could
face life in prison as a maximum
sentence.
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Photos by Carrie Pryor-Newman
A From left: volunteers
Ken Page, John Rushing,
Robert Hefner and Clay-
ton Miller stir pots of green
beans and ravioli. The
food will make dinners for
victims of recent flooding.
◄ Food unit Coordinator,
or “Blue Hat,” Ken King
has helped provide disas-
ter relief in three cases,
including Hurricane
Andrew in Florida.
anyone who needs it, including
the rescue and emergency work-
ers,” King said.
Two men in the unit are staying
in the actual food unit, an RV-type
vehicle, in the church parking lot.
The other seven men sleep in the
church activities building —
something they are very grateful
to have. “The people here at
Memorial Baptist have been won-
derful. \ye just can’t express our
gratitude enough. When I was
working on the Hurricane
Andrew disaster, we slept on top
of our food cases, so this has been
really nice. I can’t tell you how
wonderful the people at this
church have been,” King added.
“Working on things like this
teaches you a lot of humility. It’s a
good experience working with
other people, especially the local
Red Crosses,” he said.
“I think I speak for all of us (the
rest of the unit) when I say that
we do it out of the love for Jesus.”
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“Right now, we’re cooking
green beans and ravioli, and we’ll
have vanilla pudding for dessert.
We also give out bottled water,
tea, coffee and punch.”
There are 11 other food units
currently in Texas, coming from
as far away as Tennessee,
Louisiana and Oklahoma. There
are also six child care units where
victims can leave their children so
they can take care of things like
applying for financial assistance.
The children are taken, care of by
members of the Southern Baptist
Convention Disaster Relief of
Texas and are given toys to play
with, food and diapers while
there.
The units are serving other
floo*d-ravaged cities in Texas,
including Conroe, Edna, Beau-
mont and Tomball. When units
are dispatched to assist victims of
disasters, their stay is considered
indefinite. They leave the area
when the people are taken care of,
rotating volunteers throughout the
duration of their stay.
“We begin at 5 a.m. and work
until late at night. We’re always
available, day or night, to feed
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Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in
the mid to upper 50s inland,
lower 60s along the coast.
Southeast to south wind near 10
mph.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High
near 80 inland, mid to upper 70s
along the coast. South wind 10
to 15 mph.
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 311, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1994, newspaper, October 28, 1994; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1158375/m1/1/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.