The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-18
RESCUER is SHOT.
Killed by Robbers Who Had At
tackled Mexican.
Crime Perpetrated by Two Out
law Brothers.
HADREVOLVERBATTLE
One Is Dead and Another Near
Death.
FOIice Have Not Yet Found the
Criminals.

In trying to prevent a robbery three
Aexicans were shot early Sunday morn
ing by two other Mexicans in an adobe
house in the Santa Fe yards near the
east end of the viaduct on East Sixth
avenue. Refujio Ojeda Limo Mardinez
and VincentO Lopez were the Mexicans
who were in the hut and Tomas And
raids who came to help them was kill
ed instantly.
The attempt to rob and murder was
committed by Manuel and Francisco
Narges- These two Mexicans are
pair Of outlaws who do nothing but
rob and steal for a living and were
known 10 a number Of the Mexicans in
the camp. Manuel Earges appeared in
Topeka Tor the first time about six
months ago and his brother Francisco
arrived about two weeks later. Follow
ing their arrival a series of robberies
and shooting scrapes occurred which
these men perpetrated. They left and
returned to Topeka again about two
weeks ago. RObberies have been per-
petrated practically every night since
that time and the Mexicans who are
at work here claim that they have com
united all or practically all Of them.
Told to Hold Up Hands.
Sunday night RefuJio Ojeda Limo
Madinez and Vineento Lopez were in
the hut when the two robbers appear
ed The ROBBERS told them to hold up
their hands and threatened to kill them
If they made any attempt to run away
or summon assistance. However Limo
Mardinez and VincentO Lopez did es-
cape and enlisted the aid of a number
of other Mexicans who were in the
camp.
Refujio Ojeda who was held in the
house by the robbers threats was "
ing in a bunk and was shot when the
other MeXicans come in to help him.
The robbers began shooting as the
others came in and killed Thomas
1e-fa F7fY pafrr
shot in the stomach, the bullet enter
ing the left side of his stomach. He
IS in the Santa F'e hospital for treat
ment, but the physicians entertain no
hope for his recovery. Limo Mardinez
who was shot in the back is not dan
gerously wounded and was around on
the street today.
Vincento Lopez was left in the shack
with Refujio Ojeda. He was seized by
one OF the robbers, but managed to
break away and escape. He was not
injured. One of the shots fired at him
struck 2 post of the bed upon which
he had been sleeping.
Outlaw Brothers Escaped.
According to information in the
hands OF the police. Manuel and Fran
cisco Narges were arrested and held
by the police several months ago and
left town as soon as they were re-
leased These two are professional
robbers and preferred the most ig-
norant laborer as their prey. The po-
lice are looking for them. This is the
first time that either have been known
10 kill anybody but they are known to
have shot q number.
Holdups and robberies among the
Mexicans have been frequent during
the last six months but the interpre-
ter says that owing to the ignorance
of the Mexican laborers the police
have not been informed of the facts
Following the murder Sunday morn
ing another holdup occurred in the
vicinity of First and Adams streets
and it is thought that this was COM
mitted by the same Mexicans. On this
occasion some one rushed into q
Mexican hut and fired a shot through
the ceiling, but no one was hurt and
the robbers failed to secure any
money
The county officers visited the
Santa F'e hospital Sunday and attempt
ed to get some information from the
injured man, but he was in semi