Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-27
POLICEMAN KILLS
ALLEGED BURGLAR
JUAN U'ARE. ARRESTED BY 70
LICEMAN JAMES WERBI~kI.
CUTS At POLICEMAN BEENkS
AWAY AND IL SHOT TWICE.
PRISONER USED KNIFE
FOUR INCH CIT IN POLICEMAN'S
COAT SHOWS DESPERATE AT
TEMPT MADE BN PRISONER To
EFFECT HIS GETAWAY.

Juan Juarc. arrested shortly after
midnight by polirrmfn James Wcrbski
for the alleged burglary a ir,ight car
III front If the I'lman Stern \ krauSsr
warehouse was shot and - Srrir lly>
wounded that the died within fifteen
minutes.
According 10 Policeman Wcrhi>ki.
Juarc broke away from him. icrhrl ont
a long butcher knife and made "A slash
~ the policeman. running away - hr
did -. The policeman received the cut
on lhc front Il his coat. 4 slash about
four inches long hut tn cut did nut 80
beneath thc coat Wcrhi>ki fired shot
and >hDul,d % make the man stop run
ming but y did nut ~ ~. A> IHurr WAS
about ~ tnrn into an ale, about -rtruty
five fctt from WcThi,ki the ,ati"r fircI
again and again.
one ballet struck IaErc i'll the bick
Just above the Sl uldrr blade. and an
uihrr in the righi >honldcr. lie dropped
after staggering a l.i and the poll rmln
auG h> working partner. Policeman hose
Marruuquin. Ilm up tu him. Seeing thc
man was seriously injured City Ph,
Stefan Harry *. iocw WIS called. but
btlorg H. reached the cit, hall where The
bod, MAS the man had expired.
The body of Jaurc was turned over ~
his parents about o'clock thiS morning.
Lieutenant ~ Police John NatUS
stated hat about midnight y report came
into police headquarters tint freight
car IN front Il the ilman. Stcrnc x
krduS>c warehouse. at Ninth and From
ton streets, was being entered IN mcn
lie Immediately detailed Policemen
James Wcrh.>ki and jose MarraGqIin
a. the place
Wcrhi>ki ami Marroupin stated thft
just a. they reached the corner MI Eighth
and Frunton streets. they saw two men
drop ont II the freight ear and walk
toward them They allowed the men 10
come rnrar. and " hen within few steps
of the policemen the latter drew their
guns 81 the man and placed them under
arrest
Marruuqnin took charge "f one ~ thc
men. Known ~ licTmaaciildo Scnrl.
alias The Rabbit" y ~ offered AZ r.
>i>tanor. The other man. Iuarc. allowed
Wcrhi~ki M take hold of him and they
had gone onlt 4 few steps when rs SUD
den \ brukc the hold. drew The butcher
knife apparently from nowhere accord
ing ~ the policeman. madc thc cut ~
Wcrh.>k aud broke into the race for the
alley that ended III h> death.
when ARRESTED Iuarr Was carving
sack cf rice. alleged To- have been taken
trom the freight car. lie dropped 7
prumptl, when the police ordered hands
up
Scrna. who was taken ~ the city all.
claims that hc had nothing o. do with
The taking VI rice from the freight ear
house near the cattle pens. northwest
NJ the CITY where s;crna H. SAID io reside
was searched IN the police. and thy
found Their. i sack of rice covered with
Y LI 1T straw. This sack WI rivc was
also taken to police headquarters.
The butcher knife. nIth which the 10
iicrman SAYS Jaup cIt at him. iS il the
hands rf chief 1T Pnlirr Il ~ Tucker.
and N hring hrd l> evidence in the east.
lahnrcr.
Srrua. who WIS arrested with .luarc.
H. water carrier ami ha> hrcn operating
cart in the city inr several wears.
The >hcrfi> department i making an
iuNc>ti- ijiDu NJ nv killing. and it T. IA
pcctrl that formal charge will hc
brought in connection with the ease
The knife which u 4, claimed was iu
Juarr'> possession had been ,harpcncd
oul, short time ho.orc. and i> danger
ou> looking weapon.
complaints have hrrr maur lately nf
freight missing from hoN ears and
railroad detective ami two assistants
ElNr h,rn iu the ct, The past several
DAYS Investigating ihr eases. II j, under
.tool they were unable u aprrheud any
w the alleged ear thieves. ana were pre-
pairing tu leave the city