El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-23

suOL jumped in Tom Walkers ca r
We followed Davis north on Piedras
/ street to Boulevard He turned west
1 on Boulevard and we lost him
I went back TO Minturn's house and
Z he was laying in the center room with
I blood coming from his neck I know
Z Ainturn wasn't drunk because I had
3 been with him all day. We had some
/ beer and sandwiches and were having
I a nice evening when the trouble
! started between Minturn and Davis
l. carried Minturn 10 the hospital and
/ there left him at o'clock this morn
ing"
Mebus Makes Statement.
Detective Ed AIe5us made the fol-
] lowing statement Monday:
Officer Block and myself were sent
70 watch the vicinity of the Davis
home. Block was stationed at the
corner Of Arizona and Kansas. and I
stationed myself on Rio Grande street,
at the entrance of an alley that runs
between Arizona street and Rio
Grande street, at the side Of the Davis
home, 40S Arizona. and the home OF F.
Durham. 40s Rio Grande.
I had been there a few minutes
when man came out Of the Durham
residence He came up to me and
said, What the hell are You doing here
so early in the morning. ] did not
imagine that the man could be Davis.
for his coming out of the Durham res
idence was entirely out Of my expec-
taions The thought occurred TO me.
however. that he might be an accom-
plice Of Davis. so I told him I was
watching for some automobile thieves
who were operating in that vicinity.
Might Have Been Davis.
I never stole an autOmObile in my
life; goodbye, he said. and walked
east on Rio Grande. After he had
gone a block or two. in the light OF
the street lamps. I noticed that he
staggered as though intoxicated. Then
the thought came to me that the man
may have been Davis.
I ran west on Rio Grande to kan
sas. and north on Kansas toward Ari-
iona, calling to Block. He met me
half way, on Kansas, between Arizona
and Rio Grande. I told him about the
man saw and told him TO get in his
car and go east on Arizona for a few
blocks and then turn south on to Rio
Grande and head the man Off. which
he did. I went back to Rio Grande
and ran east so as to meet him com
ing back If he tried to get away from
Block Block captured Davis in &C
cordance with the statement made.
Later / learned that Davis had
gone in the Durham home to telephone
his wife"
Davis and Drake RaiIrDaders.
A peculiar feature Of the tragedy is
that Drake and Davis. several years
ago. worked on the same engine for
the G. H & s A.. Drake firing for
Minturn had formerly been en-
ployed as a bartender in the Arizona
bar on san Antonio street and has
been on the police and detective force
for about year.
sKiIIed Almost Instantly"
Officer J. A Block. who went to the
scene Of brakes death as soon as the
news reached the police station, made
the following report 10 Capt 5 h
Veate--
About 40 a. IN. September % we
received a phone call stating that
motorcycle officer had been killed
at the corner Of Austin and Boulevard
officer Billy Wolverton and myseiI
left at once with wagon for scene OF
accident. We found officer Drake /
lying on his back in front Of 1915 East
Boulevard. He was badly mangled, /
disfigured and must have been killed I
almost instantly.
Officer Wolverton called coroner 4
J II Deaver. who had the BODY re- 8
moved to Mclean. Simmons and Hart I
ford I then went back to the auto, I
which had struck Drake II was a ]
Hudson supersix number A4377. owned /
and driven by Thomas Davis, living 1
at 406 Arizona street I found that I
the car after having struck the Of Z
ffcer on his motorcycle, had Travelled I
about 500 feet. The motorcycle was /
hung TO the front wheel Of the car, Z
both wheels OF the automobile having 4
been broken off on contact with the 4
curb
Finds An Army Pistol
The car struck the officer at 1915 (
East Boulevard and the car came TO .
stop in front Of Billings piano store in +
the 400 block The motorcycle was +
a total wreck I examined the car :
and found lying on the floor Of same Z
a IS caliber United States army model (
pistol. which held three exploded Z
shells, and one that had failed to ex-
I turned the pistol over TO Capt.
s H. Neater on my return 10 the
station. While I was examining the 4
car, Jack Litchfield, a service car
driver, came along and offered his
services. In company with officer Ed
Thomas Davis, 406 Arizona street, 4
thinking We could find him there
IN the meantime we had sent Itch
field back for help. Officer Mebus
walked down TO Rio Grande intending
TO walk around the block, when he
was accosted by a man who afterward
turned out to be Thomas Davis
"Offcer Mebus came up TO me on
Arizona street, and told me that he
had talked to a man he thought might
be the party I was looking for So
AIebus started back TO Rio Grande,
and ! walked east on Arizona. intend
ing TO head the man off, when Jack
who had been unable to
locate any other officer. came driving
up got in the car and told him to
drive east on Arizona street. and
turned down Kansas street to Rio
Grande, when I saw a man running
east on Rio Grande towards Florence.
He ran into a porch on the northeast
corner Of Rio Grande and Florence. 1
got out Of the car and covered him
with my gun, ordering him to throw
up his hands He walked toward me.
sxclaiming I won't do II. Block, you
wouldn't shoot me
Il again ordered him 10 throw up
his hands. saying would shoot Pull
ing his hands out of his pockets he
said I haven't any gun Block. You
don't have TO shoot me I took him
10 police headquarters, and charged
aim with assault to murder"
Well known PatrOIman.
A member Of FL Paso's first or
yanized traffic squad for nearly two
years. George r. Drake was one of
he best known patrolmen Of the city.
Drake was transferred from the traf-
lie squad to the motorcycle branch of
he police department a short time
20 and since then had been engaged
in work in the eastern part Of the
city.
Prior to his term Of service with