Arizona republican., 1921-01-21


 opinion of his guards. have been made to rescue him and carry him across the international boundary into Mexico, and also to place him safely behind the bars of the Maricopa county jail to await his preliminary examination, John Montgomery, sheriff of Maricopa county. brought into Phoenix early this morning Tomas Roman, whose com plicity in the murder of C. M. Spang- Ter and Ernest Hintze at Tempe on Tuesday evening. January II, has been ascertained beyond the shadow of doubt, according to those who are in vestigating the case.
 Making an automobile run from Phoenix in seven hours and 50 minutes. which is said to be a record for this distance, Sheriff Montgomery took Ro man from the Sisters hospital at No gales early yesterday afternoon and brought him to the Maricopa county jail early this morning. Accompany ing the sheriff were Hughes Carr, chief investigator for the county attorneys office, and Deputy Sheriffs Al De Witt and Gilbert Blanco.
 Feared Attempt at Rescue
 Arrived fin Nogales, the sheriff decid- cd that there was a general feeling of apprehension concerning the safety of Roman. Fears that attempts were be- ing planned to take him from the hos pital and into Mexico were based upon tho fact that on Wednesday night AL bert Ahrens. who has been guarding Roman in the hospital. found providers in the porch of the hospital near Romans room, while the sisters on duty heard others on the porch above. At the same time a tubercular ratient having a room next to Romans called his nurse and told her that he had heard such sounds as made him be- lieve that efforts wefe being made to sec into his room.
 Tn addition to these developments at Nogales. persistent rumors here have brought the sheriff and his deputies to the conclusion that u=iess Roman were eiaced behind tks bars of a Jail, vio- lence would DC done to the prisoner hints of lynching having been chief among the reasons impelling the sheriff to the course taken by him yesterday
 Roman was brought into PhcenjN early this morning and every effort is being made to insure his recovery, so that his preliminary examination may be held as soon as the patient is able to take part in the proceedings. Until that time ho will be kept in the jai under a strict supervision, so that neither friend nor enemies may have an opportunity to obstruct due course of law Hughes Carr, chief investi. gator for the county attorneys office gave today a complete outline of tn, killing of Martinez, Romans partner and the wounding of Roman at Gala. basas last Friday morning. The stor, is as follows:
 How the Bandits Were Captured
 When Martinez and Roman stepped from the stage fin front of the store a Cclabasas, Sloane, the stage driver beclSoned to Immigration Inspecto Swink. who was talking some distance away with Harry Saxton. a cattleman Sloane told Swink that the Mexican appeared to be had customers, where upon Swink had Inspector Lemon, wh had just driven up. stop. Swink wen 10 Lemons car and got pair of hand cuffs. having previously ordered tn Mexicans to stand near the store When he approached them With tn handouffs, Roman, cursing the Ameri cans in Spanish, drew his gun an pointed it. Saxton fired, dropping Ro man, and then IT. J. Leatherman. an other cattleman. shot Martinez throug the neck Roman was also she through the wrist
 During the trip to Phoenix Roma refused 10 make any statement con cerning himself The bullet that pene trated his chest also broke a rib, an this last was hurting him. During th trip he made no sound except when a exceptionally hard jolt pained hin when he moaned.
 Carr is Co continue his investigatio in the neighborhood of Tucson and wi he able. he believes. to give a definit account of movements of Martinez an Roman from tho time of the killing i Tempe until the shooting at Calabasa Tn tho meantime, the sheriffs office making It's own examination, which being corroborated in every detail b tho work of Mir. Carr