Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-27
STORE AT RUBY LOOTED AT TER OWNER KILLED Sheriff's Posse Starts From Nogales For Little Town
 Across Mountains WIFE REPORTED SLAIN Mining Camp Where Z Were Murdered Last Year, Once
 More Scene of Crime
WIFE REPORTED SLAIN

MORALES, Ariz., Aug. Be- Frank J. Pearson, postmaster at Ruby, Ar;z., 35 miles west of here, and his wife were killed and his sister-in-law se- riously wounded by seven armed han. dits, believed to have been Mexicans today, according to reports received here tonight. The shooting took place In the postoffice, after which the store which Pearson conducted in connection with the postoffice was footed.
 MORALES, Ariz., Aug. 26.- Seven armed bandits, believed to have been Mexicans, today shot and killed Frank J. Pearson. postmaster at Ruby Ariz.. 35 miles west of here, and then footed the store which was conducted in connection with the postoffice. Ruby is only three miles north of the international boundary.
 Although the murder and robbery oicurred at 10 o'clock this morning, word of it did not reach the sheriff's office here until late this afternoon because storms had put the telephone line between Nogales and Ruby out of commission. Word of the crime was brought here by a man who rode horseback through the mountains.
 A sheriffs posse immediately left for Ruby to take up the trail of the bandits but probably will not reach the scene of the crime until late to- night because the automobile road is in bad condition.
 Nogales authorities said that, bas- ing their opinion on the little infor- nation available here, they believed that the leader of the seven bandits was Ysiquiel Lara, who was one of two MeXicans who killed Alexander and J. A. Fraser and robbed the store and postoffice at Ruby on February 27, 1920. The two Mexicans then fled across the international boundary and escaped. A reward of $500 which was offered by the county at that time for Lara's capture. still is standing
 Pearson's wife, five-year-old daugh' ter, and his two sistersin-law, were \ with him when he was killed but they were not molested by the bandits. ac' cording to word received here.
 Pearson came to Arizona from Tex as for his health. He lived for while at Arivaca, Ariz., and became post master at Ruby in March. 1920, after the bandits killed the Frasers, one of whom had been postmaster there.
 
 in the Ora Blanca district, opposite the Montana Mine. Pearson was in Nogales only a few days ago endea' voring to find a purchaser for store he conducted at the mining camp
 While the family lived in Arizona Mrs. Pearson taught school.
 Train is Held Up
 FL PASO, Tex. Aug. 26.- Eight bandits this morning held up the southbound Mexican Northern train IS miles south of Juarez. and without firing a<shot. footed a paymastert car of lS,00O pesos in Mexican cur reney. lined up the passengers anC robbed them of their money and val uables. and escaped to the desert General J. J. Mendez this afternoon dispatched squad of federal troops from the JuareZ garrison in pursuit of the robbers. Six Of the bandits were masked according to reports o the robbery received at JuareZ. C. R Lynch of Fl Paso, was one Of tho American passengers and according to word received by his wife. wal robbed of a large sum.