Arizona republican., 1921-01-29
ME EX|CANS HELD AT BORDER MAY
 HAVE SLAIN JAP
Local Officers To Attempt Identification T o d a y- Think Woodcutters May Have Killed Gardener

Identification of two MeXicans held in the county jail at Nogales as the men suspected of having brutally mur- dered Shingi Nakamine, a Japanese gardener here last Tuesday, will be attempted this morning by Deputy Sheriffs Al Dewitt and Gilbert Blanco and Dudley Lewis, according to a re- port from Nogales last night. The Mexicans were arrested yesterday morning by Sheriff White of Nogales as they got off the stage from Tucson. According to the message sent to the sheriff's office here yesterday follow ing the arrest of the men, they answer the descriptions of Ramon Aria and Francisco Gutierrez, who are thought to have committed the murder
 Deputy Sheriffs De Witt and Blanco, with Lewis. left here yesterday at l:30 o'clock for Noga1es to identify the men They arrived in Nogales last night at 11:15 o'clock, but did not attempt to see the men last night. According to the report from Nogales, the Mexicans were arrested when the stage arrived, the Nogales officers having received advance information that they were on the stage
 The murder which the men are sus- pected of having committed took place early Tuesday morning on a ranch half mile south of Acre City, two miles east of Phoenix The body of Nakamine, with nine deep cuts from an axe, was found lying near the door of his house by & Uyema, neighbor, who went to the place to borrow some harness. Two axes near the bodyr5ed to the conclusion that two Mexican woodchopperS who had been cutting wood on the ranch Monday had com fha 0r{y, robbing the Japanese.
 Aria and Gutierrez had been employ ed by Lewis in chopping wood and the axes found near the body had been loaned to the Mexicans by Lewis. Aria and Gutierrez have not been seen since the crime was discovered and search was begun for them which extended to the border.
 Another suitcase belonging to Ma kamine was found yesterday morning by Mexican children playing in a cot ton field just west of the Nakamine ranch. It contained few papers and letters and had been rifled by the ban dits. On Tuesday Sheriff Montgom- cry found suitcase south of the ranch near the river. This also had been loot ed. The Mexicans are thought to have obtained about $500 from the Japanese
 A woman living near the Japanese told officers yesterday that she heard screams from the direction of Naka- mines home about 10 o'clock Monday night. Another neighbor of the Japa- nese told the officers that a bird dog belonging to her began to bark vio- lently early Tuesday morning and act ed in strange manner. She said she thought the dog must have gotten the scent of fresh blood which caused il to act in that fashion.
 Another neighbor told the officers that the two Mexicans who had beer chopping wood for Nakamine had quar- reled with him Saturday over the pay ment for their services The Mexicans he said, wanted pay for chopping UT limbs of trees and Nakamine refused to pay them. The quarrel over tht wood may have been resumed late Monday night, the officers believe, anC ended in a fight. After killing the Jap anese, the officers think, the Mexi- cans robbed the house and the body removing a watch and all the money.