Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-11
NOCLUE found
+. AS YET TO Who
!, KILLED Gomez
Mexican Officials Declare
Men Will Be Arrested If
Located There

~N~ WIG NiGc fidS 50 lar Dtcn OD-
tanned by the police that promises
70 throw any light on the mystery
OF the murder Sunday night of Jesus
Garcia Gomez, who was stabbed to
death about one hundred feet from
his home, on Eighth street. The po-
ice have been unable to ascertain
any reason for the crime, or any in
formation that might lead to the
identity Of his s'ayer.
In the case of Abraham Scils, who
died Monday morning. after having
been slashed across the abdomen
with razor at Thirteenth and
Adams streets, no arrests have been
made, either in Brownsville or Mata-
moros. Chief of Police w. Il. LIN
aon said today that ferrymen at the
river informed him that Manuel Sa.
linas, barber, sought in connection
with the death OF Soils, his brother
in-law, crossed the river To Mexico
Monday night, apparently within a
few minutes after tn. cutting of
Soils.
The Rio Grande appears to have
definitely baked the local police and
sheriff's officers in further efforts
to apprehend the slayers of the two
men. Chief of Police Pedro Cara
Of Matamoros told Herald reporter
today that no formal request lad
reached him from Brownsville Off
GERS for the apprehension of anyone
In connection with either of the
crimes.
Chief Cara said that until such
request for arrest and trial is re-
ceived, nothing could be done. He
said that, because of the absence of
any treaty between the United States
and Mexico, it would not be pos
sible to return arrested men to the
American side. but that they might
be tried in the Mexican courts in
Matamoros. Senior Cara said that
II men wanted in connection with
either of the crimes here are in
Matamoros, his department knew
nothing of it at that time.
Later this afternoon il was stated
at the sheriff's office that the mat
ter of making a formal request for
the apprehension in Matamoros of
Salinas will be taken up imme-
diately.
The Gomez murder remains as
much mystery today as it was Sun
day night when the body was found.
The police have virtually given up
their efforts in connection with the
case, and have turned over all in
formation they have to the sheriff's
department, il was stated today.
Mrs. w. +. Mcdonald. who resides
a few feet from the scene of the
Gomez killing, told officers that a.
about 9:45 o'clock Sunday night, as
she was closing up her home to go
to a relatives house for the night.
she noticed three men standing at
the spot where Gomez's body was
found about midnight. The men
were few feet from the entrance
to the alley. She thought nothing
OF the circumstance at the time, and
said that she retained no definite
impression of them, as il was not
unusual to see several persons stand
ing on corners in the vicinity.
The report that Gomez was in
Matamoros Sunday night was erron-
eous, according TO information to-
day. He was mistaken for his
brother, Robert Gomez. X. G.. Go
mez was seen early in the evening
Sunday at the corner of Eleventh
street and the Market Square, and
later in the evening he was in the
company of a young lady, who told
the police that she was taken to her
home some time before the discov-
cry of Gomez's dead body.
The funerals of Gomez and Soils
will be held this afternoon. The
Soils funeral will be held from the
home of Amado Gomez. a relative.
at o'clock, with burial III tho
City Cemetery.
The Gomez funeral will take place.
from the Church OF the immaculate
Conception at 4 80 o'clock. Burial
will be in the City Cemetery. ia.b.
er Cerodes of the Church of The
Immaculate Conception will conduct
the ceremony.