Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-24
| MAN IS DEAD,
2 OTHERS HURT
IN GUN BATTLE
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call for help from T. Shitara, Jap
anese neighbor of the Elduayens.
Woerner went to the scene on a
motorcycle driven by Clyde Van
Alta.
1--WE drove until we were halted
by some masked men," said Van
Alta. zone said he was an officer
and we could not go on. Woerner
Immediately let him have it. The
man fell. I tore off his mask. 1t
was Constable Mosher.
Two More Men Fall.
The shooting became heavy. Two
more men fell. When the gang
opened fire, Woerner dropped flat
to the ground and continued fir
ing.
I'VE found the other two who
fell were Walter Mosher and Leon
and Ruigg The gang fir ily cried
out to Mosher that 1t mad had
enough shooting"
Investigating officials declared
Walter Mosher declined to explain
how he and his father had been
among the alleged raiders.
Elder Mosher Dies.
The elder Mosher died in a hos
pital about six hours after the
shooting.
II had taken my family to To-
panga canyon" Ruigg told the in
vestigators as he lay in a hospital.
II had gone back to Inglewood and
| had intended to go to Los Angeles
to lodge meeting. l met Consta-
BILE Mosher. He said there was
something doing and deputized me
to go with him. We had scarcely
arrived at the Elduayen home
when Marshal Woerner appeared
on motorcycle. The shooting
no mask"
| Mrs. c. Harms, nurse at the Shi-
tara home, said somebody Knocked
at the Shitara door while the trou-
BILE was in progress at the Eldu-
ayen house. Shitara refused to
open the door. thinking the callers
were robbers.
Flee in Night Clothes.
HE telephoned for Constable
Mosher but was unable to get
him." said Mrs. Harms. I'VE did
not know then, of course, that the
constable was with the masked
men from whom we wanted pro-
lection. Finally we got Marshal
Woerner. BY that time the shoot
| ing started. Some of the band had
come our way. We fled from the
house in our night clothes, taking
the six children with us. The baby
is dying from double pneumonia.
After we finally went to the house
| from tho field where we took
refuge, we had to call doctor for
some of the other children"
Important Clues.
The investigating officials said
they had obtained important clues
to the Identification of some of the
members of the band Of raiders.
At least two persons had seen some
of them unmasked and could iden-
tify them, 1t was said.
THE police officers, one at In
glewood and the other at Redondo
Beach. today told how the night
raiders became alarmed after three
of their number had been shot
down and attempted to get the Of
ficers to take their two captives,
the Elduayen brothers, off their
| hands.
They told me they were federal
officers, but 1 might take their
prisoners and get credit for their
arrests" said Marshal c. III. White
Of Inglewood. II told them / got
all the credit ] wanted for my own
arrests and they had better take
the men to the county Jail"
At Redondo Beach, Chief of Po-
lice Henry said his night assistant.
| Charles Beebe, was on duty when
| at least four men, who said they
were deputy constables and who
displayed badges Of that office,
asked permission to turn over
'bootlegging case"
II refused to take charge OF the
case" said Henry, but told them
they could use the jail, but thought
it better If they would take their
men to the county Jail at Los An
geles. They did not like either
! plan, but they left"