Arizona republican., 1922-04-24
One Killed And One
Wounded In Raid At
IngIeuDood, California
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shoot US if we ever told anything that
happened"
Had Bonded Winery
Matthias Elduayen told a similar
story. They explained they had
bonded winery in their barn and had
about so gallons of wine in it. They
said the raiders stole about 80 gallons
of the wine from the. winery and
gallon of liquor from the house.
Marshal Woerner, who shot the
three officers, had responded to call
for help from T. Shitara, japanese
neighbor of the Elduayens. Woerner
went to the scene on q motorcycle
driven by Clyde Van Alta. We drove
until we were halted by some masked
men" said Van Alta. "One said he
vas an officer and we could not go
On. Woerner Immediately let him
have it. The man fell. l tore off his
mask. 1t was Constable Mosher
..The shooting became heavy. Two
more men fell. When the gang
opened fire, Woeyner dropped flat to
The ground and continued firing.
I'VE found the other two who 1eii
we're Walter Mosher and Leonard
Ruipr. The gang finally cried out to
Mosher that it had had enough snoot-
ng."
Walter Mosher declined to explain
how he and his father had peeh
among the alleged raiders.
THE elder Mosher died in a hospital
about six hours after the shooting
II had taken my family to Topanga
canyon,p Ruigg told the investigators
as he lay in hospital. Il had gone
hack to Inglewood nd had intended
to 60 to Los Angeles to a lodge meet
ing. I met Constable Mosher. he
said there was something doing ana
deputized me to go with him. we
had scarcely arrived at the ElduaSen
home when Marshal Woerner ap-
pe&red on motorcycle The shoot,
ing started. That's all ] KNOW.
wore no mask"
Mrs. C. Harms. nurse at the Shitara
home. said somebody knocked at the
Shjtara. door while the trouble was
in progress at the Elduayen house.
Sliitara refused to open the door,
thinking the callers were robbers.
Constable Member of Mob
aHe 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 TO be protected. F1naliy
We got Marshal Woerner. BY that
time the shooting had started. some
Of the band had come our way. We
fled from the house, taking the SIX
children with us. The baby is dying
from double pneumonia. After we
finally went to the house from the
field where we took refuge we lad
to call a doctor for some Of the other
children"
they had obtained important clues 10
the Identification of some OF the
members of the band OF raiders. At
least two persons had seen some OF
them unmasked and could identity
them. it was said.
The police officers one at Ingle-
wood and the other at Redonoo
Beach, today told how the night rald-
ers became alarmed after. three Oh
their number had been shot down
and attempted to get the officers to
take their two captives. the Elduayen
brothers, off their hands.
"They told me they were federal
officers, but might take their pris-
6ners and get credit for the arrests
said Marshal C. Fl. White of Ingle-
wood 81 told them I got all the
credit I wanted for NV own arrests
and they had better take the men 70
the county jail.'
Hat Redondo Beach, Chief OF Police
Henry said his night assistant, Chas.
Beebe, was on duty when at least
four men. who said they were deputy
constables and who displayed badges
OF that office. asked permission 10
Jarn over a "bootlegger."
Il refused to take charge OF the
case" said Henry. "but told them
they could use the fail. but thought
It better If they would take their men
to the county Jail at Los Angeles.
They did not like either plan, but
they left"
No Official Kian Sanction
+ sNewspapermen tonight asked w. ;.
Coburn, Los Angeles attorney and
grand goblin of the Pacific domain,
knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
whether any members of that organI-
zation participated in the raid
They stated Coburn would not deny
tilat members of the Klan were pres
ent, but declared that if so, they We're
there without official sanction.
1.-THE Los Angeles Examiner nad
"an anonymous tip last night that
sian affair of startling import" was