Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-20


notified late today by the U. s.
customs officers, that two Mexi-
cans, believed to be the murders
Of Dick Newton, had been arrested
ana are held in Mexicali.
n;ck Newton, % year old cattleman
If Williams, California, is dead, his
partner. Dan McKimmon is at the kl
Centre hospital, seriously wounded, and
the police of two countries are search
ing for n pair of Mexicans who held up
the two men 12 miles east of Mexicali
Yesterday afternoon, and after robbing
them, shot them when they tried 20
escape.
According to the story told by Me
Kimmon at the hospital here this
morning, he and Newton were camppd
at the civic camping grounds here,
having come down from Williams to
look over the cattle situation in the
! valley. Yesterday thev decided to 90
to Mexicali and left here shortly be
fore noon. After passing couple of
hours in the Mexican city, they were
on their way back to the line, when
they were invited by two Mexicans to
take a ride for the purpose of seeing
the town.
They got in the ear with the two
MeXicans, who drove them around the
streets and then headed east toward
the open country. About four miles
east of MeXicali, one of the Mexicans
drew a gun and ordered the Americans
to throw up their hands. His compan
ion. who was driving the car, brought
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ing $40 from McKimmon and small
or amount from Newton. The men
did not take McKimmon watch for
some unknown reason.
After the hold up, the ear resumed its
journey eastward. Mex immon believed
the MeXicans were going to take them
to some secluded place and either kill
them or hold them for ransom and de-
cided to take n chance of escaping. Tie
did not make known his intentions to
Newton, as one of the Mexicans un
derstood English. but he believed his
partner would follow him if he attempt
ed to escape. Watching his chance
McKimmon jumped from the car when
it slowed down and started to run. The
Mexican immediately started shooting
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the shoulder and the second striking
him in the side. He turned rs he was
struck, to see if Newton was following
him. and saw him standing on the run
ming board of the car, with one hand
elntching the top supports and the
other hand in the air. He heard seve-
raj more shots but could not tell if they
were fired at him or at Newton. The
ear disappeared to the east and Ne
Kimmon started on the long tortuous
trip back to Mexicali
Several times he said he was forced
to stop from weakness caused by loss
of blood and at other times crawlcd
! on his hands and knees. He asked FOR
a ride from several autoists who pass
ed him but they refused to stop.
He finally succeeded in obtaining Il
lift from the driver of n mule cart and
was brought to Mexicali. He reported
the trouble to the authorities at Calex-
leo and Chief of Police Hardwick, in
company with the chief of the Mexi
cali police, went to the scene of the
,, shooting.
A few hundred yards beyond the
place McKimmon had described, they
found Newton's body, with several
bullet wounds in it. The body was
taken to Mexicali
McKimmon, in the meantime, had
been removed to the FL Centre hospital,
where the bullets were removed and he
is reported resting comfortably today
and will undoubtedly recover.
Newton was unmarried and has a
sister living in Chico whom the autho.
rites have notified of the shooting.
The Mexicans were described as
about five feet nine inches tall and
weighing 145 pounds. The one who
did the driving was poorly dressed and
has n thin, ragged mustache. The other
was better dressed and also had a
small black mustache, closely cut. When
given description of the men, the
chief of the Mexicali police recognized
the mon but did not know their names
He stated he was certain he coulG
locate them and have them arrested
within "a hours.