Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-17
CORPUS POLICE
MAY HAVE new
Clue TO BOMBER
Crippled Man, Believed to
Have Sent Bomb, Had
Been Seen in the Towns
Around Corpus Christi

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. Nov. IT,
Despite press dispatches from San An
tonic Thursday night that the scene of
investigation III connection with the
bomb tragedy in Corpus Christi We'd
nesday noon would be shifted TO this
city. where " was believed the sender
Of the bomb had come after sending the
Internal machine by express from San
Antonio. Chief Of Police Monroe Fox.
Sheriff George Peters and Ranger Cap
tain Hickman. who went 20 San Antonio
70 work in the Investigations that were
being conducted IN that city did not re-
turn to Corpus Christi Friday.
Local authorities yesterday heard mo
official word from either Police Chief
Fox or Sheriff Peters as to when thsy
would return to this city. but belief
was expressed AZ the police station last
night that the officials would arriva
here this morning.
Deputy Sheriff M. P Dunno, who ac-
comranied the local officars TO San An
tonic Wednesday night returned 70 Cor
pus Christi yesterday Deputy Sheriff
Dunno admitted that three or four pos
sible clues were being followed by the
officers i'm San Antonio. but the nature
of these clues was not divulged.
While still without any official word
from Chief Fox and Sheriff Peters,
opinion was expressed ~ local officers
Friday thar the authorities from Cor
pus Christi evidently had run onto some
new clues in THAR work in San Antonio
that caused them to remain In that
city before returning here 10 conduct
~4
when the local officers return to this
city they are expected 10 bring with
them Leon Morales the 16-yenr old
Merican boy. who says ne was given the
deadly package by crippled man 70 de-
liver to the express office nc the 4. q.
n. railway station
Morales AZ present N one on the most
important persons I'm the investigation
that j. being conducted. as II II on the
boys statement that hc would recoE-
nixe the stranger II he saw him again
that Officers are basing their hope on
arrasting the man who sent the infer
nal machine on its way.
IN connection with the search that is
being made for the strange. crippled
white man, II was said yesterday that
seen such q person within the last 10
days or two weeks in ard about their
cities but no especial attention had beer
paid to the stranger until the report
thar police Of San Antonio were search
ing for him "a the possible bomb send
er.
Several conjectures have been placed
before authorities relative 10 the af-
fair each little more complex than the
other. II was said yesterday. but Off
cialS are welcoming any and all sug-
gestions and every clue will be followed
to the fullest extent In the effort to
bring the criminal who sent the bomb
I'd justice.
II was learned yesterday that n addi-
ton " TIE special investigator of the
express company. who has betn working
IN Corpus Christi since Thursday MORN
ing two private detectives also have
arrived in the city and are devotirg
their tuIH time 10 nm investigation of tha
affair. in nm effort to aid local officers
III unraycling the mystery which so TIM
has shrouded the tragedy.