Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-29
ALLEGED SLAYER
TAMPICO MEN IS
in LOCAL JAIL.
American Legion Headquart-
ers at Dallas Making Ef-
forts to have Prisoner turn
ed Over to Mexico


Jack Burman. alias Jack Hallowel1,
who j. said 10 have admitted that he
killed two employees OF the Mexican Gulf
Oil Company ut Tnmpico and seriously
wounded third. Is now held in the
Cameron county Jail, and efforts are
being made by American Legion head
quarters at Dallas to secure extradi-
tion papers and have him turned over
to the Mexican authorities mt Tampica,
according to telegram received yester-
day afternoon by Sheriff Robertson.
Shortly after the Tampico killing, Bur-
man was captured mt Laredo, and was
held in Jail there almost a year. In the
meantime, the Tampico American Le-
gion Post and the Mexican Gulf Oil
Company were using all possible influ-
ence 10 secure his cxtradition and have
him brought to Tampico for trial. They
we're successful, but the extradition
papers arrived at Laredo few hours
after the sheriff had released the pris-
oner. believing that u would be impcs-
sible TO secure the necessary authori-
ty 10 turn him over to the Mexican Of
ficiais. Since that time every officer on
the border has been watching for Bur-
man.
Burman was arrested Friday at Har.
lingen by immigration Inspectors Brown
and Longoria, and was brought to
Brownsville as an alien While tie
hearing was in progress before Immi-
grafton Chief Brewster one of the In
spectors recognized Burman. who hal
stated that his name was HalloweIl He
was Immediately turned over to Sheriff
Robertson and telegram sent TO the
sheriff at Laredo informing him of
the capture
Burman is believed To be F-enrh-
Canadian by birth. but was paturalized
while he was serving in the army. He
admitted that he had rather unsavory
army record, having deserted and been
rccaptured. He was discharged from the
army hospital ut Fort Sam Houston I'm
1921, and Immediately vent to Tampi-
co. where he was employed BY the Mexi-
can Gulf Oil Company.
Burman worked for the company sew
eral weeks and was dubbed "Bi.i Hart"
by the oil field workers on account OF
his propensties for sixshc"tcrs and
wild west" talk, manners and dress
After quitting the employ cf the Mex
lean Gulf Oil company he started 10
walk from the oil fields to rampico, and
few miles from that si.y was. oveE-
taken by Ford roadster w which three
other employees Of the c1.npany were
riding into that city. The car was fill-
ed and they invited him 70 Jump onto
the running board and ride INTO town.
They had proceedei nut snort dis
tance when il Is alleged he pulled gun,
ordered the men to stop and hand
over their money. lie secured about
$50 from them and thea ordered o.e Of
the occupants to get ct and crank the
car. ordering the ,thcrs ont ~ the
same time. The man cranking the car
pretended that Nc was unable 20 start
il, believing thas another car wruId
come along and give them m orportu-
nifty 20 capture BlEman. The latter Ie-
came impatient and fired. the bullet
striking the mar II he rrcin and in
flicting wound from wnicn h. did net
recover Burman then turned and fired
at the other two men. who r "a started
walking up the road, killing tc.h.
He was then unable to scarf me cur,
and made his escape on Foot through
the brush. successfully eiuding the
posses sent out by the Tampieo sufhori-
ties. and was eventually captured on the
American side Of the i;1e< near Laredo.
Immediately after his capture the
American Legion prst at Tampsco and
the Mexican Gulf OIL ,mpany. ~
whom the slain men had been Employed
started an attempt 20 nave Burman tx-
tradited. and after about . year were
successful. The extyAiftic1 papers were
Immediately sent to Laredo, bur Ruiman
had been released few hours before
their arrival.
Burman Is said to have admitted that
he is the man wanted ~ The TnmEieo
authorities and for whom the American
Legion has been hunting ever Stree mis-
release from The Laredo iail. and h.
will be held here pending the receipt *
extradition papers, when X IL uncer-
stood the Dallas ~ idquarters of the
American Legion is now IN i~avoring 70