International., 1925-10-26

VICTIM DE- BRUTAL ATTACK
IDENTIFIES HER ASsALIANT

Positive Identification Of Carlos
Silvas as the Indian who brutally
attacked her a week ago Sunday
morning, was made by Mrs. Ger
trude Mode when the prisoner
was taken before her at her room
at the Arizona Hotel by Sheriff
Harold Brown, Saturday after.
noon.
Picking Silvas out of a group
of persons gathered in the sick
room, the aged women pointing
her finger at him said: "You are
the man who tried to kill me.
You pulled that black knife
on me and you thought you killed
me, and just about did it. You
threw mo on the bed, threw blan-
kets on me, then sat upon me.
know you, you are the boy who
did it".
Silvas said nothing. He had no
reply to make, but the look of
worry and fright upon his face
showed he realized that the story
he told in which he claimed he
did not make the attack was a
fake.
In the room when the aged
woman identified her assaliant,
were Sheriff Brown. County At
torney James V. Robins, Mrs.
Charles L. Fowler, and Frank j.
Duffy.
When Silvas was taken to the
hotel for Identification, Sheriff
Brown took no chances Of the pris-
oner escaping. He was @andcuf.
fed to the sheriff.
The preliminary examination of
Carlos Silvas, California Indian,
charged with attacking and rob
/ bing Mrs. Gertrude Mode, abed
proprietor of the Arizona Hotel,
will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning before Justice Of the
Peace Charles E. Hardy.
Silvas was arraigned before
Judge Hardy shortly after he was
lodged in the county jail, Friday
afternoon, after he had been
brought to the international line
from the Nogales, Sonora, jail
where he had been confined since
his arrest last Monday evening.
Pawning of a piece of jewelry
stolen from Mrs. Mode led tc
Silvas' arrest. Deputy Sheriff
james Hathaway, while driving in
Nogales, Sonora, last Monday
evening ran across Silvas and as
Silvas saw the officer the two en-
gagged in a scuffle. A number OF
"rateros" came to Silvas' assis-
tance and the gang pounced upon
Hathaway. Pretty soon, a Mexi-
can army captain arrived on the
scene, called out soldiers, and took
Silvas and pals to Jail. Then fol.
lowed the efforts which finally re.
suited in the prisoner being turn.
ed over to American authorities.
i Although the "ratero" element
used all the influence they pos
sibly could, they failed to hamper
the Mexican police. troopers, anC
immigration and other government
officials, in their splendid spirit
of cooperation with Sheriff Harold
Brown. Chief of Police Jay Lowe
and other American city, county
and government authorities. so fl
nally Silvas was deported Frilay.
! Silvas' deportation was sensa-
tional. On Friday morning, short
ly before noon, he was brought
to the line. Dashing into a crowd
Of spectators the officers in
charge could not shoot for fear
they would hit an innocent by
stander, but Silvas was quickly
recaptured and again placed in
Jail.
When the second and success
full effort to deport the prisoner
was made, Mexican authorities had
everything arranged SO there
would be TO more escapes. Sur
rounded by soldiers Of the Mex
jican 64th Infantry, they marched
the criminal to the line. Other
soldiers were stationed alonp the
line Of march but no resistance
was made by the "rateros".
arriving at the line the man was
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