Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-08

+fOrt will be made TO secure
a prompt investigation.
Eight officers for whom warrants
were issued Friday by Justice Of the
Peace Dodd are Sheriff Raymond
Teller OF Willaey county, Arturo
Flores. jailer- Leon Gill. Charlie
Wrotcn and Frank Brandt. special
deputies. Roy Collins III brownsville
spcciai Investigator for the district
attorney. and Frank CDwsert of
Brownsville and N. M. RaEland 0f
Mercedes deputy game warlrns.
According to the warrants issued,
Sheriff Teller. JAilcr Flores and
Deputy Brandt are charged w. accvs-
Sories to first degree murder. and
first degree murder IN the charge
lodged against the other five. All
the officers have been arrested with
the exception Of Frank Cowsert. who
y expected a. return today from
Austin where ne went Wednesday
on business matters.
Complaints against the officers
were filed by Teresa Nunez. daugh-
ter or Tomas Aunez, one OF the fiye
prisoners slain. The cemplaints
We're drawn by VI. &. Gonzales. an
attorney or san Antonio, who has
been Ia the Valley several weeks in-
vcstigatinT the affair AZ the in-
tnHre ~ the Mexican government.
Trresa NuncE was placed under A.
rest this morning. and III fsnndtrHtynd
she ~ merely being held as "A Wit
ness. -1
Mexico Government Nay Aid
That the Mexican governments viii NJ
aid ~ The prosecution was. intimatcd
today by Mcxier1 Consul. Nasqdcz of
Browrsvilles whc stated that thor
I ouRh Investigation Of the killing IN
the five prisoners. three of whom
Mexico clnims as nationals. has been
made Representations have been
made 10 the federal government
through the Mexican embassy At
Washington IN connection with tho
ease. and il is understood that ev-
cry resource of the Mex.ean govern
mcnt will be AZ the command u the
prosecution
The killing NJ the five prisoners.
which occurred on September w. fol-
lowed the Staying of two Officers.
who were attracted by riot at W
Mexican dance outside uf Raymond
vile. On the morning uf September
". Tomas Aunez. his two sons. Jose
and Drlantin. CinrO Gonzales ana
Matt Znller. the latter an Austrian.
were held as witnesses in corncc-
tion with the Staying of the Officers.
\ One ~ the Nunez boya IA alleged ~
have made confession and offered
20 show the officers where the arms
used by the slayers were cached.
I The party of five prisoners. accom-
panied by five Of the Officers, start
ed for the alleged arms cache. in
the heavy brushland east of Ray
mondville murderous fire wax
poured upon the party and the fivc
prisoners were killed. according t0
the version NJ the affair by members
of the party
"A special grand jury was impanrI-
led by Judge Cunningham t0 invea-
tigatc the affair. amt nn bills were
returned. The jury making its report
on September Ig.
Present Formal Protest
Following thr action of the grand
jury the Mexican government pre-
scntcd formal protest through its
ambassador AZ Washington. and the
federal government called upon the
governor for an investigation. The
Mexican government maintains that
the members Of the Nunez family
were Mexican citizens.
Rumors have been persistent Tor
several weeks that the Mexican gov
ernmcnt was quietly investigating
the affair. and II was also rumorcd
that the VI. y. Department az Justice
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