Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-11

! front part of the machine. It I!
believed that they suddenly wheeled
and attacked Ross, the inspector
having little opportunity to ward
off the attack. That he put up &:
battle is evidenced not only by the
| gasheS on his head but bullet hole
through his left hand. He had ap
parently grabbed the gun as it wa,
being fired.
Ross own gun was missing from
its holster when the body was
! searched. The registration certifi
cate of the car, license number
674-S72, 1927 California, had been
! ripped from the container which
! was found in the machine. 4
+ check-up with Sacramento to learn
the name of the owner is being
made.
Shortly after ) o'clock a Japa-
nese truck driver, I. Takeshita OF
Brawley, carrying his little boy in
his arms dashed into the police
headquarters at Westmorland. lie
told the police that a Mexican had
held him up about five miles west
of town and had taken his Stude-
baker touring ear away from HIM
forcing the man aid boy to get
out and walk and waving q rcvo;-
yer, declared:
q Just killed an immigration Of
ficer.'
\ short time later three Next
cans reported to the Rrawlev po-
lice that a Mexican, who had been
driving Studebaker touring car
which had run out of gas had held
them up on the highway q short
distance out side of Brawlev and
had taken a Ford truck away from
them. They had hardly made their
report when Felix Rodriguez re,
ported to the Brawley police that
Mexican in q truck had deserted
the machine and holding him up at
the point of gun had taken his
Chevrolet sedan away from him.
In the meantime the sheriff. o.
flee, FL Centre police. Holtville 20
lice and Calexico police were being
notified. But the reports were too
long delayed, the Chevrolet sedan
being recovered in Calexico few
moments after the reports had been
received. The machine had been
deserted near the Mexican border
line and the man had apparently
crossed the border safely. Mexicail
police offered their immediate az.
sistance and the search was con
-inued on into Mexico but as We:
no trace of the man has been found.
In the meantime every road Is
being checked and the valley scous,
ed for the other Mexican. The ac
thorities, however, have been un,
able to obtain any information fur,
ther than that the man was seen to
leave the scene of the shooting in
another car.
The description of the two Mexr-
cans was given as follows: Number
one, about % year old, hooked
nose, brown complexion. about 5
feet, 6 inches tall Wore light
shirt, a lumber jacket sweater ana
a hat. Number two. about % wears
old, dark complexion. face pitted.
about 5 feet, or 3 inches tar.
Wore dark trousers and coat and =
dark shirt.
Several Saw Slayer
Several persons saw the two
Mexicans while they were being
searched by Ross at Kane Springs.
This description was offered by
them, the number one fitting the
description given by the men re-
norting the automobile holdups.
Those who saw the men at Kane
Springs included: Charles Pollard
Emmett Hughes, Tom Moore, Mrs.
Charles Pollard and Ferguson.
Deputy Sheriff Charles Freeman
and George Tucker, Frank Gruebei
deputy district attorney and Coro-
ner B. f. Lemons wenteto the scene
of the shooting and with members
Of the immigration department con-
ducted an investigation there. The
body was then brought to Lemons
parlors here where ar
inquest will be held, probably Mon
day morning.
A search of Ross belongings
failed TO reveal any clue which
would lead TO the identification of
the two Mexicans.
Ross had been n member of the
immigration service here for a per
iod of little more than a year. He
is married and had been making
weekly trips TO his home in Hunt
ington Park. He was well liked by
his fellow officers and regarded as
an excellent officer.
''I cannot understand how Ross
took the chance he did yesterca'
afternoon" an official of the i'm,
migration service declared last
night. "It is absolutely against the
rules of the organization for any
one officer to transport prisoners.
The rules say that there must be
at least two men in charge of pris-
oners at all times and further that
under no circumstances should
prisoners be transported in other
cars than those owned by the de-
partment.i'