Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-29
ALLEGED RUM
RUNNER said
SIGHTED HERE
Slayer With Woman
in Yellow Car I'D
Rumor; Officers PaS
troll Highways

The Valley highways were combs
cd Saturday afternoon Cad cven-
ing by officers on the tip that
Lynn Stephens. alleged slayer or
Capt. Charles Stevens, San An
tonic prohibition agent. was speed-
ing down the Valley in "a yellow
roadster. The car according To
telephone calls. bore the license
number 100000.
Rumors poured into police head
quarters thick and fast as the night
rolled on. A motorist reported see-
Ing yellow car of the type named
just south on San Benito headed
for Brownsville about 10 ID. m.
Another rumor was t0 the effect
that the car was seen on the mill
tary highway.
Officers continued to patrol the
traffic arteries OF the Valley with
sawed-off ShOtguns, despite tine
fact that they nut little cradence
I'm the reports.
AN Officers WOrIIn4; !.
1t was pointed out. however.
that he might know the by-ruadH
u this section due to previous ex-
perience while running liquor from
the border.
City police and sheriffs depart
ment and federal officers coop
Grated IN covering possible lines !
OF progress or the yellow rutomo-
bile.
Stephens, --ho is alleged TO have
been "a bootleg king in San An
tonic. has been the object or e.
search since Capt. Stevens was
shot Tuesday night. This followed
raids in San Antonio that resulted
in seizure 0f large hauIs OF liquor.
More than 10000 gallons estimat-
ed at 100000 have been seized up,
until now.
Officers Ambushed
IA ralding party or officers was
ambushed when the prohibition
agent was shot. "A party I'm CA car
near the house 60 he raided, stop
ped the officers In the pretense
that their automobile was broken
and they wante. aid.
The officers became suspicious OF
the flaShlight that was being used.
believing that it was a signal to
the bOOtleggers Just beyond. They
put them into their automobile
and proceeded. As the house was
approached, firing broke out and
Captain Stevens was fatally
wounded.
BOOtIegEer Killed
Pat Murphy, member or thn
raiders. jumped from the car ana
shot into the bootleggers. lie hit
one OF them i- the stomach. The
man, Antonio Guazarda, died later.
He also believes he wounded m
man thought To be Stephens.
Almost all Of the members Of the
bootleg ring have been apprehnnn-
ed. Stephens has been the object
Of an intensive search throughout
San Antonio for the past -1vernI
days.
Several persons IN the upper end
or the Valley reported having seen
an automobile answering the de-
Scripticn given. Tt was said tn
have been seen IN La Fria and
Weslaco.
wild RurnOrs WV
A rumor Co the effect tla1t OFF,
GERS nt Pharr had halted the car
and that q shooting had followed
proved unfounded Saturday night.
Murder charges have been filed
against the following as the result
or Stevens oath: Lynn Stephens.
Alice Smith. Louise Guarjardn.
widow of the dead man: Joe Hob
recht. Lee Cottle and McCuIleu
Shank. All are i'm the Bexar coun~
ty Jail with the exception 0f
Stephens.
Roy Collins. well known I'm tha
Valley as a peace officer, ~ aiding
in the search around San Antonio
for Stephens. He is now IN prunl-
bition agent.
San Antonio, Texas. Sept. 2B.
(AP) Liquor raids continued Satur-
day by prohibition enforcement
agents as an aftermath or the kill
ing OF Charles Stevens bv rum
runners south ON the city early
Wednesday. brought the total
ceizures or liquor for the week up
TO 1900 gallo-5. Three raids were
made Saturday.
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