Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
7 RIO IN
JAIL FOR
Staying
Desperadoes Taken At
Yuma After Brutally
killing Mexican.
MAKE CONFESSIONS
Tragedy At Brawley On
Wednesday Night Nets
Killers Two Dollars.

District Attorney Head and the
sheriff's office were today piecing
together evidence which is is be-
lieved will result in the speedy con-
viction of three men charged with
the brutal Staying of Jose Herman
dez. peaceable Mexican residing
at Brawley, Wednesday night. The
crime, one of the most cold-blooded
in the history of Imperial county,
was inspired by robbery, and netted
the slayers two dollars.
Five hours after the crime, the
murderous trio, who have admitted
planning several other crimes in I'M
perial county, were captured at the
quarantine station on the Yuma side
of the Colorado river, caught in the
net which the law had woven around
| them, aided by the description given
by their victim.
The men, Delmar Garrett, 81, OF
| Missouri, j. Helms, so, of New Jer-
sey, and Lee Tremmer, 40, native
of Tennessee, were brought to the
county Jail by deputies from the
| sheriff's office and were subjected
to an intensive grilling. From early
yesterday morning until late into
! the forenoon the ceaseless question:
ing went on until Barrett and Helms
! broke under the strain and told
what they knew of the whole af-
fair. Their stories, told separately
to Chief of Police Oswalt and
Deputy Sheriff Tom Sharp were af-
forwards compared and found to
agree almost perfectly, as follows:
The men had come to Brawley
and sought work in the cotton
fields. They travelled in an old
Chevrolet touring ear with their
Guffel packed in the back seat.
Spying Hernandez along the road
side they stopped to ask where work
might be found. Hernandez stood
near the front of the ear with Helms
at his side and Tremmer standing
ON the opposite side. Garrett was
seated in the front seat of the ear
reading road map.
Persuasion was brought to bear
upon the Mexican to take the men
to the place where work might be
had Immediately. Hernandez re-
fused, saying that he lived nearby
and wanted to go straight home. At
this juncture, Tremmer is alleged
to have passed around the rear OF
the car and approached Hernandez,
revolver in his hand. With the
words: "Stick 'em up" he made for
the Mexican who took two steps
toward the car saying "don't shoot"
1t was then, according to the testi-
mony of the two men, that the shoot
ing occurred. Hernandez fell
against the side of the ear a but
let in his abdomen and then slumped
to the ground.
His body was packed into the
front seat of the ear and after pro-
ceeding about half mile down the
road was dumped into Il ditch. The
wounded man managed to crawl out
upon the bank, however, and his
cries for help were heard by u
rancher who lived in house across
the road and he was taken to the
hospital. His assailants sped on
down to the highway and to the
Arizona border and were picked up
by the men at the bridge quaraJt-
tine control ON the Arizona side OF
the river at Yuma. Tremmer had
thrown away his gun which was
found late yesterday afternoon in
an irrigation ditch,
Tremmer Confesses
Trcmmer, who had continually re-
fused to make any statement to the
district attorney, finally opened his
mind to Sheriff Gillett and Deputy
Continued on Page Six)