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from the dance studio were found
hidden In the brush On the Arroyo
Colorado near here.
In addition, robbery of the Rollins
Machine shop and the william Cam
eron company and an attempted
robbery ct the Grant Lumber com.
pany, all three early Friday night,
were being investigated.
Officers also turned their atten-
ton again TO the robbery OF the
Kree Nee ice cream office ut Har-
lingen about three weeks age. when
the knob OF the office safe was
knocked off and approximately $500
was stolen.
An electric drill. cord and ream-
er were stolen from the Rollins
shop Friday night. and the drill
later was found at the Grant Lum-
Der company, attached to a light
cord able the safe. The safe knob
had been knocked, but the would
he robbers were unable to open the
inner door. Police believe the intrud-
ers were unable to work the electric
drill.
Robberies Probed
About $75 was taken from m un-
locked safe at the william Cameron
company Friday night. and officers
Saiu a part OF The money had been
recovered, It was reported that the
money taken from the William
Cameron company safe was marked.
leading 70 It's positive Identification.
Miss Ethelene Byrns, a Suest Mt
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Gunnen ut Brownsville when
me- rlel ea.t-ed the home
about q month ago and covered MI.
and Mrs. Gunnell ana Miss Byrne
with guns and ransscke6 the resi-
dence, attempted TO identify two sus-
poets, but was not positive In her
Identification. She said that a cap
recovered at the scene Of the shoot
ing reSembled one worn by n Of the
three gunner Two Of the armed
u:sI were masked, but one.
who appeared to be the leader, she
said. wore no mask and had light
hair.
Formal charges had not been
lned against the, Ewing brothers
held at Brownsville Saturday night
The three men entered the home.
lined the occupants I'D against. the
wall. and ransacked the house after
apparently looking for something
they believed va hidden there.
they escaped In the Gunnell car
after wrecking their ovn automo-
bile. which proved to be one stolen
at Harrington.
Officers also reopened their In.
veetigation Of q number Of robberies
at San Benito.
Condition Critical
Young Dunlap died at Valley
Baptist hospital Saturday OF two
bullet wounds in his body about an
hour after he engaged In a pistol
light with Chaudoin and Hill Fore
man. another highway patrolman.
Chaudoin and Foreman were in
search Of q stolen truck, and were
waiting on a dirt road when a truck
approached which the officers be-
leved was the missing machine.
Trey turned a spotlight on the car
AID ordered the driver to halt. They
Pursued the truck for several blocks
after their command to halt was ig-
nored.
Chaudoin finally fired az the tires
o. the fleeing TRICK. which was
brought TO a stop Just rs II turned
onto the pavement In the 1900
block Of Polk street.
Chaudoin and Foreman advanc-
ed on the truck, and when they were
within a short distance Of the ma
chine pistol firing started.
Chaudoin remained in a critical
condition at Valley Baptist hospital
J Saturday night. One bullet. which
glanced when It struck q notebook
III his breast pocket, shattered his
right arm and another bullet struck
him in the groin. Physicians ex-
pressed fear Saturday night that
the bullet penetrated an intestine
Grc shattered q hip bone. PhySi-
clans delayed an operation until
Chaudoin shows signs Of recovering
strength.
The Ewing brothers were arrested
by Foreman at the scene OF the
shooting They had been occupants
Of the truck. A Small-calibre pistol
was found on the seat Of the truck.
ano Dunlap used a SO calibre PTS
tol In his battle with the officers.
The shooting was investigated by
Sheriff Art Goolshy. Patrolman
Charles Red" sea. Deputy Sheriff
Bill Cabler and Assistant District
Attorney G. Lorimer Brown.
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