Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-19 | Page 2 | Mexican Smugglers Kill an American

I MEXICAN SMUGGLERS' KILL AN AMERICAN .iVA?.!I,;CGTO,N' Fcb' IS. Details of $Stln&?,n the T,!Xa3 border ot United Mates Customs Inspector John II Howard and an unnamed prisoner bv -Mexican smugglers, were reported to the treasury department today by Customs f'oHector Ilarvln of Kaglc Pny -";lon's Customs officials arrested two" Mexican Hmngglers at an isolated spot on the ron ler on February 10 and wet" taking tak-ing them to Marfa, Te:., when they wer-intercepted wer-intercepted by companions of the smi I Slcra. who fired a Volley, killing Howard and one of his prisoner., and wounding Customs Inspector Joseph Sitter and in-HoMatlonHarVk,k in-HoMatlonHarVk,k f thc TftX"" Catffi It T.woundcd m,cn, Iay ,n nools of blood for fifteen nours before they were found Mrs. Howard rode twcnty-llvo nilMa i on to flndah!mlrdd.rCh 0i hCV h,,Hh2i"d- lr Texas rangers and posses of citizens are searching for the smugglers.