Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-25 | Page 6 | Prohi Shot to Death in Fight with Rummers

Shot to Death in Fight With SAN ANTONIO ANToNIO- tex rex sept 25 AP AP Captain ln Charles Charlea Stevens Steven vet veteran ran prohibition ti n enforcement of- of fleer who was wu amb ambushed shed and shot in a gun un battle on on the tho Pleasanton road early today died at the Santa Sant SantaRosa SantaRosa Rosa i at at 1240 p p. p m. m S Stevens Steven who hb shot arid and killed klUd Tom rom Chandler 43 in a raldon his home near lear Poteet Atascosa county last August Aug and aid Pat Murphy l another federal of officer ticer had participated Ina in ina a r raid ld on a still sUll in th the name samo mo county andere and were sere ere returning returning- here when the they were attacked 1 According to Murphy and R R. H. H Hirzel the third agent in the raid the operators of or the still escaped The officers officer were ere within eight miles of ot the city Murphy said wh when n they canto canio upon upon a woman who had blocked tho road with her hev motor car and was flashing a a spotlight spot- spot light The woman w wae s arid and Hirzel was was' was was' Instructed to bring her here Stevens and arid Murphy were were were-a a a con- con sl distance nce behind Hirzel and the woman when men on either cither side I of ot tho the road opened fire on them with rifles a arid and d Hirzel hearing the shooting rejoined his fellow officers and arid th the three en engaged engaged en- en in a n. pitched b battle their thell assailants who fled after Stevens had been been shot in the chest and abdomen S. S Murphy Murph and Hirzel were not In In- In lured rhey bro brought Stevens to a hospital here hele where where- he underwent a a. blood transfusion operation In an effort to save his life liCe Murphy said he believed the men who wb had lad escaped when they raided the still were vere responsible for tOl th tho attack The woman was held beld for or investigation e I