Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-07-11 | Page 15 | Police Kill Los Angeles Mat Fan after Bottle-Throwing Incident

Police Kill Los Angeles Mat Fan After Iter Incident Throwing Bottle-Throwing LOS ANGELES July 11 UP Wll WIl Wiliam Wil- Wil 11 iam am Focher year old wrestling tan fan an died early eady Thursday from gunshot gun gun- shot hot wounds inflicted by police as asan asan asan an indirect climax to a bottle throwIng throwing throw- throw Ing ng Incident at mat matches here Wednesday night Lou Daro Dare sports promoter said Focher cher and nd companion a a John F. F Moore 2 25 were singled tout rout of the crowd Wednesday night and questioned questioned ques- ques after a bottle had been hurled at a wrestling referee in the Olympic auditorium ring After HAfter the matches about midnight midnight midnight mid mid- night they met me outside the buIlding Daro said One had a ahammer ahammer ahammer hammer wrapped in in a cloth and said Heres where you get yours II Daro said a negro nero porter called police a and d the men fled tIed in their automobile when they heard the palice police police po po- lice siren Focher was shot in fri the back by pursuing pursuing officers officers when he hercus refused d to stop Moore was arrested and booked wIth with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit in connection with the alleged hammer threat against Daro A