Show SlAYERS OVER I MEXICAN liNE I Murder Postmaster and I I Wife at Ruby I NOGALES Ariz Aug 27 Bandits 70 Bandits who nho late lain yesterday shot and killed Postmaster J. J Frank Pearson and his wife at Rub Ruby thirty five miles west of ot Nogales escaped across the tho International inter Inter- international national border tine line Into Mexico l according ac ac- ac according cording to Sheriff George White of oC Santa Cruz county count who returned here toda today after ater making a n personal In In in- Tho The sheriff said the tho victims were well armed and put up a n. stiff fight I against their attackers numbering seven Pearson was shot twice In the I head and fell taking two shots at the bandits before he died Mrs l Pearson Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- I son was wn also shot In the tho head had Mrs Pearson's Pearsons sister Miss Elizabeth Purcell Purcell Purcell Pur- Pur cell was shot ahot through the left hand and powder burned d. d The bandits then looted the safe and anel robbed the store which the Pearsons o operated In connection with the postoffice Ruby citizens said the bandits were well mounted and armed with rifles and revolvers according to Sheriff White The Pearsons' Pearsons year old daughter Marjorie and another sister Ister of ot the murdered woman Mss Miss Ireen Pearson Pear Pear- Pearson son son were present at the time of the tragedy but were unharmed Pearson was tho the son on of ot J. J W. W Pearson Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- son of Liberty Hill Hm Tex and Mrs Pearson was formerly Miss 1188 Myrtle Purcell of ot San Marcos Tex |