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Show BYSTANDER IS SHOT ' THROUGH THE HEART j Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 1G Scott Price a bystander, was killed, Chief of Police Moore and Pollcomnn Robert Rob-ert Williams mortally wounded and another policeman sorlouBly, wounded late today by Mexican rioters who had engaged In a brawl at a celebration celebra-tion of Mexico's independence day. Americanized Mexicans and their unnaturalized countrymen had engaged en-gaged in a battle over tho manage-, manage-, ment of tho celebration, which was ,held on City Hall plaza Policemen i Williams and J. Yalenzuola arrested ' 1 two of the brawlers and had got them as far as the prison entrance when their captiven drew knives and plunged plung-ed them Into the breasts of the officers. offi-cers. Valenzuela, although seriously wounded, la expectod to rocover. Chief of Police Moore, attracted by the noise, came up just as the- two pollcemon had fallen He wbb attacked at-tacked by the two Mexicans who plunged tholr dirks into his body ngaln and again. Although mortally wounded, Moore oponod fire and one of his bullets pierced the heart of Scott Prime, a young American who was in tho throng that had assembled at the plaza to witness the celebration. The dying chief of police staggered after tho fleeing assassins, but another an-other Mexican Tan up behind him and drove a knife blado between his shoulder blades. Moore fell and his murderer escaped. The city council was immediately assembled and scores of citizens were sworn in a3 dopnties to pursue the fugitlvos. Saloons wore ordered closed and all festivities -n-ere suspended. sus-pended. Members of tho Phoon.x National Guard, well mounter, Joined in the hunL At a late hour tho murderers mur-derers were still at largo. |