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Show AMERICAN KILLS MEXIGANJDFFIGER FEDERAL OFFiCER HAD REMARKED RE-MARKED THAT HE WAS GOING TO KILL A GRINGO. Opens Fire Upon Customs Inspector on American Soil and is Slain In Duel. Troops Ordered to Scene of Fatal Encounter. El Paso, Texas. Before Lieutenant F. Acosta. an officer in General Sala-zar's Sala-zar's federal command at Juarez, crossed the Stanton street international interna-tional bridge Saturday afternoon, he remarked that he "was going to kill a gringo." He was killed by United States Customs Inspector T. F. Jonah and Immigration Inspector Thomas N. Heifrin after he had opened fire on them with a rifle on the American side cf the international boundary. He was shot through the mouth and arm, and his horse, from which he had dismounted, dis-mounted, was shot through the side. The Amprican officers were uninjured. Heurin was standing at the American Ameri-can end of the bridge when Acosta first opened fire at him. Tie fired back, using an automatic pictol. Jonah hast- ened to his assistance and began firing fir-ing at the Mexican. The Mexican officer of-ficer was within thirty feet of the Americans Am-ericans before he was killed. Two troops of the Thirteenth cavalry cav-alry were ordered to the bridge following follow-ing the shooting in order to restrain the 1,000 Mexicans who had gathered on the Mexican side of the bridge. General Hugh L. Scott, commander of the United States troops, was notified of the shooting, and he ordered all troops to be prepared for movement to El Paso from Fort Bliss in case of trouble. |