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February 21, 1939
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Alfred Joseph, a Negro man, escaped into underbrush after crashing his car with false plates into Lloyd E. Sowers' vehicle near El Centro. Highway patrolmen searched the abandoned car, suspecting it stolen, and pursued but he evaded capture. Described as 5'8-9", dark clothing, pockmarked face.
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Negro Escapes in Underbrush While Highway Patrolmen Search Machine Wrecked in Accident Near El Centro
A Negro man known only as Alfred Joseph became the object of a county-wide search when he escaped from highway patrolmen after an automobile accident east of El Centro early Monday night.
While Highway Patrolmen were searching his car, the Negro jumped into a pit beside the highway and disappeared in the brush.
The officers ordered him to stop and fired several shots into the air to enforce their orders but the Negro did not stop.
A vicious looking club carved from a washing machine wringer was found in the car abandoned by the Negro and the license plates on the car were false, the officers said.
There was no registration slip in the car. This led the patrolmen to believe he was driving a stolen car.
Motor numbers will be checked with the Motor Vehicle department in Sacramento in order to ascertain the ownership.
The fugitive Negro was described as five feet eight or nine inches in height and to be dressed in dark trousers and dark coat. His face was deeply marked, possibly with smallpox pits.
He drove his car into the back of a machine driven by Lloyd E. Sowers of Brawley on the Central Valley highway two miles south of the Holtville highway at 9 p. m. Monday night.
A Negro man known only as Alfred Joseph became the object of a county-wide search when he escaped from highway patrolmen after an automobile accident east of El Centro early Monday night.
While Highway Patrolmen were searching his car, the Negro jumped into a pit beside the highway and disappeared in the brush.
The officers ordered him to stop and fired several shots into the air to enforce their orders but the Negro did not stop.
A vicious looking club carved from a washing machine wringer was found in the car abandoned by the Negro and the license plates on the car were false, the officers said.
There was no registration slip in the car. This led the patrolmen to believe he was driving a stolen car.
Motor numbers will be checked with the Motor Vehicle department in Sacramento in order to ascertain the ownership.
The fugitive Negro was described as five feet eight or nine inches in height and to be dressed in dark trousers and dark coat. His face was deeply marked, possibly with smallpox pits.
He drove his car into the back of a machine driven by Lloyd E. Sowers of Brawley on the Central Valley highway two miles south of the Holtville highway at 9 p. m. Monday night.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Mystery
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Negro Escape
Highway Accident
Stolen Car
False Plates
Highway Patrol Pursuit
What entities or persons were involved?
Alfred Joseph
Lloyd E. Sowers
Where did it happen?
East Of El Centro, Central Valley Highway Two Miles South Of The Holtville Highway
Story Details
Key Persons
Alfred Joseph
Lloyd E. Sowers
Location
East Of El Centro, Central Valley Highway Two Miles South Of The Holtville Highway
Event Date
Early Monday Night, 9 P.M. Monday Night
Story Details
Alfred Joseph crashed his car with false plates into another vehicle, abandoned it with a club inside, and escaped into brush despite patrolmen's orders and warning shots; officers suspect stolen car.