The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-10
ALL ARE BOUND OVER
Shorty Wayne Gang Makes
Bad Showing at Preliminary
SENT BACK TO JAIL
Ten Witnesses Testify Against
Shorty Wayne.

The preliminary trial of Shorty Wayne
Frank Deneen, NJ Callahan and jim
Scanlin the men who are alleged to have
robbed the Clearwater bank two weeks
ago, was held before Judge Kirk yester-
day afternoon. The evidence was con
sidered by the court as sufficient 20 war
rant binding the men over to the district
court which was done, and their bond
was placed a $500 each. The men could
not give a bond and were taken back to
Jail
The court room was crowded with wit
nesses, spectators and officers, all of
whom had more or less interest in the
outcome of the case. The prisoners were
brought into the court room hand-cuffed
two and two Deneen, who claims II
have once practiced at the bar, had a de-
fant countenance and a sort of legal
lore expression on his face, which. how
ever, awaited him nothing lie and
Wayne were hand-cuffed together and
sat close by one of their attorneys, Geo.
Adams. Shorty Wayne kept still, but
Deneen was profuse in his promptings
of his attorney during the questioning of
the states witnesses. Callahan and Scan
lin were rather meek and inoffensive-
looking. They are represented by Stan
ley & Stanley.
Mr.. John NJ. Dale, cashier of the State
Bank of Clearwater, sat beside County
Attorney Amidon. Mr.. Dale has all the
details of the case pretty well in hand
and claims to have a great deal more in
formation about the burglary of his
bank than was brought out yesterday,
though the testimony then rendered was
of very damaging kind against the
prisoners. The witnesses examined yes
terday were Mr.. Dale, cashier Of the
bank; John NJ. Pirt temporary relief
agent at the Missouri Pacific depot at
Clearwater; c. G. Leedom, Clearwater,
who testified to having sold liquor to
Shorty Wayne on the morning before
the robbery; NJ. S. Bowman. Charles
Hooten and William Jamison. Clear
water and Detective Sutton, Chief of
Police Cubbon. Assistant Chief Massey,
Officer Bedford Wood and John Under
of this city.
The testimony of John Under, who
keeps resort opposite the Whitaker
packing plant was considered very lam
aging to the defendants, two Of whom
were arrested at his place while asleep
ldnder testified that the gang had spant
some money with him after the Eank
was robbed, and paid some Of their ti'Is
in pennies. He said he got about 80 in
pennies from the gang The evidence
showed that among the coin taken from
the bank were 81 in pennies and It is
said that the pennies which were paid 70
Linder and others. which have teen
traced by Detective Sutton, tally exactly
with the amount taken from the bank.
The state claims to he in possession of
much other evidence which it will intro
duce at the trial in the district court.
Only enough was brought ort yesterday
to bind the prisoners over, the rest be-
ing kept in reserve.
The officers here and the county at
tOrney claim that it will be conviction
for the four men when the trial comes.
Mr.. Dale said, after the hearing yes
terday, that he was in possession of
much additional facts regarding the
burglary which would be brought out in
the next trial The big safe which was
ruined by the explosion has not yet been
thoroughly taken apart and examined.
Mr.. Dale says he is quite certain that
there has been blown between the plates
a large amount of bills. and possibly
most of the promissory notes that are
missing. Some Of these notes are not
listed in the register, as they belonged to
individual parties and were only placed
in the bank for safe keeping. The banks
notes are all registered and can be re-
newed. These amount to about $1,000
but the notes held for other parties can
not be renewed and Mr. Dale is very
anxious to get track of such notes.