The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-03
ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS
WARRANT ISSUED
FOR ALLEGED CLEARWATER
BANK ROBBERS.
Tried Again for Photographic G God
Word for Wichita Detectives

a warrant was sworn out in the city
court yesterday against the alleged
Clearwater bank burglars. jim Scanlin,
". Callahan, Shorty Wayne and Frank
Deneen. They were Immediately brought
into court 10 answer guilty or not guilty,
and each OF them answered not guilty.
Their preliminary hearing was set for
next Saturday at o'clock.
The officers tried again to get photo
graphs of the prisoners, but we're unsuc-
cessful. The prisoners created a Lively
scene and would have fought dozen
men before they would have submitted
TO such a deal. The four prisoners were
brought over from the county jail hand
cuffed two and two. Jim Scanlin and
NJ Callahan were handcuffed to-
gether and Shorty Wayne and
Frank Deneen were coupled with an
other pair of handouts. The photog-
rapher, Mr.. Harry Potunger, was ready
with his camera, and Policemen Smith
and Aspey, City Court Marshal Schad
and his assistant, Tom Voss. and Deputy
Sheriff Syl Dunkin were on hand to COM
pei the prisoners 70 submit 10 the cam
era but the job couldn't be done without
serious trouble. Shorty Wayne twisted
his face in all manner OF shapes, pulled
mis- hat down over his eyes, and squirmed
around like an eel NJ Callahan. the
tall man of the bunch, got ready 70 use
his feet on the first man that tackled
him. Detective TuHtson was very anx-
ious to get the pictures fthe men but
he said after the officers failed that he
would simply bring persons here who
could identify them and that would set
tie their dough.
County Attorney Amidon IS satisfied
he will be able to convict the four men
on the evidence that has been worked up
against them. II is considered that De-
tective Harry Sutton, who IS an expert
in getting not only men but evidence.
has done one of the neatest Jobs on this
case that has ever been done in this city.
although the important evidence that will
be used in the trial is Of course not
given out to the public. Il tell you,
said County Attorney Amidon yesterday,
local talent has done Itself proud on
finding evidence with which TO convict
these men. The Wichita detectives and
police force have worked hard, especi-
ally Detective Sutton. and they have
local pride. There is no reward in 1t
for them, and while the outside detec-
tives have been interested in the case,
and paid by the firms that had TIE in
surance on the safe. the real hard and
efficient work has been done right here
by home men" Detectives Cairns, Wood,
Sutton and Assistant Chief OF Police
Massey have ali been securing the dark
places Of these alleged burglars and they
have thoroughly covered tne case from
the beginning to the time the warrant
was sworn out. One of the Kansas City
detectives thought he knew great deal
about bank robbers and their methods
and tried 10 lead the officers off on the
wrong track. and probably would had 1t
not been for Detective Sutton. Sutton
would not bulge from the first impress
sion he had of the case and it seems
that his line OF work has been vindicated
by the facts since brought TO light
Deneen claims that he once practieed
law and knows thing or two about how
10 proceed with his case Scanhn is
fine looking young man and is refined IN
his manners. While the other prisoners
wanted to talk back TO the attorney and
judge yesterday scanlin sat quiet and
never said a word.