The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-20
W.H. Bentley, Wealthy Visitor,
 Attacked in Room.
c. I. Haley, Strange Young Physi- clan, Who Bandaged Wounds of Two Injured Men at Magnolia Hotel, Identified
 as Their Assailant.

who says he is a practising physician, guest at the Magnolia Hotel SiS DeAter Avenue, after administering to wounds inflicted by d robber on w. Il. Bentley of St. Paul, Minn., fellow guest at the hotel was at 12 o'clock last nigh. arrested charged with having attenlp.eo to commit the robbery ana or Wouhoihs Mir. Bentley in his attempt 10 escape
 Haley has been a guest at the Magno- Tia Hoie, A month. To his fellow guests, he was pr. c. I. Haley" formerly of St. Louis. Mo-, intending to prastice his pro- fession in Montgomery.
 Mir. Bentley is an aged retired business man of St. Paul, Minn., and IS repnteu to be wealthy.
 For years it has been his custom to spend the winter months in the South. He has been at the Magnolia Hotel several weeks.
 Attempted Robbery.
 With ten male guests in nearing distance at 9 o'clock last night daring attempt was made to rob the man from St. Paul.
 Mir. Bentley occupied room No. on the first floor of the hotel Across the hall is the room occupied by Haley.
 A clothes closet adjoins room No. 5.
 Last night as the aged MT. Bentley, stated to retire, he noticed the closet door in his room ajar. On opening the door he was grappled by a man, wearing a long white bath robe. The St. Paul man attempted to hold his assailant. A struggle, a few seconds In duration. en- sued. MT. Bentley sank to the floor from a blow on the head from ''billy" skillfully yielded by his asailant.
 As the robber rushed for the front door of the hotel, J. W. Bennett, proprietor of the house intercepted him. The rob- Der turned and dashed for the rear door. Mir. Bennett followed him. The pursued fled down the back stairs and into atcOaI cellar. MT. Benunet followed. As the proprietor of the hotel entered the cellar a blow from the billy" put him out of the pursuing party ---- The robber turned to side alley, which leads around the house to Dexter Ave- ntIe and escaped in the darkness The house was in an uproar and the police were hastily notified
 A guest hurried to telephone a physi- clan.
 Call Dr. Haley" suggested a lodger who knew him.
 The door of the physician was rapped and in a few seconds it opened with a 'What Is it. from it's occupant.
 BAndaged Their Wounds.
 Mir. Bentley and MT. Bennett were taken into the room. where the fiesn wounds on their heads were skilfully bandaged by the strange doctor. Neither of the hurt persons had, at that tinie recovered from the effect of the blows.
 A half hour later both men described their assailant as a stocky person with d heavy mustache. Dr. Haley answers the description.
 Mounted Patrolmen Miles Smith and Jim Jackson answered the call. In the alley near the window to the room occu- pied by Haley, they found the bath rooe and the billy"
 This billy was an efficacious. if im- prOvised, affair. A half paving brick bound in white cloth, enclosed in a brown stocking were it's component parts.
 W. c. Be2uchamp. a guest of the hotel, declared that as he looked from the win dow of his room into the alley he saw a man climb into the window of the room occupied by Haley.
 Questioned by Police Captain W. II. Taylor. who had been summoned, MT. Bentley said that he had become well acquainted with Haley. He had told Ha- ley that he intended leaving Montgomery today for New Orleans. They had been to the Merchants and Planters Farley National Bank together yesterday, where he (Bentley), had a $500 check cashed.
 On investigation fresh footprint was found in the alley under the raised Win dow of Haley's room. Dirt was found on the window sill.
 Says It Was Haley.
 On being confronted with Haley, Nil . Ber1ct identified him as the man he had pursued.
 Haley was formally arrested by Mou?t- ed Patrolman Smith and Jackson. He expressed surprise at first but quietly sub mitted to being taken to the police sta tion.
 Suspicion" was the charge docketed against him..
 Neither MT. Bennett nor Mir. Bentley are seriously injured. Both have painful sashes on the head but were able to be about last night.
 MT. Bentley will remain in Montgomery to await the result of the police inves- tgaton.
 Haley is about five feet seven inches tall and weighs perhaps. 15O pounds He wears a heavy red mustache His hair is long. black and curly. He is neatly dressed. His record on the police reg ister shows that he is 34 years old, a native of Missouri, unmarried and a med ical doctor
 Accused Doctor Interviewed.
 Tine accused doctor was seen in a pris- on cell by a representative of The Ad- vertiser. He discussed his predicament reluctantly and only answered questions after begging that his name be not printed.
 Please don't print my name,' he pleaded. T don't want my family 10 know I am mixed up in this matter"
 Where are you from, doctor?" he was asked
 Well" his voice faltered. q told them out there, was from Missouri" Here he laughed and continued But I am not"
 Are you an Aabamian?'
 No"
 where are you from?" the reporter demand sternly. as time was slipping by.
 w "isoner hesitated, I'm fror