Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-23
Victim of Store Holdup
Identifies Mrs. Irene
Drummer as Bandit.
NEWSBOY GIVES CLEW
Baby Socks, Handkerchief and
Revolver Links in Chain of
Evidence.

Chicago, June 23.-Mrs. Irene Brun- |
ner, 2317 South Dearborn street, was |
arrested yesterday on suspicion of be- |
ing the woman who held up and robbed |
the dry goods store of Mrs. Elizabeth |
Foley, 756 East Forty-seventh street. |
Saturday night.
Two pairs of baby's socks, well !
worn, scent handkerchief and a re- |
volver are the LINKS forming the chain |
of evidence the police have obtained
against her. Mrs. Brunner was identi- |
fed by Mrs Foley and Miss Mary Pol
lard, a clerk, as the woman who held
a revolver in front of their faces as
she rifled the cash drawer, after pur-
! chasing a scent handkerchief The
woman was described as of dark COM
plexion, dark hair, oval face, with reg
ular features, with dark circles under
! both eyes.
ARREST WOMAN AS BANDIT.
Mrs. Brunner, who is the wife of
Joseph J. Brunner, owner of a garage
at 144S South Wabash avenue, was
taken into custody by Detectives Pat
rick Ward, Phillip O'Connor, Michael
Vaughn and Sergeant Andrew Smith
at her husbands garage about three
hours after the robbery.
The first clew to the identity of
Chicago's first woman automobile ban
dit was furnished to the detectives by
Joseph McQuade, a newsboy, who sells
papers at East Forty-seventh street
and Cottage Grove avenue. He said
q woman answering the description of
the one sought Lad left an automobile
bearing the license number 1918 at
Cottage Grove avenue and East Forty
seventh street a few minutes before
the time of the robbery and had walk.
ed west, leaving the car in charge Of
man.
License number 1878 was found to
have been issued to Albert F. Hamil-
ton, taXi-cab owner and driver, living
at 2259 Calumet avenue. Hamilto
) was located at his home. He denied a
! first that his car had been out of Brun-
; ners garage for five months. Detec-
tives returned to the garage and dis
covered that the radiator of the ma
chine was still hot.
GET CIEWs AT HOME.
Shortly after this discovery Mrs.
Brunner, wearing a black one-piece
suit, entered the garage. She was
placed under arrest and taken to the
Fiftieth street station. Some of the
detectives visited the Drummer home
; and found black bag, which answer.
ed the description of the one carried
by the woman auto-bandit, revolver
a new handkerchief, which was later
identified as the one purchased at the
time of the robbery, and two pair ot
baby's socks, nearly worn out The
feminine bandit, after purchasing the
4 handkerchief, had asked the price ot
babies stockings.
The brown skirt and coat were also
e found in the house, lying on the flool
J. as if discarded in hurry. The woman
then was removed to Hyde Park sta
;. tion and Hamilton was arrested charg
: ed with being an accessory to robbery
:. As soon as Hamilton learned of the
. charge he changed the story he hat
: told earlier in the day. He said hC
: had been asked by Drummer to take
his wife for ride and he did so. The
. route they took, he asserted, carried
J
: fourth street and Vincennes avenue
,, where Mrs. Brunne- left the car, say
ing she would return in half an hour
; ] Upon her return, he said, she directed
him TO drive to the corner of Gas
Forty-seventh street and Cottag,
Grove avenue, where she again lef
the car and was gone for a few min
/ utes.
&c TELLS OF AUTO RIDE.
. He said he then entered a frui
store, purchased some gum, and wait
. ed for her return. When she cam
" back she asked him TO drive to tn
garage of her husband. There the VIC
= man left as soon as the machine wa
e driven under cover. He said he kney
~ nothing Of Mrs. Brunner's movement
after she had left the car at the col
ner OF East Forty-seventh street an
Cottage Grove avenue, declaring b
had told the first story because he bt
lieyed the woman had been involve
N IN some minor trouble. In the aftel
A noon, Mrs. Foley, victim of the holc
~ up, and the clerk, Miss Pollard. VIII
lives at 4444 Emerald avenue, ident
a-~A . NAAACA NAiC VI
n robbed the store. The newsboy, Nj
er Quaid, also identified Mrs. Brunne
n as the woman who had left the auti
', moSile near his newsstand.
Id While the identi1eations were b.
er ing made Mrs, Brunner sat hoIdin
u her Syear-oid daughter upon her laI
n, unmoved. She told her story to Cal
ed tain LAWN, She said she had just el
tered her husbands garage for th