Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
Puts Up Fight

Alb ut nine O'clock officers
M tn and F.ene receiv
ed w"rd from Sheriff Myers
and Safe Agent Rock at Lo-
gan telling Of the Jail delivery
at Sioux City and also giving 8
meager description of the mar
wanted. When the train from
Sioux City arrived here at 900
these Two officers Immediately
started searching the train bu,
wereunable to locate anyone
answering the description OF
the fugitive, although a crowd
of buns got off from the ten
der and various other places o!
cnncealment. Not satisfied the
Ulcers started searching the
yards from one end to the 9th
or and about 1890 discovered
three men walking on the road
south of the depot, just a little
way from the water tank. Of
ficer Morton started after
them while Officer Fiene went
up beside q string Of box cars.
AZ soon as Morton caught up
with the men he put his flash
light on them and asked them
where they were going. and
just as he did that Brenren
whirlfd around and put his
gun in the pit If Morton's
stomach. telling him to throw
ug his hands. Morton oheyed
and then Rrenren began
searching for his gun. Before
he found it he spied the Off
GERS billy and reached over to
take it out of his coat pocket,
taki' e his eyes eff the ,fficer
for just an instant, which was
just the action Morton was
looking for, as he grabbed the
gun quick as a fl ssh and the
desperate began pulling the
trigger, but Morton had placed
his finger between the hammer
and firing pin and the gun did
not go eff
With an oath the desperate
wrenched himself free and ran
down the road afew steps when
he turned and began firing.
Morton immediately dropped to
his knees and unlimbered his
artillarv and for a few minutes
bullets were flying in all direc
tions. All the firing was done
in absolute darkness only the
flashes from the two revolvers
serving as a mark for the two
men. As soon IS the firing be.
gan officer Fiene came running
up but Brennan had disappear
ed in the darkness nv that tire
only the patter Of his feet in
the mud serving as q guide to
Fiene. He Immediately started
out down the road after the
man and had gone probably
twenty-five wards when he
heard him jump. Thinking
this was a good time he flashed
the light on him and found him
trying to reload his revolver
He commanded him to drop his
and throw up his
hands which was Immediately
complied with and it was a good
thing he did for officer Fiene
stated later he intended to kill
him at the slightest move as
he thought Morton was shot,
seeing him on his knees as he
ran past him. The fugitive
was taken up to Jail and Sheriff
Myers at once notified and he
came down ard took him to
Logan for safe keeping, taking
him to Sioux City early this
The two men with
Brennan escaped in the melee
Offering any assistance
to their comrade.
The officers are now busy
looking for the man who helped
him escape and who furnished
him with the saws, revolvers,
etc. A man supposed to be his
pal was captured here during
the summer by officer Fiene
when three men were taken in
10 custody following a series of
hold-ups on freight trains he.
tween here and Council Bluffs
These three men escaped from
The Council Bluffs Jail and the
nan sought was never recap
;ured.
After his capture Brennan
:omplimented officers Morton
md Fiene very highly for their
bravery and said they must
rave been born under q lucky
tar not to have been hit by
,nsnn ~ hia2 shots uc ho wnol(