Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-16
SIOUX CITY CROOKS MAKE PLANS
TO 20 AWAY WITH STATES
WITNESS.
FORD WOULD HAVE KILLED
HIS PAL, BRENNAN
Ward Politician Held For Bank Rob-
berry end Shooting Of Morley Declared
to Havs censpired to Prevent Former
A.seeiass ia Crime From Turning
State. evidence.

oned whisky, is the startling admission
made TO 0. T. Naglestad, county at
torney. IT was learned Monday. Charley
Ford and several others were impN-
Gated in the frame" it Is said by
those furnishing the county attorneys
office with information.
Ford, indicted for Roy Morieys
murder and the robbery of Green
vile bank, laid the plot for Brennans
escape from the city jail last Thurs
day night, testimony of Sam Kettel-
son, a blacksmith, will show at the
robbery trial of Ford. which will start
the district court.
Overhears Sehemins.
In additional testimony served on
Ford yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
John NJ. Stock. 1T is stated tina. Ket-
tleson will testify that he heard Ford,
James Kehoe his brothe-in-law, Will
liam Taylor and c. w. Miller plot to
take Brennan's life by poisoning him.
The plan was to send some one to the
city Jail. where Brennan Is confined,
having him pretend intoxNsation, ket-
tleson will testify.
After the person got in jail he was
to give Brennan a bottle of whisky
diluted with poison. it IS alleged.
Naglestad has informed Ford that
Kectelson will relate this on the wit
ness stand. The plot failed. however.
il is reci,ed in the additional tesa-
mony filed in the district court.
To "PIue" Hull.
There is hole in the county jail.
thru which letters are slipped to Ford,
kettelson will testify. 1t Is set forth
that Kettelson has read some of these
letters. in which it was stated that
one Rober, Huh should be done away
with. The plan was to take him to
Riverside there plug him, tie q
weight to him and toss him into the
Big Sioux river.
Ford has talked thru the window in
the county Jail with various persons.
kettelson, who has been confined in
the county Jail. overheard the various
plots as they were outlined a, this
window. the county attorney declares
Plot to Aid Brennan.
BY Kettefson, the state expects 10
prove that Ford talked thru the jail
window with his brothers IN law. Tay-
Tor and Miller. and told them TO get
Brennan out OF the city jail. Further,
he will testify that Kehce tried sew
eral times 70 get articles to Brennan.
but failed.
keotelson viii testify, that Kel,oe.
Taylor and Miller told Ford the nights
of Nov. and tina, they had hoisted
some saws. a gun and add TO Bren-
nan. and tina. they asked Ford II they
should give Brennan a gun. Ford told
the three to give Brennan one OF his
guns. but not Betsy" or one OF hi.
good guns, Kettelson will testify.
"Be.sey" had been stolen from the
Hunt G. Sealuetz store in this city.
Kettelson will say that Ford told three
friends. 1t is new .SS-calsber gun
and Ford did not want Brennan to
take Il, the additional testimony
states.
County Attorney Naglestnd declares
in his last piece of additional testi-
mony that the state will use Brennan
60 prove that Ford. Bud" Morley,
Paddy DriscoH and Brennan robbed
the Farmers and Merchants Bank Of
Greenville the afternoon OF Sept. II.
Ford, Morley. Driscoli and Brennan
started out from Ford's hotel. the
Commercial House, In Ford's automo-
bile, driven by Ford down past the
stock yards and across the bridge near
the Armour packing plant, and drove
up at point west OF the Greenvifis
bank the county attorney says Bren-
ran will testify.
Morley, DiscoR and Brennan got
out Of the car while Ford waited in i.
near the bank" the additional teSti-
rlony recites. The three held up
Cashier Ralph Tritz and robbed the
bank Of about $500. Then all four went
to 407 Chambers street, where, in the
presence of Robert Hull Ford then
and there divided the money With
Driscoll Morley and Brennan on Sept
H."
Review Of Shooting.
Ford and Driscoll are Jointly in
CIcted for the murder Of Morley the
might after the bank robbery. Morley
was shot and killed in the J. NJ. Muir
ply home. Seven bullet holes were
found in his body. II took several
weeks before his body was identified
Ford, Driscoll and Brennan are
jointly indicted for conspiracy to rob
the Greenville bank. Ford Is indicted
alone on a general robbery charge and
also for assault with intent to murder
Brennan, who was shot in the leg the
night Morley was killed.
Ford will be placed on trial Friday
on the robbery charge. Driscoll and
Brennan will be tried later After the
bank robbery trials are completed, the
Morley murder trial will be started. I.
is probable that separate trials will be
asked. Undoubtedly, Ford via be tried
first for Morley's death.