Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-21
PRISONER TELLS IN WRITING OF
SHOOTING OF GROCER AND
LATTERs WIFE.
SAYS OBJECT WAS TO
ROB WtNsLoW STORE
Chief Breckel and Officer Starn Do
veIop Case Against Gunman That
Leads to Confession to County AZ.
torney Seott-Whits Hold to Grand
Jury by Mayor.

Dennis White, held In Jan for shoot
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Winslow in
the attempted holdup Of the winslow
grocery. so4 West Railroad street. has
confessed. In the office Of County At
torney Scott Tuesday afternoon White
told the story Of the crime and signed
a written statement, The confession
was the climax of most successful
effort Of Chief Of Police Breckel and
Officer Starn to run down the holdun
and fasten the crime on White after
clues obtained indicated that White
was implicated.
The confession Of White is a fairly
full story Of the crime. Robbery was
the motive, based on Whites knowl-
edge that Winslow had in the store a
sum Of money to cash NJ. & st. L. pay
checks.
Whites Confession.
The following is Whites confession:
Il, Dennis White, make the following
statement and confession to r. p
Scott, county attorney, freely and vol
unfairly:
"On the night Of Jan. 16, 1917, l went
to the store of L. r. Winslow, at 304
West Railroad street, Marshalltow,i,
Iowa, intending to hold up the store
and get the money which was there,
which l thought would be about $500
or $500, as l knew it was pay day on
the NJ. G. St. l.. railroad 1 went to
the front door and ordered Mr.. and
| Mrs Win c1nrr tn hn1 hal, hop ls
Mr.. Winslow held up his hands but his
wife sprang at me. said to her, You
| fool, let me CO. and at the same time
he went to get something and with
that fired at him,to shoot him in the
arm. He started to come to his wifes
assistance, and then l fired between
US. hitting her in the breast. Then
| Mr.. Winslow got a hold Of me and
tripod him and fired over his head 10
scare him. Mrs. Winslow then rushed
at me again and fred again over her
| shoulder but the ball hit her. Then one
of them tore the mask off of my head
| and 1 got out the front door. That
| Mrs. Winslow scratched my face when
she first grabbed me. That I went
down the alley along the store and
| then over to Third street and back to
the store. where I mingled with the
| crowd that had gathered. That
bought the red cap and blue handker-
chief myself at the Woolworth store
and the Baxter store. / make this
statement freely and voluntarily, and
knowing that the same might be used
against me on trial. but it Is my inten-
ton to enter a plea of guilty to the
facts above stated
Dennis White"
Refused to ImpIieate Others.
White was questioned regarding
whether or not he had any accomplices
in the holdup, but he refused to say
or indicate whether he had or not. Foo
reasons that have not been disclosed
White was not questioned by the
county attorney regarding the holdup
Of the street car at the south end Of
the viaduct the second night after the
Winslow assault. The officers believe
that White had accomplices in the
Winslow holdup, and that he was
probably the gunman who held up the
street car Jan. Is.
Following his confession White was
| arraigned in the mayors court on a
charge of assault with intent to COM
NIT murder. He waived examination
and was held to the grand jury.
Says Was Hero Week.
According to County Attorney Scott
White said he came here in October.
and was here most Of the time until
after the Winslow holdup. He is said
to have admitted that he supported
himself by bootlegging. and altho his
occupation is waiter, he neTs.
| worked in any Of the eating houses OF
| this city. Previous to the confession
the police had learned that few hours
after the Winsiow hoIdup White was
| in South Third avenue restaurant.
His face, it is said, then bore marks
| inflicted by Mrs. Winslow's finger
nails.
White is said to have told the coun-
| ty attorney that he remained here
about a week after the Winslow hold
Up. He then went to Omaha and from
there to Des Moines where he was
| arrested and brought here by Officer
| Starn.
Believe Him Ex-Convict.
| 1t is claimed by officers that they
have reason to believe that White has
| a criminal record, and that he has
| served a term in the Fort Madison
| penitentiary. When Bertillon measure
ments of White were made in Des
Moines, the day OF his arrest, White
| said he was 80 and that his home was
| in Detroit.
The police refuse to disclose the de-
tails OF how the clues that led to the
trailing of White were worked out, or
the source from which they were OBJ
tanned Chief Of Police Breckel ana
Officer Starn were working on the
clues and evidence that led to Whites
arrest and the confession from rev
| days after the holdup until White was
caught. After Winslow had positively
| identified White the police believed