The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-06-21
BELIEVE BOv|LL
BANDIT CAPTURED
MRS. CROTINGER IDENTIFIED MAN
ARRESTED IN SPOKANE AS
HER ASSAILANT

James Hyland, arrested at Spokane
for participation in the Addy bank
robbery, in which three bandits cap
tured the cashier of the Addy State
bank and his wife and held them pris-
Oners from midnight until the time
lock of the bank opened at o'clock
and then robbed the bank of $3,800,
has, been positively identified as one
of the bandits who attempted to hold
| up Mrs. Crotinger, wife of the cashier
of the Bovill State Bank, about two
weeks ago. Mrs. Crotinger went to
! Spokane Monday with Pat Malone,
deputy sheriff, and positively identi-
fled Hyland as one of her assailants.
Tuesday Prosecuting Attorney Mis-
bet filed a complaint charging Hyland
with attempted burglary, and if he is
not held on the Addy charge he will
be brought to Moscow to stand trial
on the charge just filed.
1t is now believed that the same
gang that robbed the Addy bank plan
ned the robbery at Bovill and was only
frustrated by the screams of Mrs.
Crotinger. Ut was on the night of
June 5 when she opened the door in
response to a knock and was con-
fronted by two men, with drawn re-
Ivolvers who commanded her to hold
|up her hands and tried to bind her.
The woman began screaming and her
screams attracted neighbors and the
men fled, but not until the woman had
secured a good description of them
which she gave to the officers,
1t is believed the men planned to
capture Mr. and Mrs. Crotnger as
they captured the cashier Of the Addy
State Bank and his wife, and hold
them until morning, if the vault had
a time lock, or compel Crotinger to
unlock the vault and give them the
money, during the night, if there were
no time lock. Upon being frightened
away they went to Addy and repeated
the performance there, but with great
er success. 1t is believed the third
man probably had a car within easy
reach, in which the trio could escape.
Identified as Addy RObber
Hyland has also been positively
identified by Mr. and Mrs. Ostrum, of
Addy, as the driver of the car in
which they were taken from that
place after the bank was robbed. The
following from The Spokesman-Re- I,
view is of interest in this connection: /
Hyland, according to Captain of
Detective Burns, was identified yes
terday in the city Jail by Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Ostrum as the chauf- |
feur member Of the bandit trio who !
held them prisoner all night and rob-
bed the Addy bank of $500 June IL.
Mr. Ostrum is cashier of the bank.
Hyland was arrested early yester-
day at Pacific and Pine with his ef
fects packed ready for an immediate
departure it is alleged. Lee Raube,
age 18, and Harry Moore, age rs, sus-
poets arrested at PrOsser recently, ,
were taken to Colville yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Lidgerwood, who will
remove Hyland there this morning. I
Division Street Bank Suspect
Hyland is a "two-time loser" hav-
ing served terms in two penitentiar-
les for highway robbery, the police {
claim. He was arrested several /,
months ago as one Of the alleged pair
who held up the Spokane State bank
on North Division street. He was not
with the crime and was re- /,
leased.
Hyland denies implication in the
bank job. His unusual defense is that
while he was in the vicinity of Addy :
at the time Of the robbery he was
there for the purpose OF robb1ng
oootleggers' liquor caches.
Positive of Identification
"In her Identification Mrs. Ostrum
was positive" Captain Burns said.
She claims Hyland is the driver Of
he automobile in which she was held
prisoner all night and she remarked
shelly about his courtesy to her and
his extreme garrulousness. Hyland
8 a great talker and is very courte-
JUS and after she looked at him she
,aid there was no doubt about his
IDENTIFY"