The Mena weekly star., 1922-03-02
INTENDED TO ROB
 BANK OF HATFIELD?
Such Is Belief of Those Who Captured Two Men Now Held in Jail Nervousness Ascribed as Cause
 of Failure.

Nervousness on the part of one of the alleged robbers is believed to have spoiled an attempt to hold up and rob the Bank of Hatfield Tuesday noon. When one of the men suspected as robbers dropped a revolver, the action attracted the attention of L. A. Peugh, who was standing near the bank, and his notification of Cashier Roy Holder, lead to the arrest of the pair of strangers.
 The two men were brought to Mena Tuesday afternoon on No. in charge of Deputy Sheriff Amos Musgrave and Col. Ed Hutson, the Hatfield auction eer. When taken to Sheriff Thorn tons office the elder of the two men gave his name as Bill Anderson, while his young companion gave his name as Jim Bennett. Neither would give their home address.
 Both men were locked up in the county jail to await hearing Satur- day before Justice Clement. A. receipt for street labor performed in Heav- ener on February 2, was found on An derson. It bore the name of Bill Baum. Sheriff Thornton communi- cated with officers at Heavener and was informed that Baum had been there about that time. The Heavener officials also stated that Baum had served time in the Oklahoma peniten- tiary for bank robbery
 Two revolvers, one a 38 and the n fhar sdE -aIt 4olxo from Anderson. Young Bennett car- searched the prisoners also found a gunny sack and soft slouch hat hid- den beneath the clothing of Anderson. | It is the theory of the officers the sack
 was to be used to carry off the stolen
 money from the bank, while the hat
 was part of disguise.
 | The two prisoners were also known
 to have hidden at point not far from l Hatfield during the morning and a ] rife found there after they left, is
 said to have been claimed by well 1 known resident of that section. Cart ridges that fitted the rife were found { in Anderson's pockets, the officers say. Late Wednesday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Musgrave came to Mena with , OARNh " aAAth III AQctOQN. dLICu AH said to have claimed ownership of the 35-calibre Remington automatic rife. found in the place where Anderson and Bennett were hiding during the morning. He will be held to await an examination Saturday before Justice Clement.
 The two men rode into Hatfield shortly before noon and after tying their horses near the stock pens went to the bank. The outside door was locked as usual during the dinner hour, but Assistant Cashier Roy Holder was inside. It was while the suspected men were fumbling with the locked door that the revolver which attracted attention was dropped After Mir. Holder had been notified, action was swift and decisive. The Stars Hatfield correspondent says: By this time M. ]. Dover, president of the bank; Cashier Carle Robbins and Eugene Cox, of Mena, arrived at the bank, all heavily armed. Ed Hut son. town marshal, was notified and he and Andy Tucker arrested the two in Milburn's restaurant. When the cor respondent asked the prisoners their names the elder one sullenly answered, The law will find that out Later the same one said he and his partner were from Oklahoma and were on their way to Fort Smith. The prisoner also said he didn't know it was against the law to carry a pistol in Hatfield. After an examining trial before Mayor D. W. Connally, the prisoners were ordered taken to Mana O