Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-18
NEW MYSTERY
IN MONTEZUMA
ROBBERY CASE
Detectives and Aids Mixed in
Identification of Reputed
Bandit.

A deeper mystery entered the Monte
the hearing IN city court where James S.
Brennan, one o: three ALLEGED bank rob
bers was fighting a warrant charging
him With being a fugitive Brennan
failed to win MS contest and was taken
TO Parke County this afternoon in the
custody Of W. J. Peare, sheriff.
The new mystery in the case was
brought out through questions asked by
Paul T. Rockford, attorney for Bren-
nan. He demanded to know why Mrs.
Okie Scott, the woman who first iden-
tilted Brennan, was not in court after
she had been ordered by the proper
authority to be there. Then he QueS-
toned Harry Webster Of the H. c. Web
ster Detective Agency, as to the identity
Of Mrs. Scott
IMPORTANT
WITNESS.
Webster said he had notified Mrs.
Scott today to be in court, but that his
messenger learned that Mrs. Scott, her
sister snd her brother-in-law had left
early today in an automobile.
Did not Mrs. Scott formerly work for
the Pinkerton Detective Agency and
later for the Webster Detective Agency 2"
demanded Mr.. Rockford.
NO, she didn't work for my agency"
declared Webster.
At this point the court interrupted to
ask Mr.. Webster where he had sent to
find Mrs. Scott. He stated that It was
at 426 Kentucky avenuA Later when
cross examined Sheriff Peare said he
thought Mrs. Scott lived in Montezuma.
The only evidence to connect Brennan
with the alleged bank robbery was sub
nitted by Detective Chauncey Manning,
o. the Indianapolis police department,
who said he arrested Brennan in a pool
room Mt Court and Delaware street on
information from a private source. He
stated he question ed Brennan in the pres
ence of Detective Webster and Mrs. Scott,
and that Mrs. Scott asked Of the defen-
dant Don't You remember meg Bren-
nan replied he did not. Mrs. Scott said
you were in the automobile at MOntezu-
ma and | watched you from my house
You drove away and then came back. ]
walked over to your automobile and
asked you where you were from. You
said Indianapolis. I then asked you If
you were looking for Latskys and you
said no you did not want to get any
booze"
After repeating the conversation which
Mrs. Scott was supposed to have had
with Brennan in the detective office
Manning said Mrs. Scott stated positively
that Brennan was one Of the three men
she saw running from the direction OF the
bank and carrying something under their
ove~coats. She did not know what day
the Yontezumt Bank was robbed.
TOE K 81 800
FROM BANK.
Sheriff Pesre made a statement that
the nrst National Bank of Montezuma
was robbed Jan. II, and that three band
it's escaped with more than ST 500.
Before the hearing Sheriff Peare, De-
teCtive Webster and the prosecutor from
Parke County spent fifteen minutes In
the private office with Judge Delbert o.
Wilmeth. At the close Of the hearing,
Judge Wilmeth gave Brennan into the
custody Of Sheriff Peare.
Two other men who detectives allege
were the other two members OF the
gang are Joe Mcnamara and Eugene
Woodward whe are now In Jail on other
charges. Detective Manning admitted, on
being questioned that the records Of the
Frye Transfer Company showed that
Brennan had been employed each day
from Jan L to Jan 81. by that COM
pany.