Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-23

come from Kansas City, while Davis
said his home was at Enid, Okla.
later the officials recovered $50
pesos in Mexican gold which bennett
had given the hiehwaymen. The mon
ey, 38-calibre automatic pistol and
an automobile wrench were found
buried near the curb on jefferson
street, near Twelfth, alongside the
| Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton.
| 1t developed that while Mr.. Den
nett and his companion thought all
the time they were covered by two
pistols, they were actually covered
by one. One Of the bandits used the
wrench for a pistol, exchanging with
the other when occasion demanded
Mr.. bennett and Miss Putegnat
were driving along the concrete road
near the sugar mill spur crossing in
a coupe when Mr.. bennett got out of
the car to look at a sign that was
partly across the road As he did so
two masked men approached him, one
from zach side, and told him to hold
up his hands. The men asked him for
$50, and Mr.. bennett said that he did
not have that amount with him, but
would go in to his garage and get
that amount if they would allow him
to. The holdup happened at about
80 o'clock.
The men told Mr.. bennett 10 phone.
but would not allow him io stop at ANY
uf the places that he suggested The
H.. II, 80. "A.
taking of their masks as soon as they
| reached the city.
| Mr.. bennett drove ~ the puStoffice
corier, turned off Elizabeth To Levce
street and then drove on up a. the
bennett Motor Sales co. where he CT
| fercd 10 stop. As he dill So the muz-
| zlc ~ gun was thrust into his side
and he was commanded To drive on.
| lie drove On NJ to Twelfth street. turn
al and drove across Elizabeth tn
Washington. aLd followed that street
| out To the high school where the ear
was driven back 10 Elizabeth and on ouI
toward West brownsville. lie drove
through town at about Ia O'Clock.
At 1915 the party stopped in front
of an isolated residence in West
| brownsville. where Mr.. bennett was
allowed Ia 20 III. During the previous
| driving, a monkey wrench and u -
| Colt Automatic had been used a. the
| guns. The automatic was used TO COW
or Miss lutegnat aud the wrench %
/ cover MIR. bennett. When the tele-
| phone call was made. the smaller of the
( rwo men. who later gave his name n
! Davis. chaLged weapons surreptitiously
with his companion and taking the auto
matte entered the residence with MIR
| bennett.
The owner or the residence was told
| that an c,ident occurred and they
would like to use his phone. lie intro
| duced ms companion rs his mechanic.
| MIR. bennett telephon,d a. the Dcn-
nett Motor Sales Co, and told III. Il
tarker of that place that an accident
had occurred and hc needed 500 at
once. There was only small amount
/ of cash IN American moLcy in the gar
| age. 50 Mr. Parker in company with
! Eddie Boone, also Of the bennett Mo-
! tor Sales 60. departed in Dodge ser
vice truck with 2OO pesos in Mexican
! gold. or twenty ten peso gold pieces.
/ Parker and Boone stopped their SER
! wee truck rear the residence from
which Mr. bennett had tclephon-d
having seen hIs ear approaching them
slowly. going toward town. The coupe
/ came 20 "a halt.
| Parker said he left the service
! truck and went over to the Hud-
son. stopped in front Of il and took
TIE money from bis pocket, separating
! rs own from 1t by the lights OF the
4 tnr
NV mind began working FAST de-
clarel Parker. Il Immediately suspect.
rd something wrong when ! saw the
rwo strangers in the coupe. but realized
that II they were up TO something they
were prepared while Leither I nor
| Poonc was. I decided the best thing
/ to 90 was 10 make no break. and get
hack 10 town for Officers Immediately"
Mr.. Parker gave the money TO Mr.
bennett who was Immediately ordered
ly the two bandits Ia "step on the gas"
Parker and Boone turned their car e.
70 10 town. The counr drove 10 the
first corner. ard turned "a rhe right.
ever toward the car line On Levee