James O'Donnell Bennett (1870âÂÂ1940) was an American journalist and author. He was best known for writing for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Record-Herald, and sometimes used the pseudonym "Eye Witness".
James O'Donnell Bennett was born in Jackson, Michigan on May 1, 1870. He attended the University of Michigan, but left after two and a half years.
He died from a coronary thrombosis in Chicago on February 27, 1940, and was buried at Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Jackson.