The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-20
Bandit
GANG IS
FINISHED
Killing Of Dale Jones and Wife
Puts an End to One of
Worst Bands in Mid
die West.
SHERIFF LOSES HIS LIFE
Hot Ten Minute Battle In Foothills
Ends Career Of Jones Couple
and Also Their
Slayer.
SHERIFF LOSES HIS LIFE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. 90
Dale Jones and his wife, Margie
Jones, known throughout the coun-
try as desperate train robbers and
automobile thieves, and Deputy Sher-
iff George Van Vliet were dead here
hot ten minutes battle at Arcadia
OF the officers to arrest Jones and
his wife.
Jones, who started his criminal
career here in 1914. is wanted for
many crimes. including:
Hold up OF Missouri Kansas and
Texas train near Paola, Kas., July
10. 1918.
Murder of, Chief of Detectives John
w. Rowan, of Colorado Springs, on
September 13. 1918, while resisting
arrest for train robbery.
Within the last two weeks detec-
tives learned Jones, aged 21, and
his wife, aged 20. were living in the
foothills near Arcadia. Last night
Deputy Sheriffs Van Vliet and Ander-
son went to Arcadia and found the
pair in front of an automobile sup
ply station near the army balloon
school.
Throw up your hands, shouted
the officers.
Both ostensibly obeyed, but when
Jones raised his right arm he whip
ped a revolver from hidden pocket
and with a single shot mortally
wounded Van Vliet
l Mrs. Jones sprang into the auto
mobile and Jones crouched behind
it, Anderson sought safety in the
shadows. Mrs. Jones emptied her re-
volver and seized a rifle. A shot
clipped Anderson's sleeve.
AS Mrs. Jones raised her rifle to
fire again one charge from Ander-
sons shotgun crumpled her, dead,
across the wheel of the machine.
Jones kept firing and Anderson had
but one shell left. Jones poked his
head out from behind the automobile
and Anderson fired. The full charge
caught Jones in the back and side of
the head.
The bodies were taken to morgue
and Van Vliet to a hospital, where
he soon died.
Jones began his criminal career
here in 1914, when he stole an auto
mobile.
Il refuse to bring disgrace to my
parents" he told the court when
asked as to his antecedents.
"You sacrifice your own interests
to shield your parents. Your SEN
tence is suspended" the court told
Jones.
Jones was next heard OF in the
middle west, robbing trains and
banks, along with Margie Jones. For
three years they have been sought
throughout the country.
The police say at least a dozen
train and bank robberies are charged
to them. But the mystery of who
Jones was has never been solved,
and equal mystery enshrouds the
identity of his girl wife.
Sheriff Cline early today started
out with posse of twenty deputies
in search of two other men, believed
to have operated with Jones and his
wife, in various parts of the country
They are searching the hills around
Arcadia.
Postal Inspector c. e. Webster
said today he believed Jones was one
of the men who robbed the Culver
City bank last December, escaping
with $4,000.
Letters found by the sheriff today
showed Jones had been member
of the Kansas City Y. NJ. G. A, and
had lived at an exclusive club there
Last of Bad Gang.
/ DENVER, Colo, Nov. 20.-Witf
| the killing of Dale Jones and his
wife in Los Angeles, police here to
day declared that all members o.
one Of the worst gangs of despera
does in the history of the middle
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