New Britain herald., 1925-10-29
SLAYER ESCAPES
 IN HAIL OF SHOT
Martin Durkin, Steel.Vested Killer, Fatally Wounds Betrayer

Chicago. oct. s8 OP - Martin J. purkin, steel-yested auto thief ana slayer. last night met with his ready pistol an attempt to arrest him m h,s sweethearts apartment anu .luded a police trap after prooaniy fatally wounding Lloyd Austin, hls betrayer, and shooting detectiNe'
 sensation Escape
 Sought since he Killed kl"afa shapahan. federal agent, October n and wanted for woundlng TWO noIicemen in Sacramento, Ca'ii, .eyers, months ago, Durkin faced ,he blazing sho,guns and plstole ot ,he nolIcemen. jumped from sec ond story window and Vah'sheu'
 Riot squads secured the neighoor- ,rnd untu dawn but found no trace os the slayer. whose protective vest ras believed to have saved him al ,he time O, the shanahan shooting sbanahan. who attempted to ques- ,,on Durkin about stolen autoino- b,le fired at him at short range ritnesses said, without apparent ei- feet
 Austin Gives 11p
 The ambush last night was la'u ,rtar information was obtained rom Austin that Durkin and Austli ,,,ce Betty Andrews Werner mish' ,orne there for clothing In prepara' ,,on for a flight from the city Austin was ordered to greet Durkif and invite him in on his arr'Ta rban the detectives would close in
 shooting Begins
 Sergeant Gray, who was wounded ,.coenized the slayer before Austf could give the prearranged warnln' and he and Durkin began hring, n' roman attempted to push do"l crsv,s shotgun and Austin got ln'' ,ba line of fire. receiving clever wounds in his right side
 Durking leaped through an opel rIndow as Gray fell and dodge' ,brourh the hands Of detective r.,t,ng below. They fired at mn twice Search of the neighborhoo' ,a,led to show any blood traces an' tbe nolice believe Durkin's armore. vest again stood him in good steao Mrs Werner, who had been hei with her IS months old son slhc ,be shanahan killing and release last Tuesday when she conVihce federal authorities she had n knowledce Of Durkin's bide-out' va arrested again aud held for quef ,,on,ng. She admitted she had pee r,any in "a hotel with the slaye since her release.
 Spoils Aim
 Her interference "lth uray eno gun probably saved Durkln' tl .o1,ce said. recounting that her VII srahie him 10 escape when arreste ,or the Sacramento shooting. AUG he had wounded the two pollceme who attempted to arrest him in COT section with an automobile thei the woman distracted the atteulo ,r his ruards long enough for hi' ,o Ieap through window and q cape, ,7,,
 snce the Shanahan shooting pu kin has been sought In VafiouS se' ,iors of the country. At one tln he was reported 10 have eluded Chicago detective squad in Nalpara so. Indiana. and taken a tram Altoona. Pa. Yesterday a repo from Los Angeles said he had be' arresi ed there. but the suspect lat D.as released when his real idenu was established.
 Victim win 'Dte
 At hospital it was said tn Austin would die. In his room U ro,ice. found letters written fro Shirley, Ind, indicating he " shortly to be married to Mari Merchant.
 Previous 10 setting the trap d tectives raided the home of Du kin's mother and seized orient rugs furniture and radio SC valued at s4.0OO, which they sa had been stolen in California by h and sent to relatives here. I automobile, left standing in the leyin the rear of Mrs werner's fl also was seized.
 Detectives noted for their mari msnship were recruited for souads searching for the slay Lieutenant Michael Grady the puted killer of the bureau, s' either Durkin or he would be In | morgue before many hours