New Britain herald., 1925-03-20
Deputy Warden Hughes of Federal Peniten- tiary Will Testify to Plot Engineered by Dutch" Anderson.
Express Between Indian
 apOlis and Atlanta Was
 to Be Dynamited, Ac- corning to Prison Official

Hartford, March 20. - A plot whereby George Dutch" Anderson, considered one of the most desper- ate criminals at large in the coun- try, planned to rescue Gerald Chap man, notorious bandit, who stands trial for his life here next week, by dynamiting the fast train that car ried Chapman from Indianapolis, Ind, to Atlanta, Ga, following his arrest in Muncie. Ind, on January IS, was revealed here today. An derson was foiled in his plot only by the discovery of the plan by federal officials who had adopted extreme precautions in transferring the fam ous prisoner to the southern prison.
 The details of the plot became known here when it was learned that Deputy Warden G. w. Hughes of the federal prison at Atlanta plans to come to Hartford to testify at the trial of Chapman. Hughes will relate the details of the plot as he heard of the plan.
 Used Auto Instead
 Chapman after his arrest at Nun cie, was immediately taken to h. dianapolis for safekeeping until the deputy warden and his assistants arrived from Atlanta to take him back to the prison from which he had escaped two years earlier. When 1t was learned that Anderson and his associates planned to rescue Chap man from the southbound express, Hughes, when his plans for the re- moval of the prisoner had been completed, bundled Chapman into an automobile and raced from Indian apolis to Terre Haute, Ind, and there boarded the Dixie Fiier't for Atlanta.
 Anderson Made Plans
 Anderson's plans had been hur- riedly made following the arrest of Chapman at Muncie. It is positive ly known that Anderson was in h. dianapolis at the time Chapman was confined in the jail there, and al- most Immediately succeeded in rounding up some ot his associates. The plot was then outlined for the rescue of his pal. Anderson had been with Chapman at Sing Sing, had participated in the mail rob- bery in New York, had been sen fenced to the government prison for a long term. and had escaped a few months after Chapman through plans believed to have been laid by Chapman.
 The plot to blow up the train was to have been put into effect shortly after the train left Indianapolis, and when 1t had been definitely ascer- talned that Chapman was aboard the train. The move on the part of Deputy Warden Hughes to beat Anderson in the plot by taking Chap man out of the city by automobile saved the train.
 Not Worried
 State prison authorities are mot worrying" over a possible attempt to deliver from their custody Gerald Chapman, nationally known bandit who stands trial for his life here next week. according to Warden Henry K. W. Scott.
 The possible presence here of a gang of notorious criminals believed 10 be indebted to Chapman, indicat- ! cd yesterday in disclosures that Pa trolman Alfred Atwater of New Britain. had received a postal card mailed from Hartford and signed Anderson" telling him to Hay off giving evidence against Chapman, has led to the belief that a desperate attempt may be under way to rescue the imprisoned bandit.
 Mir. Scott indicated today that un- usual precautions are being taken to prevent Chapmans escape.