Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-03
DARING JAIL
ESCAPE MADE
BY D|LL|NCER
Noted Desperate Breaks Out
Of Indiana Institution In
Charge Of Woman Sheriff.
MAKES GOOD ON ROASTING
Outlaw Arrested Several Weeks
Ago AT Tucson Flees With
Deputy As Hostage.
By TOM GROUSE


CROWN POINT, Ind, March
3.-Using a wooden gun TO IN
timidate his guards, John Dill
iinger broke out of the county
Jail here today.
1t was the latest oi 4 series
of daring, law-defying esca-
pades engineered by the des-
perado whose career in crime
gained for him the title OF
Americas number one public
enemy.
Ernest Blunt, the guard who
was intimidated by Diliinger's
makeshift imitation of gun
and who was taken with the
desperate i'm the sheriff's car.
was released near PeotOne, Ill.
CROWN POINT, Ind, March. 3.
UPHJohn Dillinger, notorious des-
perado and bank robber, broke out
of the Lake county jail today and
escaped in the private automobile
of Sheriff Lillian Holley with two
hostages and a Negro accomplice.
Three other prisoners followed
Dillinger and tie Negro out of the
Jail. The trio returned to their
cells, however, when they saw the
desperate take a machine gun from
the office of Warden Lew Baker.
Tie Negro was convicted MUIR
derer named John Youngblood.
The daring outlaw carried a ma
chine gun and his accomplice was
armed with a revolver. Behind
them they left the emergency
armed and guarded Jail house
locked fore and aft with all guards
| and deputy sheriffs locked in their
cells.
! The break occurred at 9:20 a. m.
At 9:30 Dillinger, the Negro and
tie Jail fingerprint expert, Deputy
Sheriff Ernest Blunt, appeared at
the Main street garage, adjoining,
the jail and criminal courts build
ing. Blunt was covered by Dillin-
gers machine gun and the Negros
pistol. Three employees OF the
garage were forced to hold their
hands aloft while the desperate
cColy picked out Sheriff Holleys
automobile.
Sheriff Holley who had boasted
that Dillinger would never get
out OF my jail was reported to
be in he. sleeping quarters at the
time of the Jail break Shortly
after she was informed of the
break she became hysterical, it
was said.
Since Dillinger took all the Jail
keys with him, it was impossible
Immediately to gain entrance to
the bullpen and cell block proper.
One move out of any of you
and I'll blow your heads off," Dill
finger said.
Blunt warned the garage employ
ees to comply with Dillinger's COM
mands.
Dillinger then singled out Ed
Saager, night mechanic at the ga
rage to drive the automobile ana
forced Blunt to take the back seat.
The Negro yaulted into the car
and pushed his gun against Blunts
side.
Dillinger then climbed into the
machine and gave the command to
get out of here"
; Break Wen Planned
Saager backed and then turned
the automobile and sent it out OF
, the garage with engine roaring.
The garage employees rushed out
to see the car turn northward.
Rack of tha iol ,-o,,aatorl
that the break occurred at the
regular Eour for releasing the pris-
onerS from cells for exercise. The
guards evidently were taken by sur
prise.
Dillinger and Youngblood armed
themselves in the wardens office,
Dillinger taking two machine guns
/ and the Negro revolver When
the other three prisoners returned
TO the jail cells, Dillinger followed
them and kidnapped Deputy Sheriff
Blunt.
Dillinger locked the jail doors
with Blunt'S keys. He then led the
other two through tie warden's
living quarters into the warden's
kitchen. There Mrs. Baker cow
cred in fright before the machine
guns.
Just take it easy Dillinger said.
BE a nice girl and we may not
sfoot you
Mrs Baker held her hands up
and the bandit led the way down
flight of stairs to the jail garage.
There were no automobiles In the
garage and the escaping men and
Blunt ran TO the Main street ga
rage.