The Washington times., 1934-07-23

tween her and Dillinger bef 0rC
the first shot was fired. It Is my
theory that she was with. Dilltn
ger and that she was the tip-ofi
party or in league with her anc
PurviS.
The two women who wer'
slightly wounded, residents Of the
neighborhood, were hit by acci
dent. One was shot in the left
side, probably by one Of the 'bul
lets that passed through Dillin
ger, and the other in the ankle By
a bullet that ricocheted off the
alley paving.
Policeman Bares Details
Purvis says only four bullets
were fired. Yet Dillinger was
struck with three and two women
were wounded by shots. .
It Is likely that Purvis, himself,
may have seen Dillinger enter
the theater. It is certain that
PurviS twice went into the dark
ened auditorium while Dillinger
was there, but did nothing of
moment either time, choosing to
get his man outside, which turned
out to be a wise decision.
It was described to me by q
police officer Of long acquain-
tance as about like this:
Purvis got the tip earlier than
he confesses. He contacted
O'Neill. There was more to it
than an anonymous snatch of
tray wordage. The woman agreed
to deliver Dillinger at a certain
hour in a certain place.
Signals by Woman
Purvis organized his more than
two dozen men, covering every
possible exit and every possible
way Dillinger could head out of
any Of those exits. He went into
the theater several times and the
woman-probably the one in red,
so she could be seen in a dark
theater-gaVe him signals that
Dillinger wouldn't notice.
At last came the signal to
stand by-he was coming. The
woman preceded Dillinger and
went in the direction he would
go. She stepped into the alley,
the officers covering her UP and
other officers gave Dillinger the
works.
Any weak statements for the
record that they wanted to take
Dillinger alive and had to kill
him when he started to draw are
hooey.
The Federals have long been
out to shoot down Dillinger at
the first chance, and quite prop
erly so.
He had slain their comrade
and other officers Of the law. His
life was forfeit. It was a pretty
grand piece of work and should
not be clouded with bromidic
qualifying clauses.
Time Enough This Time
I have indisputable proof that
the bureau had information that
Dill1nger was here for at least
three days. It was the first def
mite location of the fugitive since
the affray in the Little Bohemia
(WisconSin) Lodge. Said Purvis:
1--WE didn't have the time to
get him then, but we had time
enough this time"
Evidently, PurviS not only had
enough time, but used it with the
traditional efficiency Of his de-
partment.
There has always been open
rancor between the Chicago po-
lice and the FederalS, who have
several times done them out Of
rewards, since the Federals are
not permitted to accept rewards.
But the East Chicago force had
been eager with their cooperation,
for Dillinger had slain three Of
their outfit in two raids, and the
coincidence" Of their presence
when the tip came in" is obvious.
That Dillinger suspected moth
ing is proven by nothing as much
as that the safety catch on his
magazine gun was set. It was a
new, high-type weapon, so power
full that its slugs would penetrate
the bullet-proof vests of the sort
that Dillinger himself had worn
in other spots.
The number had been filed off.
Close examination indicated It
had never been fired. It was
fully loaded and a clip Of extra
cartridges was in a pocket.
He had no other possible in
strument Of offense or defense,
this desperate, except a slender