Evening star., 1934-03-04
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Indiana Police Man Machine
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capped Desperate.

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Pierpont, from State Prison last Sep
tember.
John the Whittier" was the way
amused fellow-prisoners referred to
Dillinger, held for trial March IL.
on q charge of numbering William
Patrick O'Malley, East Chicago police
man, killed January IS in hold-up
of the First National Bank Of East
Chicago Dillinger was charged with
killing O'Malley with a machine gun.
Seventeen witnesses had identified
him and the State asserted he was
certain to 60 to the electric chair.
Little did guards and prisoners sus-
pect the outlaw would effect a jail
delivery by means of his whiting
hobby"
After he had disarmed Assistant
Jailor Ernest Bunk with the wooden
pistol, the outlaw held it aloft,
laughed derisively and said: "Ha, ha,
ha. did it with a wooden pistol"
Subsequently. armed with a revol-
yer taken from Blunk, he locked up
all available guards, after disarming
them, conf1Scated two Thompson ma
chine guns from the warden's office,
Communicated an automobile, and
sped away with Blunk and Edward
Saager. garage attendent. whom he
took along as hostages. He released
them later at Peotone, ILL.,, Is miles
south Of Joliet.
When he left the jail, five iron
doors were locked behind him. With
him was Herbert Youngblood. colored,
held for Gary murder, who aided
him in the escape.
Dillinger began his break about
$3.50 am. today At that time. Blunk
entered the cell to obtain fingerprints
of Harry Jellenek. confined on rob-
berry charge. Youngblood was in the
cell with Dillinger and Jellenek.
Disarms Five Guards.
He forced Blunk to call the five
guards on duty in the jail, and one at
time. he disarmed them and locked
them in a cell. Ironically. Guard
Ernest Baar, who was of duty. was
asleep on the third floor Of the Jail,
armed with AS caliber pistol and
21 rounds Of ammunition. He failed
to awaken as Dillinger locked up the
guards in such a manner that they
could not reach alarm signals scat
tered throughout the jail Had they
reached any Of the signals, Baar
would have been awakened by the
clamor and might have killed the
outlaw
With the guards all locked up, and
others outside unaware of the situa-
ton. Dillinger forced Blunk to ac-
company him, singing out to Jellenek
as he left, Come on, Harry, let's 60"
Go to -" replied Jellenek, Il
wouldn't walk feet with YOU"
Dillinger, Youngblood and Blunk
proceeded to the warden's office,
which was untenanted, and the out
law snatched two heavy Thompson
machine guns. the only weapons OF
that type owned by the sheriff's Office
Then the group with Blunk in
front Of the menacing machine gun,
began a slow and careful march to
freedom.
To the Jail kitchen Dillinger pro-
ceeded, there encountering Mrs. Irene
Baker, matron and cook BE a good
little girl" Dillinger facetiously told
her. "and We won't kill you" The
woman obeyed in frozen horror, and
down to the jail garage marched the
outlaws and their hostage
Asks for Fast Car.
All this time guards detailed outside
the prison went about their duties in
ignorance of what was going on. For
more than a half hour no one was
able to gain entrance to the Jail. due
to Dillinger's thoroughness in locking
all doors.
In the garage Saager was on duty.
He looked up to see Dillinger men,
acing him with a machine gun.
What's the fastest carp" barked
the desperate.
Saager replied, 'The sheriff's there"
pointing to small, black sedan. The
car was equipped with a police short
wave radio set and Dillinger could
listen to broadcasts from police sta
tions for his capture.
With the machine gun at his back,
Blunk was forced to enter the car as
driver. In the rear seat were Young
blood and Saager, and the automobile
sped off toward Gary and Chicago.
Throughout the day, 1t was reported
seen near Joliet, but no APPARENT def
mite clue as to the whereabouts of
the desperado was available Blunk
and Saager were released at 10: 80 q m.
little the worse for their experience.
Woman Sheriff Furious.
Mrs. Holley lost no time in pursuit
Of Dillinger.
She was coldly furious at the es-
cape. As soon as she learned of the
break, she telephoned police at nearby
all the police and guns you've got
Dillinger's loose"
Today's escape was Dillinger's Sec
ond. In his one previous escape,
Dillinger broke Jail at Lima, Ohio,
with the aid Of companions from the
outside, the sheriff being killed in the
delivery.
Dillinger earlier had engineered the
Michigan City prison break of 10 con-
victs Some Of these helped him es-
cape and he took them with him as
recruits to q gang which terrorized
the Midwest for weeks, robbing banks
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