The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-10

.ured several days ago in Chi
leading up to the prison break.
Harry Pierpont was the
outside contact man for the
break and arranged to have
the guns struggled into the
prison shirt factory" Diet
rick said.
1T had been in my mind, along
with several others, for two years
to make the break. Because 1 was
in the shipping room of the prison
shirt factory, it was decided be-
tween Pierpont, Clark, Mackley and
Hamilton and myself that 1 was to
receive the guns"
"Where'd they come from-out-
side?" broke in Captain Leach as
Dietrich was questioned at state
police headquarters here.
I'm Not Sure"
Dietrich professed ignorance Of
the outside contact which he said
had been utilized by Pierpont.
Il think I know who supplied
them," Dietrich added, but I'm not
sure"
L was to know what kind of a
box the guns were coming in" con-
tinued Dietrich. "They arrived two
days before the break. There was
only one box on the truck and it
was labeled thread"
Dietrich here explained that in
coming shipments are to be checked
by civilian foreman of the COM
pany operating the prison shirt
factory.
Il didn't give him much chance
to inspect that box" Dietrich said,
because grabbed it as soon as it
arrived and took it to the basement
OF the shirt factory warehouse. 1
unpacked it there and put the guns
three .38 calibre Colt automatics
in box of buttons.
81 Gave the Signal"
"The day of the break, Mackley.
Clark, Pierpont and Hamilton
(others among the escaped convict
band assembled there and Clark,
Pierpont and Hamilton took the
three guns.
Il gave the signal for the break
by going up and talking to Stevens
(Short factory superintendent
Ihere was a screw guard named
Evans in the basement, but 1 kissed
him off by telling him Stevens had
found jug of wine.
When we made the break, we
had to tie up some of the other
cons and lock them in the tunnels.
"One of the boys, I'm not sure
which, put gun on Evans and an
other took care of Stevens and we
walked toward the gates with bun
dies OF shirts under our arms.
Had No Fixed Plans
"As we got to the gates, a screw
named Swanson opened at Stevens
command and somebody took
SwansOn's keys. We went on
through the other gates and Joined
the fellows outside who had dis
armed Sheriff Neal"
Dietrich revealed that the con-
victs had no fixed plans for liberty
beyond gaining the outside He de-
MED that he ever received any of
the Massachusetts, Avenue bank
robbery proceeds from John Dill
linger, with whom the convicts
joined after the escape.
He wouldn't have known where
to send it was on the Jump all
the time Dietrich said. The dap
Der mobster said never to his knowl-
edge were police ever close to him.
and asserted he believed he never
would have been captured if he had
not visited Jack Klutas, the kid
naper slain in the raid which net
ted Dietrich.
Answers Queries Chilly
Dressed in a neat brown ensemble
including suit, hat, tie, shirt, shoes
and spats, Dietrich answered glibly
the questions shot at him by Leach
and Ryan
He denied that any prison en-
ployes aided in the break. Deitrick
also denied that his visit TO Klutas,
colege-bred leader Of a band OF
nationally notorious hdnapers, had
anything to do with joining the
Klutas mob.
Il knew him before, and just went
to see him." Dietrich explained
naievely.
And meanwhile, there was an adj
dition today to apparently cryptic
pencil marks which adorn the wall
OF the office next to Captain Leach's
in which Dietrich was questioned.
They consist Of pencil mark
chefks and comprise the score" OF
law and order against the convict
mob. The score today. with the
addition of a pencil check for Diet
rick, is to 8.
The 70 to 8" means that six mob
sters have been slain or captured
and three police officers OF two
states have met their death in the