The Washington times., 1934-07-23
PURV|S DEPICTS
Staying Of
D|LHNGER

SN4SANA4 G4' IA NASS JSAVAANNA SASSS'
of the Chicago bureau Of tn
United States Department Of In
vestigation, wore a triumphan
smile today, as he told how h,
"got his man."
The Staying Of Dillinger by Fed
eral agents last night ended a loni
and weary man hunt, broke tn
bad luck which has dogged Purvi
in his campaign to get the des
perado. Purvis said:
1--WE went to the theater on
the tip that Dillinger was going
there to q show. Obviously /
can't disclose the source Of the
tip.
"When DiIlinger came along
the sidewalk, I recognized him
from the back as he passed. I
couldn't say whether there were
any women with him or not as
there were many women on the
sidewalk at that time.
-Four of my men were sta
toned on either side Of tavern
door and he passed them and
went to the theater ticket win.
dow and bought q ticket.
Two.Hour Wait
81 don't see why the cashier
didn't recognize him. Anyone
would know him anywhere.
"He went into the theater.
We waited two hours and four
minutes. 1t was a long wait.
1--WE had the theater covered.
there was no possible way for
him to escape from it. Every
exit was covered.
"He finally came out and
started up the street toward the
tavern. AS he neared the taV.
ern door we closed in on him.
HE was startled and started
to run, at the same time reach
ing for his gun in his right
hand trousers pocket.
"Only four shots were fired,
and those by one of my men.
Two bullets hit him In the
stomach, and one went through
the back of his head as he fell.
"An ambulance rushed him to
q hospital, but Dillinger died en-
route, SO we took him to the
county mOrgue.
$7.7O IN POCKET
''Deputy Coroner Jack Butler
searched him. He found $7.7O
cash in his left-hand pocket,
and a clip of five cartridges for
his automatic pistol.
ellis gold watch was attached
to thin gold chain and on the
end was a pen knife. In the
back of the watch was the pic
ture of q wOman-nOne Of my
men could identify her. It's a
woman we don't know about.
His fingerprintS, taken after
he was dead, disclosed that he
attempted to mar them by the
use of acid. But the identifica-
tiOn is complete and positive,
which diSprOves the theory that
fingerprintS can be Obliterated.
Also the number Of his gun was
filed away.
HIS FACE LIFTED
"He had had his face lifted.
Above each ear was a tiny scar.
The mole over his left eye and
above the nose between the eye.
brOws was removed, leaving a
tiny scar.
"The scar on his chin had
been tampered with, but the
trace of the operation was there
also. His hair was dyed o dark
black instead Of the usual
brown. The peculiar twist on
the left side Of his mouth was
still there.
"He wore gold trimmed eye
glasses, and with the attempt at
face lifting it made his face
appear slightly rounded, but
without full effectiveness. The
dimple in his chin had been re-
moved"
Purvis said he could not discuss
the questions of a reward at this
time,
Silent On Tip-Off
Purvis would not explain the
theory that a woman put the
finger on Dillinger and escaped
through an alley near the theater
Every other paSsageway in the
vicinity was covered by police or
Department Of Justice agents.
The woman was described as a
blonde, about Is or 80 years of
age: feet 6 inches in height,
weight about 1875 or 140 pounds.
She carried a brown brief case as
she fled through the alleyway.
Following a telephone converse.
tion with ]. Edgar Hoover, director
of the Department of Justice Blu.
reau of Investigation at Washing.
ton, PurviS said he received his
chiefs congratulations but was
warned that there was much work
yet to be done. He said: