The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-04
.DILLINGER PAID
$4,000, CLAIMS
STATE OFFICIAL
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Father of Slain
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criminal in terms of cold, hard
cash." said the man who led the
hunt for the desperate in Indiana.
After his capture in Dayton, Dill
linger told me that his share of the
! loot of the Massachusetts Avenue
bank holdup in Indianapolis was
$500. A total of $4,000 was stolen
from the bank and split three ways.
Il also learned from Dillinger that
he got $1,000 from the robbery of a
bank in Daleville, o., in which three
men participated and $4,000 was
stolen. Of the $4,000 loot in Mont
pelier, o., Dillinger got $1,500; of
the $4,000 robbery at the Button,
o., bank his share was $4,000, -Four
men did that job"
Says Figures Are Right.
with three other men Dillinger
held up the New Carlisle, O., bank
stealing S6,000," said Leach. Dill
fingers share was only $1,000.
Il know these figures to be right"
said Captain Leach, but we will
have to make a guess at some of the
other sums realized by Dillinger be-
cause when 1 next saw him after
his capture at Tucson he refused to
talk about any of his professional
work.
But using the same division of
SpoilS think I can nearly approx
mate what Dillinger's share would
amount to.
For eample $4,000 in cash was
stolen from the Greencastle, Ind,
bank. Five men including Pierpont
and Dillinger did the job. I figure
Dillinger's share was $4,000. At st.
Mary'S, o., Charles MakleyS home
town, the gang robbed a bank get
ting $4,000. The loot was split five
ways, and giving Dillinger a little
the better in his share, let's say
that he got $4,000.
Received Same Amount
1.-The same five men under Dill
fingers leadership held up a bank
at Racine, Wis, and stole $4,000.
Let's say Dillinger's share was $4,000.
It's couldn't be much more because
Makley, Pierpont and Clark really
were co-leaderS of the gang with
Dillinger and got about the same
amount as he.
In the robbery of the East Chi
cago, Ind, bank Dillinger took only
one man with him-John Hamilton
That job marked the murder of De-
tective Pat O'Malley, pal of mine,
who left a wife and five children.
In that job, Dillinger and Ham,
ilton got $4,000 which was split two
ways, I'm sure. Add those figures
up and you will find that Dillinger's
share in all the bank robberies
have mentioned was about $4,000 in
cash.
I'm the robberies at st. Marys, O.,
and Greencastle, Ind, and possibly
one or two others the Dillinger gang
stole about $4,000 in bonds. Out of
that sum, know from my investi-
cation, that the gang only got
$4,000. OF course the bonds could
not be sold at their face value and
the fence got the lions share
about $4,000.
Bond Share $4,000
"All right. Again giving Johnnie
the benefit of the doubt. Let's say
that his share of the bond money
was over $4,000 That would give him
a total of about $4,000 less $4,000 |
which he paid out in attorneys fees
during his stay in the Lima, O., jail |
That gives him a working capital of |
$36, 800. Remember his only income |
came from his bank jobs.
Then the gang went to Tucson, |
Ariz., where Dillinger and his pals |
were captured. Sixteen thousand |
dollars was taken from Dillinger on
that occasion. That brings his share
in the sum stolen from banks down
to $20,500.
After Dillinger escaped from
Grown Point Jail the gang robbed a
bank at Mason City, Ia, from which
Dillinger, learned, received $4,000.
"Dillinger personally bought six
new automobiles, each costing more
than $1,000. Let's say his auto bill |
was $500. That leaves his capital |
at SZO,OOO. 1t cost DllIlnger at least |
5000 week to live, counting gas,
clothes, rents, etc. His living ex-
penses for the year must then have
been $1,000. That leaves a grand |
total remaining of $1,000.
$4,000 for a Doctor
IF Dillinger took part in the rob-
berry at the South Bend bank last |
month-which 1 personally doubt
where $4,000 was taken by five men,
then he may have added about |
$4,000 to his eXchequer. From this
sum of about $4,000 must be de-
Quoted whatever he payed to have
his face lifted.
That job didn't cost a cent less
than $4,000 because in one instance