The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-24
GEORGE NELSON
NEXT ON LIST,
AGENTS DECIDE
Baby Face Moved Up to
No. | Position After
Chiefs Death.

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WASHINGTON. July pa trig-
rcr-ucro4s runt Of the underworld
George Baby Face Nelson. Is the
mos- hunted man IN America today.
He was John DIllingers machine
gunner. When DIHnger fell before
the FIRE 81 federal agents. Nelson
became 80. on the government S
LIST oE public enemies.
Cn.v 25 and barely over FIVE feet
TAN. Nelson is described by federal
authorities as an even more ruthless
and Cold-b.ooded killer than Dillin-
ECr he is me only outlaw who now
bears on his head a federal reward.
Justice department agents are out
70 k.I Nelson on sight He is the
man who shot down federal agent
". Carter Baum IN the April q raid
IN DaUncers Little Bohemia Wis
hldeogt Baum's comrades have
vowed vengeance
C,1-e behind Nelson on the gov
eruncnts wanted" list are John
Hamilton and Homer Van Meter.
on.r other members ~ the DlIlinger
gang m large Upward Of a dozen
killings are charged 10 the band
Nelson and Hamilton pulled the
trigger ln majority Of them.
HlEh on the list. TOO. are Charles
Pretty Bow FLOYD. Oklahoma des-
peradO and Richard Galatas. both
wanted iu connection with the Kan
sas CITY Union station massacre Of
June II. 1888
Others Who Are Sought
Alvin KarpiS and Frank Barker
kIdnapers Of wealthy Edward Bre-
NOR of ST. Paul. are two more men
EarSed in the federal hunt.
The qWet-Working dead-shot fed
eral agents set disposal of the rest
of the Diuinger gang as the next
big Job They swung 10 the task
today with new confidence and fresh
enthusiasm.
We may get Nelson and the
others tomorrow or maybe il will
take weeks. but we'll get them
make no mistake about that" said
Director J. Edgar Hoover Of the
justice department investigation di-
vision
Officials recalled previous IN
stances I'M which a break" in a case.
such rs The killing Of DilIinger. has
been followed by rapid-fire develop
mcntS.
Things ike that seem to come in
threcs. one official said.
Whether hopes for a quick clean
mp al the DIilinger band were based
ON ANYTHING more than hopes or
lunches was any one s guess.
Gang Has Split Up
one IF Mr.. HoOverS reasons for
declining to reveal events that led
mp to Dlllinger's end or to disclose
location of mis- hideoutS was that
tins would handicap the hunt for
u Hamilton and Van Meter. II
was learned. however, that the gang
had split up.
%rAHr Ats'H|f y w 90 akAA NAA% A0A ANA0N~
ing information from dozens of
points. realigning scores Of agents
who had been detailed to get Dill
lIreer.
Nelson. or Lester NJ. ellis as he
sometimes calls himself. Is a Chi
CaEO youth. Re was sent to Illinois
state prison at joliet July II. 1881
for robbery. In seven months. ne
escaped. later 10 JON forces with
DIliuCcr.
Hamilton. rs years old and once
a carpenter. was sentenced 10 twen-
ty-five years for bank robbery and
escaped from the Indiana state
prison sept Is. 1888 Hamilton is
wanted for murder of Sheriff Jesse
Sarber al Lima. O.. on Oct u, 1888.
other Henchmen Slain
Van Meter. a hardened -obber at
20. was paroled from Indiana prison
May 49, 1888 He Is wanted also IN
many Of the Dillinger gangs bank
rObbCrieS.
or DilliuEer'S other henchmcn.
Tommy Carroll was killed by Water
loo la police june 7; federal
agents fatally wounded Edward
Green i'm ST Paul April 3: Albert w
Reilly was seized by federal men in
Minneapolis June y. Harry Pier
pont and Charles Makley are await
ing execution IN Ohio state prison:
Russell Clark Is serving a life SEN
fence there
Upward OF a dozen persons have
been prosecuted for giving DIllnger
medical attention supplying him
with arms or other aid. Mr.. Hoover
intends 90 make ii poison for any
one TO associate with or abet men