The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-12
AT LEAST 10 MAJOR
PARTIC|PAN ARE
INVOLVED in GROUP
Issue Warrants for Hamilton
and Woman for Harbor.
Ing Dil|inger
LOOT T0TALED HALF MILLION
Many Crimes in Minnesota, In
GLIDING Bremen Kidnap-
ing, involved

81. raul, april 11.-(H)-Warr4nt
charging two members Of . criminal
band with harboring . fugitive from
justice were issued Thursday by the
federal government q It followed q
trail Of murder and robbery left by
one Of the most desperate gangs In
the country.
John Dillinger, robber and jail
breaker, was the fugitive harbored
by John Hamilton, chief lieutenant
Of Dillinger. and Evelyn Frechetti. the
outlaws girl friend, the warrants. Is
sued by w. T. Goddard, U. g. COM
missioner, charged.
The Frechettt woman Is under ar
rest in Chicago. Hamilton stu Is ct
large. The warrants accuse the two
Of harboring Dillinger in the Lexing-
ton Avenue apartment whence he and
the woman shot their way out with
machine gun March 81.
Signed ~ Justice Men
The warrants were believed signed
either by all or one Of the following
department Of justice men, Harold
Nathan, H. H. 0legg, both assistants
to ]. Edgar Hoover Of the department
at Washington: A. w. Rorer, opera
tive, and Werner Hanni, chief Of the
st. Paul office, bureau Of investiga-
ton.
simultaneously with issuance OF the
warrants, 1t was disclosed the mob,
numbering some Of the most danger
GUS criminals In the nation, had com.
mitted ct least five killings and many
robberies, and kidnapings estimated
by authorities to have Melted about
half q million dollars.
At least 10 major participants, all
known criminals, have been connect
ed with the gang by Information Civ
en- authorities.
They are:
Harry Campbell, Tulsa, Okla: Al
win Karpis, Tulsa: Fred Barker.
Tulsa: s"Doc" Barker, brother Of
Fred; Tommy Carroll, John Dillin-
ger, John Hamilton, Homer Van Me-
ter, alias Wayne, Chicago; George
(Baby Face) Nelson, Chicago. Green
was named Is the 10th gang MEM
Der.
Information From Captives
The information. 1t was learned,
was given Sederal authorities by per-
sons caught In . roundup here fol-
lowing Dillinger's escape.
Eugene Green, who fled with the
Indiana fugitive and was shot and
fatally wounded three days later by
federal operatives, contributed some
Of 1t. He died In . hospital here
Wednesday. Beth Green, q woman
captured with him and now held on
federal charge Of harboring = fugi-
tive from justice. was said to have
given additional. information.
Authorities, however, carefully
guarded the names Of other inform.
ants. to protect them from possible
gang vengeance.
Karpis and doc" Barker have
been named by the federal depart
ment Of justice . suspects In the re-
cent 100000 kidnapping here Of Ed
ward q. Bremen, wealthy st. Paul
banker.
Definite evidence has been found
that John Hamilton. Dillineer lieu
tenant. had been an occupant Of the
Dtllinger apartment here. while au-
thorities believe Tommy Carroll. aus
pect in several bank robberies. left
there shortly before two fetIeral Of
ficers ana : police detectiye vent
there March 81.
Il also vas learned finger prints OF
Evelyn Frechetti, companion Of Dill
linger, reported under arrest Ii Chi
cago. had been found Ia the Lexing-
ton avenue apartment here.
AMONG c-imes "a vhich thu sane
or its members are wanted are:
Murder near Webster. wis. az
George Anderson. aliss cooner. IA
ther-in-law q Karpis. Nm.
The 10000 holdup Of the Third
Northwestern National hank. Ninna-
apolis, Dec. Is. 1881. in Which Two
policemen and . passerby 8 tie
gang switched cars. were killed.
south. Sc, Psul Affair