The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-30
Nelson, Van Meter and Fox
Also in Gang Seen
Near Chicago.
DIL.lINGER NOT IN AUTO
Federal Agents Unable to
Find New Hideout of
Outlaw.

CHICAGO, April 80. =
John Dillinger and his guer-
lila Outlaws-the lives and
bloody careers measured by
the aim of their guns-today
spread new terror across the
middle west where thirteen
lay dead in the wake of their
swashbuckling forays.
Uncle Sam, regimenting every re-
source to end the HooSier desper-
ADDS grim mockery of one of the
greatest man hunts in history wrote
down two more major depredations
to the account OF his henchmen.
They were:
l. The kidnapping of Edward @.
Bremen, st. Paul banker, for $4,000
ransom.
2. The diSarming of suburban
police squad near Chicago and the
slSgging of a policeman in typical
Dillinger fashion.
The department of justice an
nounced that three Oklahoma
criminals who have aligned them
selves with Dillinger are being
hunted for the actual kidnapping Of
Mr.. Bremen.
Five men, including John j.
BOSS Mclaughlin, reputed Chicago
gambling lord and one-time legis-
lator, we're held incommunicado here
for the abduction.
Garry Submachine Guns
The appearance of Dillinger's kill
ers in the Chicago territory again
almost added another life to the tolI
of thirteen when policeman Harr.
Wayland was slugged in Belwood,
suburb, early today by four mer
carrying submachine guns. N =
The gangsters we're identified as
John Three Fingered Hamilton,
grinning lieutenant of the gang;
Homer Van Meter, George (Baby
Face Nelson and Joseph Fox.
Dlllinger was not among the four
who fled after stripping the Bell
wood police of their guns and for
the first time in weeks authorities
were without fresh clue to the
hiding spot of the man whose name
strikes fear in the hearts of mil
lions.
Wayland was knocked uncon-
Scious when he attempted to
draw a pistol and the other two DO
lice were forced to give up their
guns and walk away from the
bandits car with hands in the air.
The encounter occurred in the
gasoline filling station of Harry
Nieman in Bellwood. The police
cruiser car had been parked near an
intersection of country roads. The
gunmen's automobile drove through
a red light at high speed and the
police pursued them with siren
sounding.
The outlaws accelerated their
automobile and opened wide gap
between the cars At Nieman's
station the gunner stopped
gasoline.
Ten Gallons, Quick I
Ten gallons, quick " a gunmA.
Identified as Hamilton ordered. Thii I,
man stepped out OF the AUTONOMY
to watch the road over which tn :
police were coming. Another gang
ster, believed to be Nelson, left tb
automobile The man identified
Van Meter remained at the whee
Before Nieman could finish his
task, the police automobile drove
into the station driveway with siren
still sounding. Hamilton lodged
back into the front seat of his au-
tomobile and picked up a machine
gun. Nieman dropped the gasoline
hose and ducked into the station,
where he threw himself on the
floor.
Wayland descended from the po-
lice automobile and was followed
closely by Policemen Gus hence and
Jos eph Hagmeister AS the police
mel approached the bandits auto
mobile Hamilton thrust the ma
chine gun at them and demanded
that they raise their hands.
Under the menace of the weapon,
all three police held their hands
aloft. Hamilton was cursing and
the other gangsters moved forward
to surround the policemen. Nelson
carried a machine gun and the other
two had pistols.
Disarm All Officers
Suddenly Wayland reached for his
pistol. Hamilton, who was within
four feet of him, but whose gun was
not pointed at the policeman,
lunged and swung the gun. The
weapon struck Wayland on the side
of the head and he fell.
The gangsters then disarmed all of
tn policemen and started a process
sion down the road. with two of the
police walking with their hands in
the air. After several hundred fee
the police were forced to walk intof
field and we're warned TO H
walking.
When the police returned to ~
station the bandits we're gone, Way
land still was unconscious and Me-
man still was inside his station. The
bandits had received only four gall
Ions of gasoline.
Wayland recovered consciousness
at hospital.
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