The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
GOVERNMENT AGENTS. MYSTERY SURROUNDS
ARE LEADING HUNT|MURDER OF SIX nj
FOR NOTED GUNMAN WASHINGTON HOME
Take Over Search for Dil|inuer
After Escape From st.
Paul Saturday
BELIEVE WOMAN WOUNDED
Fingerprints Found in Apart
mont Identified as Those
Of Desperate

st. Paul, April 2.-(R)-The federal
department Of justice Monday took
complete charge Of the search for
John Dillinger, fugitive Indiana killer,
and his companion John Hamilton,
who Saturday used machine guns to
pave the way for their escape from an
apartment house here.
Police Chief Thomas Dahill was re-
quested by telephone from Washing
ton to turn over to federal agents two
machine guns and other evidence
gathered In connection with the es-
cape. Continued police cooperation
also was asked.
Authorities questioned, but refused
to reveal the results. Is suspects
rounded up by police. Werner Hanni,
northwest department Of justice agent,
conferred with police for more than
an hour, but all declined to say any
thing after their conference.
Entire Northwest Aroused
The search for Dillinger spread to
the entire northwest while the au-
thorities guarded against q new sortie
by the quick-triggered Indiana gun
man.
Police are satisfied that his pal and
chief lieutenant, Hamilton, is still
with him and they believe the pair
plan to rob a bank in the northwest
early this week.
The woman with them was believed
to have been wounded. Bloodstains
were found in the snow.
Later Dillinger was reported seen
near Duluth, In, northern Minnesota.
A restaurant owner and a mechanic
at Esko's Corner. near Duluth, said
they had talked to man resembling
Dillinger. The man was accompa-
MED by . woman.
Federal Men Are Mum
Federal agents refused to talk about
the hunt for Dillinger, who escaped
recently from the Crown Point, Ind,
jail. Neither was any information
available as to the suspects held, ex-
cept that 1t was general roundup.
Identification Of Dillinger as one
Of the occupants Of the apartment
here was reported to have been made
through fingerprints. The gunner
left behind q sub-machine gun and
other weapons, photograph Of Dill
linger. q bullet-proof vest and an au-
tomobile.
Clyde May, city commissioner Of
public utilities. called members of
the st. Paul real estate board and
the Apartment Owners association in
to conference Monday to discuss q
proposed ordinance to keep q card
index history, including fingerprints,
OF persons living In apartments.
mo law-abiding citizen would OBJ
ject, am sure" said May.
Extra guards were placed at all Min
and st. Paul banks Monday
to prevent bank robbery by which
officers feared Dillinger would try
to replenish his funds.
Watch Department Houses
Authorities also were conducting
survey Of apartment build
lngs throughout the city In which
known criminals have lived at various
times.
Among reports being checked Mon
u0y WU0 O11S W1llCll 6Al0 4 l2l8S SEDAN
with bullet marks and without license
plates had stopped 1t a filling sta
ton near the apartment where the
shooting occurred Saturday.
An innocent appearing request from
the owner Of the apartment building
led the two federal agents and q po-
lice detective into the uneven fight in
which Dillinger, Hamilton and q
woman shot their way to freedom, 1t
was disclosed Monday.
Daniel s. Coffey, the apartment
owner, told authorities he had rented
IL to one couple. but that as many as
four or five occupied 1t. His curios-
|ty aroused, he asked them to In
vestigate.
r. Q. Coulter and r. L. Nails, the
agents, and Police Detective Henry
who accompanied them at
their request, went to the place with
only their usual arms-pistols.
With these they we're 1t m insur-
disadvantage when they
faced machine gun fire.