Imperial Valley press., 1934-01-27
INDIANA PUTS
IN CLAIM FOR
BANDIT GANG
Governor Of Arizona Agrees
to Extradite Dillinger And
His Henchmen.
HUNTING OTHER, COMRADES
Papers And Officers Expected
In Tucson Monday To Get
Desperadoes.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 27. WP)-
Gov. B. B. Moeur today entered
into an agreement with the state OF
Indiana for the return of John Dill
niger and his three henchmen cap
tured in Tucson Thursday night.
Extradition papers will be hon
orcd by Gov. Moeur on the under
standing that the state of Indiana
will return the various gangsters
now held in the Pima county jail at
Tucson to the state where they are
wanted, according to the agreement.
Gov, Moeur talked over long dis
tance telephone with Wayne Coy,
secretary to Gov. Paul v. McNutt,
on the agreement and then later
informed the Indiana officials he
would honor removal of Dillinger
and his deSperadoeS to that state.
Official confirmation was made in
telegram to Gov. McNutt soon af-
ter
The attorney general OF the state
of Indiana will be here Monday it
was said with the proper papers to
be signed by Gov. Moeur.
TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 27. UP) -
Three alleged members of an out
law gang that John Dillinger, ac-
cused killer, unwittingly led into
"hick town police trap, were hunt
ed in this vicinity today as Dilling-
er and three underlings remained
in jail. planning new fight to Sc
cure their release.
A habeaS corpus hearing today
was scheduled as the first step in
their fight to be free before auth
critics of several middle-western
states descended on them with re-
QUESTION papers, charging robbery
and murder.
Indiana and Wisconsin authori-
ties engaged in a plane race to be
the first here to claim the prison.
ers. Illinois and Ohio were expected
to follow, precipitating sharp
fight over their custody.
The hunted suspects were John
Hamilton, Joseph Fox. and Joseph
Burns. Authorities believed they
were hiding somewhere in the vicn-
ity Matching, perhaps, plot to de-
liver their leader, Dillinger; Russell
Clark, Charles Makley and Harry
Pierpont from their captors.
The Jail resembled an armed fort
reSs. Guns froWned from every win
dow. The prisoners were guarded
under the muZzleS of their own ma
chine guns which were seized when
they were captured, one by one, by
local officers Thursday night in a
bloodleSs coup.
Police Chief C. H. CGus) Wollard,
who directed the roundup, believed
the three other suspects who ap-
parently fled the trap would be cap
tured shortly.
With the exception of their chief,
the alleged outlaws maintained a
sullen silence. Dillinger, reclining on
a cot in his cell, complained bitter
ly of his fate.
This is bum rap" he said.
"Why they're charging me with 13
or IA murders and other things that
! never heard Of"
"You mean you haven't got any
thing to answer fOr?" reporter
asked him.
"Oh, I'll answer at the right
time" he retorted. But don't for
get I'm going before court and
jury. 1t looks like they wanted some
one to succeed Al Capone and they
picked me-
Dillinger said he came here just
two days before he was arrested. His
companions, who first esconced
themselves in a hotel that burned
shortly after their arrival, refused to
tell officers how long they had been
in hiding
The prisoners dined sumptuously,
hey sent out for their meals, Or
dering an abundance of meats and
desserts. s.