The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-06
JOHN DILLINGER
FAITHLESS IN
ALL HIS LOVES
Outlaw Finally Trapped by
Woman Who Ruined
Husbands Life.
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Anna Sage and Mrs. Sage was the
sort % person DilIngeT might very
vrli know
There's another angle there
which might help % clear away
some o. the mystery which the FED
cral men have thrown about Dillin-
gers killing. he pointed out Marx
Zarkovich. the East Chicago detec-
tive. who really is responsible for
DuIugcrs death. knew Mrs. Sage
well
In fact 7 remember" Mr. Keele
continued. that she helped ZarkO-
vich solve a great many crimes
while I was on the Gary police
force. T. would be natural for M
former wife TO associate with Mrs
Sage in Chicago and thus Dillinger.
Why Discuss Details
Polly was a beautiful girl when
7 married her said Mr.. Keele sadly.
she has fine folks living in Fargo.
" p. Her brother. a nice boy. once
worked IN indianapolis, but nov IS
attending college.
But why discuss the details Of
our unhappy marriage" ne said
Its a commonplace story. Life
IN Gary didn't suit her. And 7
haven't seen her IN nearly two years.
I'm married agam-happily this
time"
And down on a farm in southern
Indiana the attractive woman Dill
lmgcr married more than ten years
ago revealed that she, too is happily
married again. She asks only that
her name be withheld.
Don't talk about John DilHnger
To- me-" she pleaded L want to
forget all that part OF my life"
Evelyn Maintains Silence
And while DiIlin1-r proved By his
death that he not only was cruel
and murderous but also faithless.
Evelyn Frechette. his French Indian
sweetheart maintains stony
silence in prison.
Not since the discovery of Polly
Hamilt0n's picture in the back of
the bandits watch has the raven
haired GIRL who took the rap" for
the bandit spoken Dillingers name.
In an interview shortly before
DIllinger was killed. the fiery Evelyn
ardently spoke Of her love for the
outlaw
The girl whose mother was a full
blOOded Chippewa Indian. poured out
her story Of an undying love for the
desperate. Her attitude was differ
Cnt from her stern silence when the
writer attempted TO interview her
in the Pima county jail at Tucson,
Ariz.. last January.
Things Different Now
Then she had been taciturn. but
smiling Using the name of Ann
Martin she sat in the Jail of the
southwestern city. working inter-
mlnable crossword puzzles. She
parted all questions.
But now. things were different.
Evelyn F'rechette was facing two
long. hard years III prison. Her eyes
lost their wary expression. Worn as
a screen against embarrassing
questions. during her detention in
Tucson. Her face grew tense as she
spoke of DIllinger.
She told of her first meeting with
Dillinger in a Chicago night club
late IN November. 1888. when po-
lice all over the country were
searching for the HOOSier bandit
and his gang of escaped conuctS.
I'd do 10 all over again for
Johnnie Miss FreChette repeated
ever and over again. He loved me
and called me his sweetheart"
Dillinger Kind TO Her
Tracing her life briefly from the
time of her birth on an Indian res
Crvation IN Wisconsin. the French
Indian girl told of her life ana UNI
happy marriage TO Walter Sparks.
now serving time in LeavenWOrth
penitentlary.
Duhnger was kind to her during
her stay with him IN Florida and
Tucson. Evelyn asserted.
She told OF the Crown Point Jail
break and Of her visit with Dill
linEcr IN prison shortly before he
"tOy-gJmned" his way out of jail.
Johnnie told me that he would
be out Soon." said Miss Frechette
And. sure enough. he was"
One day shortly after the jail
break" she revealed. L was at
my sisters home in Chicago. The
bell rang and there was Johnnie.
We hugged and kissed was so
glad 10 see him"
Spoke of Chicken Dinner
MIS- Frechette spoke briefly of
the visit she and DIlinger made TO
the family homestead in MooreSville
on April and the fun they had
eating chicken dinner with
Johns relatives But the girl care
fully eyaded any comment on the
automobile which she bought for
John Ii Indianapolis on April : and
which enabled him 10 quit Indiana
when his Hudson sedan wsS
wrecked at NobleSville on that day.
On April Q. Miss FrecheJte told OF
being arrested by federal men IN
Chicago tavern while DilInger made
MS getaway IN a car parked at the
-urb
Tears eliStcned IN her eyes as she
spoke Of the narrow escape she had
lad with Dilhnger in ST. Paul
7 riSked my life for him then.
said Miss FreChette When the
federal officers broke into our
apartment I rushed 10 the car
through a hailStOrm Of bullets and
drove Johnnie 10 safety"
DHlinger the FaithleSS
But Dilinger. the cruel. the faith
less. forgot all about Evelyn as soon
as he was free. Hardly was she in
prison when he took up with his
new woman whose picture was
found IN his watch.
That was the outlaws habit. II