The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-31

who screamed threats and defiance
at Captain Leach in the Tucson Jail,
had changed utterly.
AS the train rolled eastward the
terrific tension in the prison car
looSened.
Mary Kinder snuggled up to her
gangSter lover in one seat. Oppo-
site them, Russell Clark, still SITTER
ing from the blows he received from
Tucson police, sat with his head
cupped in his hands.
Behind the trio, Makley, looking
for all the world like a prosperous
salesman in his neat gray suit and
silverrimmed eyeglasses, gazed at
the desert scenery. -s's'-'-"'7as's'
Confer in Whispers
For several hours the men and
the woman conferred in whispers,
several times heads were seen to
shake negatively. Then Pierpont
said: Its curtains for all of usl"
Mary sighed and clutched her low
er's arm. Makley looked sadly out
of the window At this moment,
Captain Leach walked through the
train, Pierpont sent a request to the
state officers for talk. In the con-
versation conducted first in low
tones and then rising to the louder
tones Of a heated argument revealed
the peculiar code of the gangster.
I'm not going to apologize for
calling you names in Tucson" said
Pierpont. Il just want TO explain
a little bit 1 know I'm going to
get the hot seat, and I'm going to
show you that I'll take it like
man."
Speech Breaks Ice
This speech broke the ice between
the police officers and the prisoners.
mo apologies are necessary be-
tween policemen and criminals"
said Leach. You're in my custody
for a long trip and we may as well
be as friendly as possible"
began to compare notes on the ex-
PLOTS of the terror mob" which left
a trail of murder and robbery in a
score of states for more than four
months.
Il was in indianapolis a lot,
while the police were looking for
u.s." Pierpont volunteered, land once
was SO close to you, near the
statehouse, that I could almost
touch you" The gangster said
nothing today of his admitted plans
to kill Leach.
Eyes Matt, that's So" Makley
chimed in, and we held one thing
especially against you. That was
the dirty deal you gave Johnny Dill
linger in Chicago when he was
trapped outside Of doctors Office
last November. Why didn't you
give the guy half a chance? A sport
ing chance?"
II Wasn't There"
Chance, hell" said Leach. But
just for your own information, I
want to tell. you that 1 wasn't in
Chicago at that time. The Indiana
squad car was loaned to the Chi
cago police, but I wasn't there"
During the. conversation the pris-
oners were careful not to incrimin-
ate Themselves by any open adj
missions regarding their participa-
ton in Jobs" but they filled out
many of the details unknown to
Leach. He said later that he cleaned
much valuable. information from the
talk.
All three convicts agreed that
they had underestimate the Tue
son police force.
From their conversation, it was
learned that powerful underworld
connections in Arizona had brought
the terror mob" to Tucson for a
haven.
IF 1 had to go sticking up banks
in Arizona I'd do better going back
to work" was Pierpont's explanation
Of the terror mob's" declaration
that they merely had gone to Tue
son to take the heat off," and not
to commit bank robberies.
There are only two highways out
Of the state" he added.
And I have no regrets about any
banks I ever stuck up" said Max
ley. IF there's any difference be-
tween gangsters and banksters, ]
think its in our favor"
Il take from the bankers what
they have taken from the people"