The Washington times., 1934-04-23
INNOCENT MAN
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Eugene Boiseneau, Fleeing in
Terror, Shot by Federal
Agent; Gunmen Escape
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stopped only long enough to cal
to Baum and Christensen as they
entered the telephone office:
''What are you guys dOing?"
The two officers walked toward
the gangster car. AS they neared
it, one Of the mob leaned from
the sedan window and opened
fire.
Dillinger Identified
The two men, their weapons ir
their holsters, fell to the ground
Mr.. Winnetka said:
"Dillinger and four other men,
with three women, drew mp to
my resort Friday afternoon and
took complete charge.
'"They ordered my wife, my
self, and two Of my walters to
keen under cover and took pos
session Of several Of my 20 guest
rooms.
MACHINE GUN MOUNTED
"They mounted q machine
gun on the roof Of the hotel,
but evidently did not suspect an
attack as early as last night.
"The battle opened through
IN error Of the raiders The
car containing BOisOneau and
two other Conservation camp
workers passed the place, and
the agents called on the driver
to halt, believing the party to
be members Of the Dillinger
mob.
'"ThOse in the car did not hear
the order and continued. The
agents opened fire and BOisO-
neau was killed, the others
wounded.
WILD SHOTS IN WOODS
Inside the place there was
great excitement, and some Of
the ga1gsterS started shooting
wildly into the woods.
"At the height Of the firing,
fn which hundreds Of bullets
were exchanged, my wife and
1 fled into the woods and
made our way to the nearby
resort Of Alvin K0erner. DH-
linger was still in the hotel
when we left, though several
Of the men had fled"
Detectives broadcast a plea fol
reinforcements to Eagle River
Rhinelander, Mercer, and Othel
nearby towns, believing several oi
the gangSters were beseiged in the
hotel.
Tear Gas ROutS Women
A squad of 10 Federal agents
were rushed from Rhinelander
armed with machine guns and teal
gas bombs.
AS dawn broke, the force oi
more than 200. under command
Of the Federal men, began to close
in on the bullet-riddled hotel, or
dering the gangsters to surrender
When there was no answer, the
tear gas bombs were thrown
through the broken windows into
the building.
As the small arm Of Officers
stood with their guns ready to
NOW down the desperadoes as they
came scurrying from the fume
filled building, only the three
women who had accompanied the
mob came staggering from the
hotel, tears streaming from their
eyes.
The girls were arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Bill McGregor and
under heavy guard were taken in
cars to Eagle River for question
ing.
Escape Through Woods
Mr.. Winnetka told Of the eS
cape Of one Of the gangsters
whom he said was called Jimmy
He said:
"Jimmy made his way to the
home Of Paul Lange. He forced
Lange to drive him to KOern-
ef'S resort. There he COM
Wandered . car and sped away.
He kept all Of us covered 90 he
transferred from Lange's car to
the auto in which he escaped.
Three of the desperadoes made
their way through the woods to
the farm Of Robert johnson, two
miles west Of the hotel, kidnapped
Mr.. johnson, and forced him to
drive them to Park Falls, 40 miles
west of here. There they tossed
Mr.. Johnson out Of the machine
and continued on their way.
The fifth gangster com.
mandeered a car and was reported
seen speeding south toward Chi
cago.
0jIIinner Rattle