, 1934-12-30
ANOTHER OF
DILLINCER'S
: PALSCAUCHT


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Rl-
The Department Of Justice began
making good Saturday night on its
vow to get the last laugh" on the
remnants Of the fast vanishing Dill
linger gang.
Capture OF John Paul Chase. 80,
supposedly one Of the toughest"
Of the whole murderous band, two
nights ago at Mount Shasta, IN
northern California, was announced
Saturday night by members Of the
department here.
In Death Car?
Chase allegedly was one Of the
Baby Face" Nelson trio that shot
1t out with federal agents at Bar
rington, Illinois, November q, kill
ing two officers. Samuel p. Cowley
and Herman E. Hollis.
Nelson and his wife presumably
were the other two. Nelson was
killed. His wife was taken later and
sent TO prison on a parole violation
charge. Chase got away.
Northern California was supposed
10 have been a stamping ground for
the remnants OF the gang.
The federal agents set traps at
various points where Baby Face"
and his confederate supposedly had
been operating in northern Califor-
MIA and Nevada.
Two nights ago one Of the traps
clicked. and John Paul Chase deny
ing his identity. was caught In IL.
Police quickly identified him as one
Of the 10 to 20 ktill uncaught as
sociates Of Nelson.
T. p. Guinane. chief OF the divis-
ion OF investigation here. told Of
the complicated snares set for
Chase.
Old Haunts Watched
Old haunIS III san Francisco,
Oakland ana II Marin county across
the Golden Gate were spotteu PANS
six years ago Chase work.
' Cd IN The state fish natcnery at
Mount SHASTA. The last was only a
shot IN the dark, but II worked.
After the Nelson death and the
murder OF me two federal agents
in Illinois. Chase hitch-hiked across
Montana to washington ana Seattle.
Guinane SAID.
He was on his way down the
coast to san Francisco wnen he
dropped IN at Shasta TO make a
touch" on the friends made six
years ago. He was broke
Within three hours after the
friends recognized him, Chase was
IN the Shasta Jail. Guinane said.
instrumental IN the capture were
ak crack federal agents, who flew
20 the scene in a plane. and two
country policemen-Chief A. l.
Robert Of Shasta and Chief Manuel
Menotti Of Sausalito. II was Rob-
erts who kept Chase under Surveil-
lance until the federal men arriv-
ed and Menotti made the positive
Identification.
Not a Shot Fired
Not q shot was fired as the as
serted desperate was captured in
the lobby Of the small resort hotel
where he had registered as q cara
van-car" driver.
He gave his name as Elmer Jones.
denying he was Chase. An auto
mobile drivers certificate was
found in his pocket made TO Elmer
Lockwood OF Burlington. Vermont.
Chase then said he had driven a
new automobile across country for
O car dealer.
Guinane resisted all attempts TO
find where Chase was being held.
on orders from Washington.
Were not going TO take any
chance with this fellow" Guinane
said.
He is one Of the toughest mem
oers OF the Dillinger gang. We have
q good case against him-including
q double murder, we believe. We
bad 30 extra agents out here es-
pecially TO find Chase.
"As far as we've been able 70
find, he never earned an honest
dollar In his life except when he
did sone ball-playing once"
Guinane said Chase became as
sociated with Nelson in 1892 In q
rum-running racket in Marin coun-
~ and that Chase also had q
speakeasy.
With Dillinger In 80
l. was not until 1888 that both
tied up with the late John Dillinger.
Chase dropped completely from
sight shortly before Dillinger made
his wooden gun escape from
Crown Point. Indiana, Jail.
At n time. when Nelson was
hiding out in California and Reno
last summer. agents we're only four
hours behind him and Chase. GUM
ane revealed. but they lost the pair
at Reno.
His office has been working on
the promised roundup Of IS 10 20
Californians and NevadanS who .
sertedly harbored Nelson. Agents
said these persons included many
supposedly respectable citizens who
apparently participated in the hide
out deliberately but. we'll have the
last laugh or them" Guinane said
when the probe began
Last week. Mario r de Paoli. alias
Bull" Kelly. former barbary coaS:
"bouncer" was arrested for resist
ins federal officers who wanted 70
question him as the whereabouts
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