Evening star., 1934-03-03
DILLINGER ESCAPES JAIL
AT POINT OF TOY PISTOL
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to accompany them. They headed
north toward Gary and Chicago.
Mrs. Holley, who had declared Dill
1inger never would escape from her
Jail, Immediately ordered all entrances
Of the jail locked and guards posted
about the building. No one was al
lowed to enter or leave.
He was awaiting trial for murder
in the machine cunning of police
man during bank robbery two
months ago while Dillinger and a
band of outlaw fugitives from the
Indiana State Prison were terrorizing
the Midwest with bank robberies and
killings.
Three Give Up.
Dillinger forced all four of the pris-
oners in the cell to accompany him,
but three of them willingly gave up
to deputies after they reached the
street.
Pushing Blunt ahead of them with
the machine guns at his back. the
colored man and Dillinger entered the
main street garage. Three attend
ants we're there.
The outlaw sang out: Don't move
or will fill you full of lead"
He singled out the black sedan and
at the point OF his ready machine gun
forced Blunt into the seat with him.
Sager was also forced into the car.
Sheriff Holley, who was named to
her post after her husband was killed
a year ago by a mad man surrounded
In q house, expressed fears for the life
o. Blunt. She and other oficials re-
called that Dillinger. the notorious
John Hamilton. and other members OF
the gang had sworn an oath to XIII
policemen on the slightest pretext-
The most elaborate precautions had
been taken to guard Dillinger day and
night since he was returned here sew
eral weeks ago from Tucson. Ariz., by
what he termed "hick cops"
Extra deputies had been sworn In
to guard him, and in his court ap-
pearances he was watched by a score
of officers armed with machine guns.
Guards are not allowed to carry
guns in the Jail itself, and Dillinger
did not obtain arms today before
reaching the warden's office, where
he terrorized two deputies and two
other jail attaches.
Airplane Sighted.
Mrs. Holley had provided additional
guards today. after an airplane was
seen lowering over the jail.
The prisoner who accompanied Dill
linger was Herbert Youngblood, held
on a charge of murder.
Dillinger was to be tried March
II for the murder of policeman in
the robbery of a bank at East Chi
cago. Ind.
Robert G. Estill, county prosecutor,
denied a report that Dillinger's former
gang members entered the Jail with
machine guns and escorted him to the
outside.
Tho prosecutor said that the outlaw
"just walked out"
At the jail guards said the section
of the Jail in which Dillinger had been
kept was locked up."
I'VE can't get back In there" they
said.
Sheriff Holley became hysterical
when she learned Dillinger was free.
She Immediately telephoned police of
Gary and shrieked:
"Send all the police and guns
you've got-Dilhnger's loose
Towns Warned.
Every available telephone In Mrs.
Holley's Office was manned with a
deputy phoning the news Of the escape
to towns and cities In the vicinity.
In Chicago. the police radio system
flashed a report every five minutes.
John Dillinger Is out and heading
our way with machine guns and an
other man"
Supervising Capt. John Siege Of
Chicago police said: We'll, pre-
dicted that this might happen. When
we were down In Indiana with Dill
niger, I advised the authorities to put
him in the penitentiary at Michigan
City"
Il am disgusted."
"What's the use of arresting Dill
niger II we can't keep him in Jail. I'm
ScIlOlIlS SQuduS oA OVCK tAAC CAty w
nab him If he tries to cross the In
diana border. But even II we do get
him, it will probably be the same thing
over again.
Eyes, sir. I'm disguised"
Unless recaptured, authorities feared
Dillinger would reorganise remnants
of his vicious band and continue his
marauding career Is . bank robber
and killer.
It was believed that John Hamilton.
second In command Of the Dilhnger
outlaws, might rejoin his chief. Ham
ilton was regarded as q character IS
desperate and murderous Is Dilhnger.
He was the only important member
Of the gorilla band left at large with
the roundup OF Dilunger ana MS
three companions In Tucson.
According to reports to Indianapolis
State police headquarters Delinger
was Joined by other members OF his
gang Q short distance north OF Crown
point They were reported to have
changed cars and sped on.
One Of those who Joined Dillinger,
Il was reported, was Mary Kinder,
Sweetheart Of Pierpont. who was re-
leased from custody at Indianapolis
Thursday. She was captured at
4oCOOns