Evening star., 1934-03-04
10000 Join Hunt-Gov.
McNutt Probes Desper-
ado's Escape.
WOODEN PISTOL HELPS
BREAK FROM JAIL
Prisoner Locks Up or Threatens
80 in Daring Flight From
Cell in Indiana.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CROWN POINT, Ind, March s.
While investigators here pieced to-
gether the almost fantastic details Of
the sensational jail escape of John
Dillinger today, an army of officers
tonight spread over Midwest States
to intercept his flight.
Authorities estimated as high as
10000 men were already engaged in
the effort TO catch Dillinger-free
by virtue of toy pistol he whitfield
from a Northumberland his colored
Jail mate, Herbert Youngblood, who
had been held for grand jury action
on a murder charge.
AS far East as Ohio and through
out Indiana and Illinois, authorities
were on the alert. Central and
Southern Illinois tonight contributed
frequent reports that a car answer
ing the description of the sheriff's
sedan in which they fed. was spotted,
generally adding it was travelling at
a high rate of speed.
Hunting Dillinger's trail, too, was
Sheriff Lillian Holley of Lake County.
Indiana. Dillinger's keeper-until this
morning.
At least SO persons were intimi-
dated and locked up in three separate
places in his getaway.
Sheriff Threatens.
'If ever John Dillinger. I'll
shoot him ugh the head with my
own pistol" Mrs. Holley said
Machine guns, manned by State po-
lice, were trained on Indiana's high
ways as blockades were re-established
in an effort to recapture Dillinger.
Every automobile that Travelled the
blockaded roads was stopped and
searched by the policemen. Flare
lights directed the cars into Q single
trafic lane Roads the officers know
Dillinger to be familiar with were
given most attention. Machine guns
were mounted both at the beginning
and at the end Of the passes.
While the law enforcement forces
prepared for another battle of wits
and probable gunf1re with Americas
most dangerous criminal, Gov. Paul
v. McNutt declared he will institute
. rigorous personal investigation"
into the facts surrounding the escape
at Crown Point.
The Governor said the National
Guard. If needed, will be available to
the State police in their search for
Dillinger.
Al G. Feeney, Indiana director of
public safety, ordered State police
men spread across the western edge
Of the State, changing their positions
frequently as apparently authentic
reports gave Dillinger's approximate
whereabouts.
Expect Battle.
State policemen, recalling Dillin-
gers hatred for officers, expected a
battle to the death in event he is
cornered.
Belief that Dillinger might reor-
ganize the remnants of his gang and
try to break into Jail at Lima, Ohio,
to hberate three of his pals-Harry
Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell
Clark-was expressed by Feeney.
1t was those three men, Ohio au-
thorities claim, who killed Sheriff
Jesse Sarber at Lima last Fall and
liberated Dillinger.
Pierpont. Makley and Clark. who
were captured with Dillinger at
Tucson, Ariz. a month ago, are await
ing trial in Lima for Sheriff Sarber's
murder.
One of Feeney's first actions fol-
lowing the Jail break was to estab-
lish the whereabouts of Mrs Mary
Kinder. local woman and sweetheart
of Pierpont. who was captured with
the four desperadoes at Tucson.
Mrs. Kinder, who was located here
was elated over Dillinger's escape. She
was released from custody earlier this
week when the State failed to pro-
duce evidence connecting her with
the escape Of 10 convicts, among them
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