, 1935-03-31

phiS and disappeared, two women
we're arraigned at jackson. Miss, on
charges OF conspiring to harbor and
conceal Hamilton.
Heads for Arkansas
The pair. booked as Estelle Davis,
10. and Dorothy Davis. 20. sisters
from Houston. were placed under
$4,000 bond and o hearing was set
for wednesday. The women had been
questioned throughout the day by
state and federal officers.
Memphis police believed the des-
perado pair had headed into Arkan-
saS Friday morning, possibly hoping
TO reach the rough ArkanSaS-Okla
homa hill country without further
brushes with the law. such as mark
ed their wild ride through MiSsiSsip-
pi Thursday night after the footing
Of q bank at PrentisS, Miss. OF ST.
600.
1t was not disclosed whether the
questioning Of the two women held
on charges OF conspiTing 10 harbor
Hamilton had furnished any infor-
nation OF value and department OF
justice officers were silent about
their movements.
we have nothing TO give out as
yet" A. RoSen. one of the officers
said, declaring TO comment on
whether he had learned anything OF
Hamilton's possible hideouts. An
other woman held In connection with
the bank robbery. booked as Mrs.
Virgie johnson Of near PrentiSs, was
brought TO the Hands county jail
Saturday for questioning.
M. f. Smith, farm agent OF Jeffer-
son county. Mississippi, and Ralph
BayliSs. a store clerk OF Prentiss, who
were left locked in the rear com
partment Of Smiths own automobile
when the gangsters reached Mem
phis Friday, we're back home Sat
urday.
Officers had no intimation. they
said. Of how Hamilton and his COM
panion escaped after leaving smith
and BaylisS locked In the automo-
bile. which they abandoned near a
large downtown hotel.
Smith and BayliSs managed 10 ex-
tricate themselves with the aid OF q
tire tool.
Faces Death i'm Chair
After Hamilton. who faces death
in the electric chair IN Texas, ana
his companion robbed the bank al
PrentisS they wounded q sheriff, dis
armed posses, kidnapped the two MIS-
sissippians and drove TO Memphis
without meeting SheriffS posses or
troops for a distance OF more than
200 miles. Sheriff Campbell said,
describing this feat as can amazing
store Of luck"
Two things had officers puzzled:
When Hamilton and his c%onfeder-
ate reached Memphis they apparent
ly had had no sleep in AZ hours or
more.
Hamilton's usual policy. the Off
Ger said. Is TO steal a car for his es-
capes. No reports Of recent car
thefts have been made to police
here.
Police checked railroads. bus COM
panies and taxicab operators to learn
whether the men purchased trans
portation TO Arkansas or some other
state. Raids continued Saturday on
downtown rooming houses on the
possibility the desperadoes sought
sleep there.
A Geographic "tip" that the ban
dts had headed for Oklahoma sent
department Of justice agents Scurry-
ing there from Tulsa Friday night
but no word OF their progress had
been heard Saturday.
SARASOTA. F1a-Joe Cronin has
his fingers crossed.
Happy" somebody asked the
Red Sox manager.
Yea. happy enough, but careful"
Joe replied. Were not a pennant
winning ball club just because Lefty
Grove looked good for four innings.
Don't forget that"
It may be a week before Grove
pitches again, Cronin says.
NEW ORLEANS, March 30.-P-
Travis Jackson, shifted from Short
stop to third base in the New York
Giants infield to make room for
Dick Bartell. chalks up an error ON
himself.
The trouble with me-" he says
with a grin, "Ive been playing the
wrong position all these years. II
&c known what third base was like
before I'd have been over here long
ago"