The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-02
PETTY HOODLUM
CAVE VICTIM
NO QUARTER
Killed Dickinson to Prevent
Trouble After Robbery, He
Tells Detroit Police


lilac. He wanted US to go up
TO his room for more drinks and
we did. 1 had two or three be-
fore we left. Then we returned
to the DetrOiter, where Flo and
Loretta spent the night with me.
DECIDES TO KILL HIM
II told them, This guy seems
to have a lot of dough. Let's
get a gun and take it away from
him.
Flo said, Wouldn't it be bet
ter to just knock him in the
head?'
Then 1 told them, No. he
knows us now and would squawk
when he came to. That would
be too dangerous. We have to
keep him quiet. There's only
one thing to do: Kill him.
Finally it was decided to hold
the party Dickinson had sug-
gested and drive him out to Tel.
egraph Road and get his money.
II was away from the De-
trOiter collecting some milk bills
during the early part of WedneS-
day afternoon, but returned
and drove the girls to their
home. 1 went for them later,
and we returned to the DetrOiter
about $3.50. had to go out, and
while 1 was away Jean phOned.
I had given her the number a
few days before. 1 don't know
which of the girls answered the
phone, but Jean was invited to
come up to the room.
"When 1 got back to the hotel
Flo and Loretta had told Jean
of our plan to get DickinSOn'S
money and asked her to go
along.
II told Jean, I am going to
take a gun and it might kill a
man. will have to bump him
off so he won't talk
JEAN JOINED PLAN
Jean said, That's okay, I'll
stick with you
Dickinson phOned and said
he would be up about $3.50.
When he came he had some
liquor with him and We took
several drinks and all of us got
tipSy. Then / suggested that
we go for ride and get some
air. Dickinson said the idea
was god one and we left.
ut had been agreed that the
girls would ask me to stop the
car, and say they had to get
out for a minute when we got
to Telegraph Road. But they
didn't wait that long. When
we got to Rouge Park,
first Flo, then Jean, said they
had to get out. 1t looked like
a good dark place for the job so
stopped and all three of the
girls got out and went to the
back of the car.
Then I got out and stood at
the side of the car and ordered
Dickinson.
"'Take your coat and vest off
and get out
"He looked at me and said:
"'YOu're a damn fool
II grabbed him by the arm
trying to get him out of the car
and ripped at his coat and vest
trying to get them off of him.
Then DickinSOn's arm flew out
as though he was striking at
me and 1 shot. AS he staggered
to the ground I shot twice more.
1 took off his coat and vest
and tossed them in the car and
the girls got back in and we
started back to town.
"FlO and Jean went through
the pockets of the coat and
vest, but didn't find near as
much dough ($134) as 1 had ex-
pected. Flo and Loretta had
told me that he had lots of
money.
Zone of the girIs-I don't re-
member which-Said:
"It serves him right; he
ought to have been shot,
ION account of my reputation
here / figured I'd better get out
of town. So we decided to get
our clothes in a hurry and beat
it to Chicago.
HID DEATH GUN
"When we got to Chicago I
rented an apartment and
planned to use it for a hideOut.
Then 1 parked the car in a ga
rage on the SOuthside and hid
the gun under the mattress.
Later, l decided / had better
get rid of the gun, so / caught
a street car and rode out to the
end Of the line and hid it in a
ditch.
II gave the girls money to
buy themselves some new clothes
and later gave them more for
bus fare to Fort Wayne, where
they figured they could get jobs
in a night club. They had been
gone only a few hours when 1
realized things would be too hot
for me in Chicago and decided
to join them in Fort Wayne.
Il knew the hotel they plann-
ed to stop at and registered
there when 1 got in Fort Wayne.
That's where we were pinched
and brought back to Detroit.