Evening star., 1937-10-13
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BANGOR. Me, October 13.-Capt.
Frank Foley of the Bangor police said
today James Dalhover, wounded sur
vivor OF the G-men's ambush of the
dread AL Brady gang, had confessed
the band had slain three policemen.
Capt. Foley said he heard the sulky
prisoner, during an all-night ques-
tioning, admit to Federal agents the
gang had killed Richard Rivers, an
indianapolis police sergeant: Paul
zimmerman, an Indiana State trooper,
and Freeport, Ohio, highway patrol
man, George Conn.
Dalhover his skull creased by a
bullet, surrendered after a squad of
Federal sleutfls shot and killed Al
Brady, John Dillinger successor, /"
and the gangs youthful "triggerman, ="
Clarence Lee Shaffer, 2l, yesterday in
dramatic 5-minute gun battle on
a Bangor street.
Foley said the captured gunman
also accused Brady of knocking off"
grocery clerk. but said he did not
know the victims name or where the
Staying occurred. G-men. however,
have charged the gang with the death
of Edward Lindsay. Piqua, Ohio,
grocery clerk.
Complete Story Of Activities.
I guess he's given them (the Fed
eral agents) pretty complete story
OF the gangs movements since they
broke out Of Jail year ago." Foley
said after the night-long examination
IN the farmboy gunman's cell.
Foley said Dalhover. whose entry
into a Bangor sports goods store
sprang the Federal trap appeared
shaken by the lengthy questioning
and the effects of his wound.
The wounded mobsman claimed
Foley said, that the gang did not in.
tend to do anything" in Maine, bu,
merely wanted to replenish an ar
senal depleted when the trio barely
escaped G-men at Baltimore.
The gang made three separate trips
to Bangor, Foley revealed, from q
hideout at Bridgeport, Conn. Fole,
quoted Dalhover as explaining the
gang thought it could obtain ammu-
milton easier in Maine than in nearb,
States.
When the Brady gangsters fled from
an Indiana Jail one year ago, they
had but sl2 among them, Foley sale
Dalhover told the Federal agents. Fol
a while, the policeman continued hi.
recital of Dalhover's story, the trio
confined itself to small store Jobs
When they had accumulated about
$1,000 they obtained machine gun.
and went out for the jewelry store.
and other big jobs Foley said.
Had $1,000 in Pockets.
The policeman revealed the thre,
men had about $4,000 on their per.
sons yesterday.
Meanwhile, as authorities of In.
| diana, Ohio and Maryland awaited
official Federal word as to where
Dalhover first would answer charges
ranging from murder to jewel robbery
Walter Walsh. 28-year-old G-man
wounded in the mid-morning fusillade
recuperated from a clean flesh wouns
| in the shoulder.
Herold H. Reinecke, chief of tn,
indianapolis Office of the Fedora
Bureau of Investigation, expressed
belief that Dalhover would be re-
turned there to stand trial on twt
murder charges.
| Myron Guerney, chief Oman OF
the Brady job here, hinted the cas-
was ''far from being cleared up" an,
several angles are being followed up,
but he declined to disclose what la,
ahead
Last of Big Shots"
| Elimination of the Brady gangsters
sought year and day over a trai
leading ever eastward since the,
escaped from an Indiana jail, removed
either by death or Imprisonment, tn
last of the big shots" on the Fedora
bureaus wanted list.
Two 'mobs" still at large, Justic
Department officials said, we're "smal
fry" compared to Brady and hi
henchmen.
-Four Government planes waited a
the airport here Sources close t
Bangor police said the agents nigh
wait until dark and then start tnei
planes westward.
FOES BREATHE EASIER