The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-13

address Dalhover gave as the hide- out. -;
 Though the gang had $5,O00 cash, neatly bundled with g rubber band, when yesterdays shootings ended its career, Dalhover told G-men that when they broke jail in Indiana last year they had only 8 few dollars to- tai capital.
 Dalhover said that yesterdays fateful visit here was the third which the gang had made from their Connecticut hideout where they had spent the summer.
 The first trip, he said, they stop- ped at Alfred, Me, the second, out side Augusta, and the third, at Car mel, 12 miles from Bangor. In each case, he said, they rented overnight cabins.
 It was learned that Dalhover be- gan his confession yesterday after noon but 1t was not completed un- til today.
 Dalhover named Brady as "the boss and declared that the slain ringleader ordered all four of the murders. The captive, declared by G-men to have been the gangs "trigger-man," steadfastly maintain ed that he merely carried out Brady's orders. .-.
 Despite their long residence in New England, Dalhover said, the gangSters had pulled no jobs" in this section. He admitted, how ever, that they had looked over a couple of banks"
 Dahlover told federal agents that yesterdays trip was the last one they planned to make to Maine. He said that as soon as they had replenish- ed their arsenal they planned to re- turn to tneri native Indiana and resume their reign of terror.
 Myron. E. Guerney, federal agent in charge of yesterdays cup, had left Bangor today and was believed in Bridgeport Investigating Dalh- overs story of the hideout.
 Meanwhile, Dr. Herbert c. Scriv- ener, announced that on the body of gang-leader Brady he found an unhealed old wound, just above the heart. Indications were that the wound had not received proper medical treatment, he said.
 At Bangor airport several govern ment planes were held in readiness to fly Dalhover to Indiana, and at- taches believed the start would be made within "A hours.
 Arrests Unknown
 Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 13-(UP) Police said they knew nothing today of the reproted arrests by fed- eral agents of two women ct 8 re- puted Al Brady gang hideout in this city.
 No bookings were made at police headquarters, although 1t was under stood federal agents were in town"
 No information concerning the apprehensions was obtainahle at the F. B. I. headquarters at Hartford.
 It was considered probable that if the women were taken into cus- tody they might have been taken to home hotel for questioning before formal charges were lodged against them.
 | Body Found Sept. 2S
 Preeport, O., Oct. 13-(UP)-The body of State Highway Patrolman George Conn, whose murder James Dalhover confessed today the Brady gang was responsible for, was dis covered in @ ditch near here Sep- tember 28. f
 Five bullet wounds were in the body, which was covered partially by a scrap of burlap. He had started out to arrest @ farmer for traffic law violation and had been missing Q half day.
 The patrolman's automobile was discovered nearly mile from the spot where the body was found by Q passing autoiSt. There was no indications of struggle. The only cleN left by the killers was 8 small piece of paper which indicated their car had been stored in a garage.
 To Claim Body
 Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 13.-(UP) Mrs. Sally Shaffer, grandmother of Clarence L. Shaffer, Jr., Indiana gangster slain yesterday ct Bangor, Me, said today she and her hus- band would claim their grandson's body and arrange for its burial here.
 Reward Not Determined
 Washington, Oct. 13.-(UP)-The justice department today said desig- nation of the recipient of the $l,5O0 reward offered for information lead- ing to the apprehension of the Brady gangsters would await a full report from Chief G-Man J. Edgar Hoover to Attorney General Homer 6. Cummings.