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AGENTS HOPINGTO END SEARCHFOR DILLINGERCapture of Killer May Solve $200,000 Abduction Of . St. Paul Banker.Chicago, April 26.—The capture ofJohn Dillinger. and his murderoushenchmen—believed only a matter ofhours by federal authorities-—may result in solution of the $200,000 abduction of Edward G. Bremer, St. Paul banker.Melvin H. Purvis, head of the localoffice of the United States bureau of investigation, Wednesday night said investigators believed that Alvin Karpis, Chicago, Arthur (Doc) Barker and his brother, Fred, were with Dillinger when lie shot his way to freedom at Mercer. Wis.The three have been identified by fingerprints as participants in the Bremer abduction on Jan. 17. The banker was freed on Feb. 7 after theransom payment.Arthur Barker and Karpis were on parole from the state penitentiary at McAlester, Okla. Barker had served time for murder; Karpis for burglary.Disclosure that the Barkers and Karpis were believed with Dillinger completed the roster of the hoodlums I w.t t—« 1 .1 • _ __ ..i K «at the Little Bohemia resort in north- • o ern Wisconsin. i eiThe others reportedly with desperado Dillinger were John Hamilton, his first lieutenant; Homer Van Meter, aid to his chief in a raid on a Warsaw (Ind.) police station recently; Tom Carroll, paroled Illinois convict wanted for bark robbery in St. Paul, and George (Baby Face) Nelson, alleged slayer of a federal agent in Sunday night's gun battle.
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Harrison Daily Times
Harrison, Arkansas, US
Thu, Apr 26, 1934
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