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G-MEN CAPTURE VOLNEY DAVIS IN CHICAGO HIDEOUTKarpis Gang: Member Shows Fangs Before Arrest as Bremer Kidnap SuspectENTERS GUILTY PLEAOklahoma Bandit Confesses He Wrote Ransom Letters in $200,000 ‘Snatch’ST. PAUL, June 3—(JP)—Volney Davis, 33, considered by police one of the most dangerous members of the Barker-Karpis gang, pleaded guilty here today to a part in the $200,000 kidnaping of Edward G. Bremer, St. Paul banker.| Davis formally admitted his guilt a few hours after he had been brought to the twin cities by plane, under a heavy guard of special agents of the U. S. Department of Justice.His capture—he was seized Saturday in Chicago—had been announced only a few minutes before Davis came into court.Davis was arraigned before Federal Judge M. M. Joyce, in the same federal courtroom where one j of Davis’ chiefs, Arthur (Doc)| Barker, was convicted a few weeks ago of engineering the Bremer kid-* naping. Barker received a life sentence.When the judge read the Bremercase indictment, which charged Davis with writing the ransom notes w-hile the banker was a prisoner, Davis said quietly:“Guilty.”Davis’ capture by federal agents in Chicago, where he walked into a carefully laid trap and found himself surrounded by seven special agents, leaves only one im-tolilt;s i Karpis gang at large—Alvin “Bo” i! Karpis, co-proprietor of the band 1! and unofficial “Public Enemy )! No. 1.”Sentence Held Up.! On motion of George F. Sullivan, United States district attor-1 ney, sentencing of Davis was deferred, without a definite date being set for it.It was indicated that sentence might be passed Friday or Saturday.Federal agents in Chicago had questioned Davis since Saturday, presumably hoping he would reveal the hiding place of Karpis. I Their action in arraigning him on » the Bremer charge was taken as* I indicating they did not believe he I; had any part in the kidnaping of* i little George Weyerhaeuser of Ta-| coma, who was released upon pay*t ( ment of $200,000 after Davis’ cap-1 ture.Federal agents in Chicago char** tered* an airplane last night, and Ml OUt for St. FXOL At Madison, Wis., they were forced down b- weather, but took off later. The identity of their prisoner was not officially announced until after he was safely in St. Paul.Made Escape OnceCaptured in Kansas City last February, Davi.; e .-taped when the j federal agents’ plane was forced 1 down at Yvktiiit 111., near Chi-'! cago.Ji Eight other-' including Alvin 1 : Karpis. Harry ( ampbell and William Weaver, . are sought in the Bremer a’viuct’on.Asked by newspaper men to pose for a picture. is refused, com-| menting “it in ghl not hurt me, j but it might hur. somebody else.’’(Continued on Page Two)
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Mon, Jun 03, 1935
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