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EXTRA! EXTRA! PORTER COUNTY HAS A DILUNGER CASE, ALL OF ITS OWN; IKE NORRIS, WAR VET, STAGES WALK-AWAYValparaiso and Porter county, ii developed today, not id be outdone by Lake county, has a “Diilin-ger wulk-awEiy” case of its own, without the now famous ‘‘wooden gun’* feature, however.The principals in the case are none other than Chief Deputy Sheriff Ezra Stoner, E^g Zimme:-j man, Jr.. deputy county clerk, ondj Nelscn ‘Ike’ Non is lo:al world war! character. !iThe incident which brought the local officials into the limelight occurred last week when Stoner and Zimmerman, attempted to take Norris to Great Lakes, I1L hospital for treatment.Norris’ recent action in securing possession of some $8,f00 in oil stock owned by him, from his mother, Mrs. E. N. Norris* then bis guardian, resulted in her removal,and the appointment of- Deputy County Clerk Zimmerman as her successor. Delivery of the oil stock which had been sent lo Chicago by NorrJs for transfer to his own name was held up at the instance of Judge Charles W. Jensen when he named the new guardian.Failure of Norris to gain control of his oil stock resulted lit a flare-up on his part against Judge Jensen, and officials planned his removal to the Great Lakes' hospital.Deputy. Sheriff Stoner and Norris guardian. Deputy Clerk Zimmerman, weie in charge of Nonus on the trip to Great Lakes. At Evanslcn. Norris expressed a desire to stop and visit his 1. other, J. G. Norris. He was allowed io do so.When he was unable t-o gain admittance to the front door, Norris went to I he rear. That was the last seen of him. Four squads of Evanston police searched every j part of the vicinity, but Norris had disappeared as if swallowedup by the earth.The local officials returned empty-handed to Valparaiso. Nothing was heard of Norris until a fetv days later when Deputy Sheriff Stoner received a package mailed from Chicago, Enclosed was a top cap pistol and a note signed by “IkeLater the officials were apprised by Non Is’ brother in Chicago tliaL he was In New York City visiting his sister.Porter county, besides having -a Dillinger case of its own, also directly tigmed in the escape of the famous outlaw from the Crown Point jail. One of the machine guns taken by America’s Public Enemy No. l, was the property of Porter county. It had been loaned to Luke county sheriff's office to guard the prisoner during his stay there.vw
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Valparaiso Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 15, 1934
Page 6
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Porter C.
IN, USA 15 Jul 2021
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