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nipP-rhetheiin-it isoftoo*ra-romrn-me-:ar-avy )ne,nilc ila-for im-anditis.at the i In lely ,Wl-een nd-; ex-;nostled-eenison,(Copyright, 1934, By The Associated Press) ARCADIA, La., May 23.—Clyde Barrow, notorious Texas outlaw, and his gunwoman, Bonnie Parker, were ambushed and shot to death near here today in a sensational encounter with a posse led by an oldtime Texas ranger .Frank Hamer.The law-mocking desperado, whizzing along the Big Road ” highway at 85 miles an hour, ran right into a trap set for him.Before he or Bonnie Parker could get their guns into action, the officers riddled them with bullets.The trail of the bandit pair was ended through the cunning of Han/ir, who with three Texans had trailed the notorious man and woman over a half dozen states for 15,000 miles. Ke was rewarded for his search through a ruse accomplished by the aid of a relative of an ex-convict on the promise that the convict, who had broken prison, would be given consideration by the law.Barrow's car, running: wild, careened from the road and smashed into an embankment. Aa the wheels spun, the posse continued to fireuntil the car was almost shot to pieces.The body of the gunman, who four years ago was a minor hoodlumscarcely known outside of Dallas, was found slumped belilnd the steering wheel, a revolver In one hand.Bonnie Parker died with her head between her knees. She still wasclutching a machine gun.We killed Clyde and Bonnie at 9:15 this morning.” reported TedHinton, one of the Texas officers, to the sheriff’s office in Dallas. •They were at Black Lake, a hideout we had been watching for weeks.Hamer, former captain of the Texas rangers, who had been waiting in the brush for days for Barrow to come by on his regular run, added: “Clyde and Bonnie did not get to fire a shot. Their ear was full of guns and ammunition, but they did not get a chnee to use them *’In the wrecked car were three army rifles, two-sawed-off shotguns,a doxen pistols and large quantities * of ammunition, besides Bonnie Parker’s machine gun. The bodies were left temporarily In the automobile awaiting the coroner’s arrival.Others In PossfPhares Holding Reward Money Pending TrialBy Th# AMoHat^rt P?*s«AUSTIN, May 24—L. G. Phares. chief of the state highway patrol,today said the rewards for Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, “dead or alive,” would be withheld pending trial of Billie Mace and Floyd Hamilton at Fort Worth. The patrol chief, suspecting Clyde and Bonnie, had guaranteed a reward of $1,000 for slayers of two patrolmen near Grapevine Easter Sunday. He had collected about $4,000 in free-will contributions. He said from this amount would come some expenditures for expenses Incurred incident to the hunt for the killers. Hamilton and Billie Mace have been charged with the killings.FRANK HAMERVERY MODESTNO DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR SLAIN OUTLAWSDALLAS, May 23.—There wU.Not Much to It, Says Leader of Ambush PartyBy Th# A**oHfit*d Pr^iwAUSTIN, May 23.— “Well chief, there ain’t much to It.” Prank Hamer, one of those who killed Clyde Barrow and Bonjile r' '^er today told L. G. Phare^ V* 1 the Texas highway patrqv VThey Just drove into] the »e_ place and we shot the il out «. them. Both of theny died with their guns in their haijkts, but theydid not have a chancy to use them. We got them as ttyfy drove into their hide-out.” j“Who did the shooting?” aske4 Phares. ’“All of us,” Hamtr replied^; Hamer* 80 years old and six feet.
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Abilene Morning News
Abilene, Texas, US
Thu, May 24, 1934
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