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1937.

'Our Wives Betrayed Us'

BETTER Says Last Of Brady Gang

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The Bishop of Birmingham | (Dr. Barnes) speaking at Bir- mingham recently appealed to

'DOLLS TIPPED OFF THE G-MEN'

medical men, religious leaders. You

and magistrates to use their in- fluence to prevent the decay con- sequent on the falling birth-rate.

"It la viini to a nation that its best stocks should increase and multiply," ho aald.

"Unfortunately, at the present ume, there is no doubt that in England the best stacks are beginning to do out. "I repeat the obvious truism: "The greatness of a nation depends upon the quality of its people.

"If you breed from bad stocks you get bad stocks. If good stocks will not maintain their numbers, calamit- tous decay is waiting. As regards bad stock, sterilisation and enthana- sia are questions which yearly he- come more insistent.

the

"If the present tendencles can tinue in Western Europe until end of the present century, no polen- ilal enemy of ours will have sumelent cluzens to be aggressive, and we shall have to unite to prevent the menace of the all-conquering Asiatic."

"Mousebite" School Excuse

Must JA

Not Buy Soap On

A Sunday

Myself: "A cake of toilet soap,) please."

Assistant: "Sorry, Slr, 14% illegal to sell soap on Sundays."

I was out investigating the con- fusion caused by the Sunday Trad ing Restriction Act.

I went into a florist's in the Strand

By a Special Correspondent

Indianapolis, Oct. 20. JAMES DALHOVER, sole survivor of America's last important gang, came back manucled to-day to the Indiana farm country ho left a few years ago with a machine-gun instead of a hayfork in his hand. Window-bars drew shadows across the feet of the one-time farmboy who has confessed to four murders as he sprawled on his prison cot and told me, listlessly, his story.

Mother To

Police: You

Killed My Boy'

Simply, in his own language, he drew for me the most vivid portrait of the typical gangster · jever drawn,

machine-gun

In last Tuesday's battle with G-nen nt Bangor, Maine. Al Brady-America's "Public Enemy No. 1" since Dinger's death and Clarence Shafter were shot

and asked for n flowering plant in A BEDFORD mother re-dead.

a pot, but I found he was permitted

to sell only cut flowers on a Sunday.

Of the three pals who left farm Dillinger" only Dalhover survived.

cently accused a detective fe to try to outda sanite-eyed John

I went into a selghbouring care of causing her thirteen-year- yet he began his tale to me with:

of bread. old son to commit suicide.

"1 1 could get out of this jail I'd and naked for a loaf

"You absolutely drove my boy to do the same thing all over again," "Sorry," said the assistant," "It is after one o'clock." In his hops death, and I hold you responsible and went on thus:- It is illegal to sell a loaf after for it," she declared at the inquest. p.m, on & Sunday. Yet it was Coroner IL. G. Rose found that of Mile. quite proper to buy currant buns. the bay-Raymond Pope, A few currants thrown into the road, Bedford-gassed himself while dough brought then

was dis- within the the balance of his mind

turbed. He added that, in view of the boy's age, the detective was pro- bably over-zealous.

JAW.

Twin Falls, Ida. Infection from mouseblte ranked nt the top of the most-out-of-the-| ordinary reasons for being absenti

I went into another chemist's shop from school in Twin Falls County, and pretended I had a cold. I asked shown handkerchiefs Mrs. Doris, Stradely, county super for, and was

guld. Second and a hot water bottle. Intendent of schools

was that of most unusual reason "falling off a horse."

Four New War Medals

London, Oct. 10,

Mr. Brown of Moulsecombe, Sussex has been presented with four new War Medals to replace those which he lost. They are: the Queen's South Airlean, the 1815 Star, and the General Ser- vice and Victory medals.

"Oh, yes, and a cake of toilet soap," I added.

The assistant hesitated, decided I was not an Inspector, and served

nie.

law of the "I'd live by the heater gun), Just as we did after escaping from Greenfield Jail: by robbing banks and Jewellers storeя of money. The average guy trying lo make an honest living hasn't got a chance nowadays.

"I guess it's all over now. They've Detective Constable Salisbury In-

to hang me n couple terviewed Raymond at his home got enough about thefts from electric slotmeters, times.

"I've heard the radio bellow out and Raymond's brother, Ronald Pope, declared that the detective's manner night after alight while we were on was harsh and dominating, He fired the run that crime doesn't pay. But questions at Raymend and definitely crime does pay for lots of guys who aren't caught because they keep away from the spectacular way of stealing money.

of the

accused him of the thefts.

Detective Salisbury, replying to the I saw a big rack full of walking slicks in a tobacconist's shop. mother, Mrs. Sarah Pope, said he bought some cigarette and matches. strongly suspected the boy

sticks-just thefts. There were marks on the hall "And these walking what I've been looking for," I said. seat of one of the houses which had sald the assistant, been entered, and these were con- "Sorry, sir," "no walking sticks to-day. Smokers' sistent with the studded soles on the

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'COULD HAVE GOT

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"Crime might have paid for us if Brady and Shaffer hadn't been so

ritzy..

"We could've gotten twenty or thirty grand 120,000 or 30,000 dol- lars and perhaps skipped to England

or Canada.

"I've no regrets for the life I've lived, but I hope my two boy's 'don't follow my footsteps. I I'd the chance I'd see they'd plenty of spending money. Boys with plenty of dough to spend don't steal.

"But if you want to stop having gangs like ours and Dillinger's get rld of the slums, I bet there's more crime bred in the slums than any- where else. And the cops should clean out the poolrooms and fix up (reorganise) the penitentiary system. "Looking back, one thing stands out In my memory--the robbery of Partner Brothers' Jewellery store at Dayton, Ohio, back in March, 1930. We rubbed it of almost 150,000 bucks 000) from under the very noses (£30,000) of the cops. The police station was right across the alley.

"We lost the loot to a Chicago Tence (receiver) It was hijacked (restolen) by nine men. I still be- Heve that the fence who was to help us get rid of the hot stuff cased (planned) the job for the raiders.

"He said in Chicago the other day that he was glad we were caught, Well, if we'd ever met him again all I can say is we'd have taken care of him.

hos

"He ought to breathe easier now. "A lot of people want to know I liked life of roaming to avoid the law. The only moving: about we did was when we raided banks outside.

Dolved in Baltimore from October 1938 1 last August. After Ketting married to the Raimondo sisters Shaffer and I settled down

much. We pretty

sorta became domesticated,

'I WARNED BRADY

TO STAY AWAY'

our

"The only time we left home was to do

work. The Raimondo sisters were Ane dolls (girls), and didn't know what our work was.

"They thought we were lumber- men. Women are the downfall of all crooks according to the coppers.

"I guess we were no exceptions, but our gals were only indirectly re- sponsible for us getting caught. You see Brady got cocky beenuso could make pretty gals easily. Ite lock unnecessary chances. Shaffer and I had to jump (reprave) him for it.

we

"To get even with us he told the dolls we were from Dangor, Maine, and the gals tipped off the G-men.

(This is the first Indication that the gangsters' wives betrayed them.]

here I am and they're dead, I warned Brady to stay because he'd away from Bangor told the dolls, 'But he wouddn't listen. "I guess I readily would have been better off If the cops had clipped me

toWhile we were living in Fridge- port, Connecticut, Brady learned to fly a 'plane. If we'd pulled that job

cased we'd

[planned) in Maine Brady, Shaffer and I would have 'plane that really pulled one with would have made headlines.

"It was a bank in California. And then we'd have quit.

"But things don't always work out well. I had my fun while it lasted, although it didn't last long. enough.".

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