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John Dillinger — Part 1

52 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 8, 1934 · Broad topic: Famous Crimes & Fugitives · Topic: John Dillinger · 52 pages OCR'd
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+ . . - - . . on Po 7 a_i i’ . : . 4 . . i . . THE BIOGRAPH THEATRE, WHILE AGENTS J T MCLAUGHLIN, WC RYAN; WOLTZ A! D P SULLIVAN COVERED THE EMERGENCY EXITS IN THE ALLEY ON THE NORTH Ss. OF THE THEATRE. AGENT BROWN REMAINED IN A CAR PARKED ON THE SAME S1 “OF THE STREET AS THE THEATRE, WHILE SAC PURVIS WAS STATIONED NEAR TH BIOGRAPH THEATRE. AGENT WINSTEAD AND SERGEANT MARTIN ZARKOVICH WERE ADVISED BY TELEPHONE THAT DILLINGER WAS AT BIOGRAPH THEATRE AND THE’ IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO THAT PLACE, WINSTEAD TAKING A POSITION WIT! AGENTS HURT AND HOLLIS. IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING WORD THAT DILLIh WAS AT THE BIOGRAPH THEATRE, I PROCEEDED TO THE VICINITY OF THE THE ACCOMPANIED BY TIMOTHY 0 NEIL AND SERGEANT CONROY, I WAS IN A ROVIN POSITON AND KEPT IN TOUCH WITH ALL AGENTS IN ORDER TO SEE THAT ALL POINTS WERE BEING COVERED PROPERLY. ABOUT 10~350 PM, DILLINGER ACC( IED BY TWO WOMEN COMPANIONS EMERGED FROM THE THEATRE@WALKING SOUTH LINCOLN AVENUE. SAC PURVIS GAVE A SIGNAL AND THE AGENTS BEGAN TO ~ IN. DILLINGER BECAME APPREHENSIVE AND STARTED TO RUN~GRABBING FOR GUN. AGENT WINSTEAD FIRED ONE SHOT WHICK WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED ONE SHOT EACK BY AGENTS WINSTEAD AND KURT-FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SHO) WINSTEAD. DILLINGER WAS REMOVED TO THE ALEXIAN BROTHERS HOSPITAL, RIVING THERE AT 10-55 PM WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. HE WAS LA* TAKEN TO THE COUNTY MORGUE. EXAMINATION OF DILLINGERS BODY DISCL TWO FRESH WOUNDS ON HIS CHEST, ONE OF WHICK WAS JUST BELOW HIS HE A THIRD FRESH BULLET WUND APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A BULLE ENTERING THE REAR OF THE SKULL AND EMERGING FROM LOWER PORTION 0} RIGHT EYE ABOVE THE CHEEK BONE. IN ADDITION TO CLOTHER WORN BY I THERE WERE FOUND 1 GOLD 17 JEWEL HAMILTON WATCK WORKS NUMBER 3444 CASE NUMBER 0558384 MONEY IN BILLS AND CHANGE AMOUNTING TO $7.7 rer =. 4 . TEREE KEYS, A LOADED AUTOMATIC 2380 CALIBFE PISTOL AND ONE LOADE ih ha a are oo) MATIC CLIP, | AND ONE RED STONED RING»
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