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GIBERSON CAUGHT; EXTRADITION FIGHT GETS UNDER WAY Jon ' Murder Suspect Who Walked From Noblesville Jail on Feb. 9 Battles Return From Cincinnati. FUGITIVE NABBED WITHOUT FIGHT Alleged Slayer, Hair Dyed Brown, Is Taken From Bed in Rooming House by Heavily Armed Police. Preparing to battle for the custody of Ernest (Red) Giberson. suspect in the machine gun slaying of Police Sergeant Lester Jones, and jail breaker, Indianapolis detectives this afternoon were en route to Cincinnati, where Giberson was captured this morning. Governor Paul V. McNutt signed extradition papers for the escaped criminal. Detectives fay Davis and Orville

Quinette were to attempt his; feturn, going to Columbus first to obtain the signature j of Ohio’s Governor on the return writs. That the officers would have a stiff fight on their hands was predicted after Giberson told arresting officers that "it will take all the extradition papers in Indiana to get me back there.” Giberson was captured by the heavily-armed officers in a downtown rooming house in Cincinnati. \He was asleep when officers entered his room. Giberson was unable to reach for the .32 automatic pistol concealed in a nearby cabinet. Giberson's hair now is dyed brown, officers said. Its original color was red. When Police Sergeant John Oman turned his gun on Giberson, the latter never attempted to move. “You’ve got me.” was all he said. First word of the arrest came to Detective Chief Fred Simon here in a short wire mesage which concluded Giberson's story of his escape from the Noblesville jail Feb. 9, one year and two days after Sergeant Jones was slain. l iving "Fich" Several Weeks Giberson's residence in a rooming house apparently came after several weeks of high living in the fashionable Walnut Hills district of the Ohio city. Information to Cincinnati police two weeks ago was that Giberson was residing in the height of fashion with a woman in the suburban area. A check by officers showed that he had departed and his trail next was picked up at the rooming house. ' Hours of questioning today failed to reveal anything of Giberson’s activities since he fled Indiana. Cincinnati officers said they had been prepared to fight it out with the escaped man. They said he recently had been reported carrying a machine gun. Giberson was one of five men nabbed in Kentucky in the roundup of the alleged machine gun killers of Sergeant Jones. The police officer was slain when he opened the Motor Coach Company garage on Yandes street in answer to a robbery call. Two of the alleged slayers have been sent to prison and Giberson was one of a trio awaiting trial at Noblesville. He escaped by cutting a steel bar in the jail block. Investigation showed that Giberson had mingled with a group of CWA workers employed at the Noblesville jail and completed his escape, with the authorities unaware of his sudden departure for several hours. Reported in City A few days after his flight. Giberson was reported to have been in Indianapolis on a drunken spree. Later he was supposed to have kidnaped O. A. Dart. 517 North Alabama street. Dart told police that he had been forced into Giberson's auto on the night of March 27 and forced to ride to Lebanon'. Giberson was considered as a states witness and had talked fluently of the crime several times before he was taken to Noblesville, it is known. Apparently Giberson's return to Cincinnati was one to his old haunts in the vicinity of Newport and Covington. Kv. Others who were arrested with Giberson. charged with the murder of Sergeant Lester Jones, were Fred Adams and George Schwartz, who pleaded guilty and received life terms, and Edward (Foggy) Dean who is awaiting trial in the Marion county jail. William Mason. Cincinnati. also awaiting trial for the murder of the Indianapolis policeman, is being held in the Noblesville jail. Mason was tried in September, but the jury disagreed. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 35 10 a. m 43 7a. m 39 11 a. m...., 46 Ba. m 41 12 tnoon>.. 45 9 a. m 41 1 a. m 48 Times Index Automobile News 4 Bridge 7 Broun 11 Clasifled 15-16 Comics 17 Crossword Puzzle 17 Curious World .. 17 Editorial 12 Financial 13 ' Hickman —Theaters 5 Lippmann* 11 pegler 11 Radio 10 Sport* ; 14-15 Stat* News 7 Stavisky—A Series 3 Vital Statistics 13 Woman s Pages 6-7

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ACTION ON MILL UNION VOTE DUE Labor Board May Decide on Real Silk Election, Officials Say. Instead of ruling on the Real Silk hosiery mill employes election last fall, the national labor board at Washington probably will decide tomorrow whether or not anew election should be held, according to union officials. It was announced at Washington yesterday that the board would announce a decision tomorrow' in the hosiery mills dispute, but no indication w r as given as to what phase w’ould be ruled on. William Smith, high official of the national hosiery workers federation, here leading the strike, today said the national labor board may rule anew election should be held, participated in only by those entitled to membership in the union. In the election last fall on the company and national union a majority of Real Silk employes voted for the company union, or Employes Mutual Benefit Association. However, Mr. Smith charged, only 1,700 of the plant's 3.200 employes were eligible to union membership and, he added, only these should have been permitted to vote., “Cafeteria help, janitors company* police and lingerie workers can not join the union, and is was unfair to permit them to decide by which union the hosiery workers should be represented,” he said. “I believe the national board will decide that conditions have changed at the mill, as evidenced by the strike, and that a new' election should be held. No further clashes between mill workers and strikers were reported to police today. ALLEGED VICTIM OF KIDNAPERS RETURNS Ohio Youth Questioned on Story of Abduction. By United Press FINDLAY. O. April 25—Hancock county officers today questioned Donald Schoonover. 21-year-old farm youth, about his story of being kidnaped by two men and a woman and held without food in an abandoned house for almost forty-eight hours. The youth returned late last night. He appeared to be under an intense nervous strain. verdict due Today in DR. WALTERMIRE CASE State and Defense Arguments Are Concluded. A criminal court jury is expected to return a verdict late today in the case off Dr. Tell C. Waltermire. Indianapolis physician. charged with performing an illegal operation. Deputy prosecutors made final arguments for the state before Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker this afternoon. T. Ernest Maholm. attorney for Dr. Waltermire. delivered closing arguments for the defense.

Japan Put On Defensive Concerning Her Far Eastern Hands-Off Policy

By United rret * WASHINGTON. April 25.—8 y adriot diplomatic feints Great Britain and the United States today had Japan on the defensive concerning her unofficially announced -hands off” China policy. The stand of the two western powers, taken separately but in so similar a manner that it appeared almost to be joint action, gave to the Japanese government the responsibility and moral obligation of justifying her proposed policy for Asia Acting State Secretary William Phillips called upon Ambassador Saito for clarification of Japan's position. Further indication that the United States does not propose to accept without protest Japan s claims to a virtual protectorate over China was given in official circles here today. President Roosevelt revealed he had scheduled conference with State Secretary Cordell Hull later in the day concerning the Far Eastern sit-

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Cavein of Roof Kills City Worker Laborer Is Buried Under Debris at Lieber Brewery for Two Hours. Slowly rotting steel beams in the roof of the Richard Lieber Brewing Company, 1242 South West street, which collapsed, yesterday killing one man and injuring eight were given at the cause of the tragedy by J. M. Henry, city engineer, who inspected the wrecked structure today. Examining pieces of the roof. Mr. Henry stated, that sulphuric acid formed by the decomposition of cinders spread over the beams had caused the beams to sag and finally give way completely, late yesterday. Mr. Henry stated that he had examined the building thoroughly and pronounced the undamaged part fit for workmen to continue the job of renovation. The part of the structure which collapsed, according to Mr. Henry, was built in 1906. The man who was killed when tons of debris buried him was Fred Elliott, 57, of 2203 North Harding street, a carpenter. He was working on the second story of the building, which was being remodeled, when the roof buckled and crashed. His body was recovered in the basement after rescue squads had worked desperately for two hours in the hope that Elliott might be alive. Workmen Take Flight The building trembled and shook before the collapse. Workmen fled toward exits. The injured men are: John Winney, 56, Sunshine Gardens; Charles Milholland, 44, of 833 Lincoln street; Thomas Fitzgerald, 48, Eastgate hotel; Arthur Mitchell, 37, of 1531 Shepard street; Charles Ebersole, 42, of 12 North Randolph street; John Gray, 45, of 919 North Delaware street; William Moody, 39, Negro, 713 West Thirteenth street, and James Rooney, 48, of 1250 South Talbot street. All except Moody and Ebersole were sent to city hospital. Dr. William E. Arbuckle, coroner, and William F. Hurd, city building commissioner, launched the investigations. Victim Native of Fillmore The Freyn Engineering Corporation of Chicago had complete charge of the remodeling, Richard Lieber, president of the brewery and former state conservation department director, said. Elliott was born in Fillmore and came to this city as a boy. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Claudy Elliott; a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Liebtag; a son, Byron Elliott; his mother; five brothers; a sister and a grandchild. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Lieber said that the collapse of the structure will delay production of beer at the brewery an additional month.

TEN CASES READY FOR FEDERAL GRAND JURY National Guard Case to Be Held Until Fall. Nolan Says. About ten cases will be presented to the federal grand jury when it convenes here Monday for a oneday session, Val Nolan, United States district attorney, said today. Although some evidence in an NRA violation case has been collected, Mr. Nolan said that he did not know if the case would be ready for presentation to the spring grand jury. Cases in connection with alleged graft and misappropriation of funds in the Indiana Guard will not be presented until the fall session, he declared. WHOLESALE DEALERS DISCUSS LIQUOR CODE Beer and Whiskey Men Gather for Hearing Here. Approximately 100 Indiana whdirsale beer and whisky dealers met today in the civil service room of the federal building in a code hearing. It is planned to regional labor boards to act as local code authorities for both industries. A. L. Lacy, federal alcohol control administrator. came from Washington to advise the dealers in establishing the regional boards.

uation. Mr. Hull returned to Washington last night from a week-end in New York and immediately began a study of developments in the Orient since he left here last Friday, ! By United rress TOKIO. April 25.—Foreign Minister Koki Hirota today dismissed imperturbably as “a friendly inquiry” Great Britain's request—received today—for information regarding Japan's startling declaration of Far Eastern policy. At the same time. Mr. Hirota said Japan did not expect to receive representations from the United States because Ambassador Hirosi Saito at Washington had “explained everything” in an informal chat with Acting state Secretary William Phillips. Sir Eric Lindley, British ambassador, visited Hirota for an hour ; today, making his inquiry regarding ; Japan's assertion of dominance in | Chinese, if not ail Asian affairs, i Mr. Hirota explained Japan’s posi-

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934

LIFE-TERMER TRUSTY WALKS OUT OF PRISON Negro Is Fifth Inmate to Make Getaway in Five Days. NONE CAPTURED YET Posses Take Up Search for Fleeing Man After Absence Is Noted. By United Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 25. —Prison guards, deputy sheriffs and local police today searchel northern Indiana and southern Michigan for Herman Williams, 48, a Negro trusty serving a life term for murder, who walked away from the state prison last night. He was the fifth trusty and the fourth life termer to escape since April 21. Williams last was seen at 7 p. m. after he had spent the afternoon cleaning up the administration building. He was wearing khaki overalls over his prison uniform. Posses took up the search after his absence was noted at the 8 p. m. check-in. Members of the posse went as far as New Buffalo, Mich., while state police and prison officers checked all automobiles going out of Michigan City. . Williams was sentenced in Delaware county May 31, 1923, on charges of murdering his wife. In November, 1933, he was denied a parole by the state clemency commission. A further check of his record revealed that prior to his conviction in Delaware county he escaped from the Atlanta (Ga.) federal penitentiary where he was serving a one and one-half year sentence on charges of white slavery. Escape of Williams was preceded by the escape of the other four prisoners over the week-end. None of the quartet has been captured. Leland Phillips, 26. serving a life term for murder, and Noah Seals, serving a three-year burglary sentence, were two of those who fled over the week-end. They escaped from the prison farm west of the jail. Willard Butler, 37, and Charles Irwin. 36, Negroes, serving life terms for murder, were the other members of the quartet. Butler was the private cook of Warden Louis Kunkel and Irwin was working in one of the prison buildings. It is estimated that more than twenty men, including the terror mobsters, have escaped from the state prison in a year’s time. ‘No Escape/ Says McNutt "The ‘walkaway’ of a trusty can’t, under any circumstances, be called an escape,” Governor Paul V. McNutt said today. “It's almost a physical impossibility to prevent trusties walking away, if prison farms are to be operated.” Wayns Coy, the Governor’s secretary in charge of penal affairs, said he had no comment to make. HEAVY FROST CAUSES LITTLE DAMAGE HERE Only Early Perishable Plants Hurt; Cool Weather Continues. Heavy frost which occurred here and throughout the state last night probably did little damage, other than to early perishable plants such as tomatoes, according to J. H. Armington, local meteoroligist. The mercury dropped to 31 last night at Municipal airport and 34 at the downtown weather bureau office. Fair and not so cool weather tonight, but light frost, and increasing cloudiness and slowly rising temperature tomorrow, was forecast. TREASURER’S OFFICE OPEN LATE SATURDAY Hours Set to Accommodate Spring Tax Instalment Payers. The country treasurer’s office will remain open until 4 p. m. the next two Saturdays to accommodate taxpayers, is was announced today by Fay Wright, chief deputy treasurer. Deadline for paying the spring instalment of taxes is May 7. Taxpayers who procure their receipts in advance may pay them through the banks, as they have done in the past, Mr. Wright said.

tion in detail. The impression was that he discussed the open door policy as regards China and a wide range of matters concerning BritishJapanese trade. By United Prctt GENEVA. April 25—Japan’s real objective in its declaration of far eastern policy is to force Chinese recognition of Manchoukuo as a move toward making China a dependent state, authoritative Chinese sources charged today. China, it was asserted, had received from the Japanese government what amounted to an ultimatum demanding that the strategic railway running southward from Mukden. Manchoukuo, into China be opened for traffic and that China establish custom s service at the China-Manchoukuo frontier. Acceptance by China would amount to recognition of the state of Manchoukuo. which until 1931 was Chinese territory. It also would be calculated to lead the way toward recognition by other world powers.

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WIRT ANSWERED BT ROOSEVELT Evolution, Not Revolution, Is New Deal Trend, Says President. By United Press WASHINGTON. April 25.—Revolution without the “R” was the nutshell characterization of the new deal placed today by President Roosevelt before those tvho have challenged the direction in which his policies are leading the country. The President’s statement, made in an informal address at the opening of a subsistence homesteads exhibit, was his first public recognition of the charges and controversy growing out of the Wirt episode. Without mentioning names, although his references to the “Red plot” revolution charges of Dr. William A. Wirt, Gary (Ind.) educator, were clear, the President said: “When you hear talk of revolution in this country' you tell them who talk about it that there is one letter too many in that word, it should be ‘evolution.’ ” The President in lauding the subsistence homestead program wove constantly through the speech an appeal for recognition of the importance of long-range national planning as a step toward permanent improvement of the economic and social structure of the nation. “There are going to be experiments, many of them,” he said. “Some are going to work, some are not. We have got to discover, however, the right way and the wrong way.” Mr. Roosevelt dismissed talk of regimentation of large masses. “There is to be no regimentation,” said. “We are not going to take people by force from one community and put them in another.” ANTI-LONG CANDIDATE WINS AT BATON ROUGE Kingfish’s Congress Hopeful Out; One Killed at Polls. Bf United Press BATON ROUGE, La.. April 25. Senator Huey p. Long’s candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress was defeated by J. Y. Sanders Jr., anti-Long candidate in yesterday’s run-off election that was marred with the slaying of a voter by an election official. The returns, nearly completely tabulated, gave Sanders a 2,376 lead over his opponent, Harry D. Wilson. Sanders’ total vote from all but four precincts w'as 17,782. Frank Humphrey, a voter, whom witnesses say attacked T. W. Thompson, a poll commissioner, with a knife, was shot to death by Thompson. Thompson, charged today with manslaughter, said he shot in self defense. CITY ACTION SOUGHT ON DEAD-END STREETS Officials Anxious to Protect Lives of Motorists. Action to protect motorists against dead-end streets in the city is to be taken this afternoon at a conference of various city officials. It was reported at the city hall today that FERA funds may be available to Indianapolis for the work. If that is true, officials said, work will be started immediately. Two weeks ago a Lebanon woman lost her life at the dead end of Eugene street when the car in which she was riding ran into the canal.

M'NUTT SETS DATE FOR BETTER HOMES’ WEEK April 29-May 5 Period Designated in Proclamation. Governor Paul V. McNutt today issued a proclamation designating April 29.t0 May sas Better Homes’ j week. The Governor said ,he felt ! it the obligation of all citizens to give heed to better homes and he | therefore “called upon all citizens | td give serious consideration to the i annual observances of Better Homes Week.” Government Official Dead ■ By United Press WASHINGTON, April 25.—Dr. Ulysses Grant Houck, 68, associate chief of the agricultural department's bureau of animal industry, died here late yesterday.

TWO AUSTRIANS ARE KILLED IN GUN FIGHT WITH NAZI TROOPERS

By United Press LINZ, Austria, April 25.—Two Legionnaires were reported to have been killed by gunfire today in a fight between Austrian Legionnaires and German storm troopers at the Bavarian town of Vilshofen on the Austrian-Ger-man frontier. Fifteen were reported taken to the hospital. EASTERN STAR WILL NAME GRAND MATRON Mrs. Hazel Thompson Coats to Be Honored by Order. Mrs. Hazel Thompson Coats, Greensburg, wdll be elected grand worthy matron of the Indiana grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star, at this afternoon's session of the sixtieth annual convention of the grand chapter which is being held in the Scottish Rite Cathedral today and tomorrow. Harry E. Emmons, Indianapolis will be selected as the new grand patron to succeed Alphonso C. Wood. Mrs Coats w'ill replace Mrs. Rose L. Malcolm, retiring grand wmrthy matron. New officers also will be elected for all other stations in the grand chapter line. SANDERS, ILL, TO QUIT G. 0. P. POST, IS HINT Former Senator Watson Again Mentioned as Successor. By United Press WASHINGTON. April 25.—Everett Sanders, chairman of the Republican national committee is considering resigning the party post because of ill health, Republicans indicated today. Republicans predicted today that a meeting of the national committee would be summoned soon to hear Mr. Sanders’ proposal, which is expected to be a resignation. Among the aspirants for his job is former Senator James E. Watson of Indiana. U. S. FLEET CROSSES CANAL IN 47 HOURS 110 War Vessels Set New Speed Record in Panama. By United Press Colon, Panama, April 25. The great Pacific battle fleet of the United States rode proudly at anchor at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal today, successful in the greatest test of speedy transit from ocean to ocean in history. The entire fleet of 110 vessels passed through from the Pacific in exactly forty-seven hours. The original schedule for the naval passage had been fourteen days, but a change of plans resulted in the test to see how quickly the fleet could reach either ocean in time of war. TWO ARE IDENTIFIED Faber and Millen Branded Bandits Who Killed Officers. By United Press DEDHAM, Mass., April 25—Abe Faber and Irving Millen were definitely identified by a government witness at their trial today as two of three bandits who engineered a 15,000 holdup at the Needham Trust Company, slaying two policemen and wounding two osther men.

We View With Alarm Home-town politicians making a big play in Washington, votegetting fireworks, keen insights into political personalities feature The Times’ own merry-go-round of Indiana congressmen beginning tomorrow' on the Feature Page. Written by Walker Stone, Times staff writer and veteran Washington correspondent, this series depicts Indiana’s part in the new deal. Often sarcastic, always amusing, this series will give voters a clear picture of just what representatives do when they are away from home. The fretful worries of patronage, constituents gawking their way through the house chambers demanding absurd legislation, administration pressure and party politics mingle in with the stories of the Indiana figures. Walker Stone regards them all with an objective and watchful eye. He sums up barrels of political ballyhoo in neat, terse phrases. Why did Congressman Sitinpretty vote to override the President’s veto? Why did Congressman Zookus hold out on beer and prohibition repeal? Why was the postmaster at Middleburg appointed? This series answers many of the political questions that have |*en rankling in the minds of the voters.

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AIRPLANES READY FOR DRIVE TO NAB DILLINGER GUNMEN ‘We’ll Get Him This Time/ Chief of U. S. Agents Declares as Hundreds Scour Midwest. MANHUNT GREATEST IN HISTORY, Notorious Outlaw and Hamilton Still Near Twin Cities, Is Belief; Others Hunted in Indiana, Ohio. By United Press CHICAGO, April 25.—Airplanes were tuned up at three strategic middle western points today, ready to plunge, any minute into the thick of the greatest man hunt that has been organized in mid-America in years. John Dillinger and his band of desperadoes who shot their way out of a federal ambush in the northern Wisconsin wilderness Monday were the quarry.

DARROWPLEADS FOR DILLINGER ‘Never Had Chance/ Famed Lawyer Says; ‘Shoot to Kill’ Order Hit. By Times Special WASINGTON. April 25.—While Willis Carter Baum, department of justice agent and victim of Dillinger defiance, was being buried here today, a single voice, amid a chorus of condemnation, was raised in defense of the Indiana outlaw. The voice was that of Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago criminal lawyer, who has long borne the title of “minority man.” Mr. Darrow denounced the orders given department of justice operatives, state and local police to "shoot to kill” in the Dillinger manhunt. He said that John Dillinger should be captured without harm and not given a-life sentence. For Mr. Darrow does not believe that criminals are to blame for being what they are. "If John Dillinger had been the son of a Mellon or a Morgan, he would not be a bandit,” Mr. Darrow declared. "The prisons are full of men who lacked opportunities in their youth. Childhood environment, combined with heredity is what makes criminals.” Mr. Darrow said that he was unfamiliar with the details of Dillinger’s career, but was sure that a long sentence given for his first offense caused him to continue his crime. "He w T as in prison long enough to vow vengence on society,” Mr. Darrow, said. "That undoubtedly is what he is seeking to achieve. "When caught, he should not be shot, but carefully guarded in prison. But he should not necessarily be kept there for the rest of his life. Old men lose the spirit of adventure.”

2 MISSING WITNESSES DELAY BOMBING TRIAL Continuance Asked by Prosecutor in Sullivan Case. By United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., April 25.—Trial of Virgil May, charged with the bombing of a grocery store near the Starbum mine last September, was delayed today when it was found two state witnesses were missing. The continuance was asked by Prosecutor Rex Bridwell and other state officials assisting in the prosecution. The motion was granted by Special Circuit Judge Walter F. Wood. CHAIN GANG TORTURED Legislative Committee Charges Abuses in Georgia County. By United Press ATLANTA. April 25.—Severe charges of open use of convict labor for private purposes and torture of prisoners resembling days of the ancient Roman empire were made against Butts county chain gang authorities today by a special legislative subcommittee. Insull to Arrive May 7 By United Press NEW YORK. April 25.—Samuel Insull will arrive at Jersey City on May 7, aboard the steamship Exilona. the American Export Line announced today.

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Organized search for the outlaws leaped over new hundreds of miles today as one section of the gang was sought in Ohio and Indiana, while hundreds of miles of the northwest, an army of federal agents and sheriffs’ deputies stalked the quarry through snow-covered forests and in the Minnesota twin cities. _ No possible retreat of the notorious gunmen was overlooked as Melvin Purvis, chief here of the department of justice bureau of investigation made the firm prediction “Well get him this time. We have more facts to work on than ever before.” The federal investigators believed that Dillinger and his almost equally wanted lieutenant, John Hamilton, still lurked in the northwest with George < Baby Face) Nelson. Chicago gangster identified as the machine gunner who killed W. Carter Baum, federal agent, in the ambush battle Monday morning. At least four of the gang were believed to be in Ohio or Indiana. Twice yesterday a maroon car carrying four armed men was reported on Indiana highways. Two traveling salesmen who met the car near Muncie said one of the occupants carried a machine gun on his lap. Because of the divergent reports, airplanes ready to transport sharpshooting federal agents were concentrated at St. Paul, Milwaukee and Chicago, ready to reach any likely spot where the gangsters might be within two hours.

Three Women Arraigned By United Press MADISON, Wis., April 25.-War-rants charging three girls of the John Dillinger gang with concealing fugitives were prepared today while federal agents organized a gigantic manhunt for the escaped desperadoes. Meanwhile, one of the trio, Marian Marr, comely brunet, told federal autorities that she was married two weeks ago and was spending her honeymoon in the northern Wisconsin retreat with her outlaw bridegroom when a raid by authorities separated the newly wedded pair. The other two identified themselves as Rose Ancker and Ann Sothern. Officers said the names of all three probably were fictitious. Jail Raid Is Feared By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., April 25. Reports that John Dillinger and three associates had been sighted in Indiana late yesterday, enroute toward Ohio, caused apprehension in Columbus where three lieutenants of the desperado are held in Ohio penitentiary. The state patrol radio broadcast reports that a car believed to carry Dillinger had been seen speeding through Muncie, Ind. Prison officials here pointed out that extra guards had been assigned when Harry Pierpont, Charles Makley and Russell Clark, convicted of slaying an Ohio sheriff in liberating Dillinger from the county jail at Lima, were committed. Murder Warrants Ready By United Press EAGLE RIVER, Wis., April 25. Murder warrants will be issued here for John Dillinger and five of his followers as a result of the gun battle at Little Bohemia lodge Monday in which a federal agent and a CCC worker were killed, District Attorney Edmund Drager announced today. Drager said he would ask the federal government to turn the Dillinger men over to Wisconsin authorities if they are captured. Two Cars Sought By United Press MINNEAPOLIS. April 25. —Twin City police and deputy sheriffs today closed in on two automobiles, one of them answering the description of the Ford sedan taken by Dillinger gangsters at South St. Paul Monday, according to police radio bulletins here. Bloodhounds Offered John Dillinger had better not come back to Mooresville to enjoy any more “quiet family dinners” with his family, or he may find bloodhourtds after him. A1 G. Feeney, state safety director, has received an overture for the use of the canine criminal catchers. A Terre Haute firm promises to supply expert trailers with prompt service, day or night.