Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 July 1934 — Page 5

JULY 24, 1934.

VAN METER IS SOLE DILLINGER GANG SURVIVOR Ft. Wayne Outlaw Brains of Mob. Declares Captain Leach. BY JAMFS DOSS Tim*s l%ri!#r Only one of the original Dillinger gang still is alive and at liberty, now that the man from whom the mob took its name is dead. The only man of the original five to escape death or rapture is Homer Van Meter, Ft. Wayne, who was, in the opinion of Captain Matt Learh of the state police, the brains” of the mob. When the Dillinger gang started operating about a year ago. its members were John Dilimger, Van Meter, Harry Copeland. Sam Goldstine and Walter Mohler. Dillinger was the leader, but Van Meter did most of the better thinking for the gang, according to Captain Leach. Mohler Behind Bars Mohler didn't last lone. He was too ambitious. In Michigan City prison, he drank shellac and produced the effect of tuberculosis so cleverly that he was gr.en a "furlough” for sanitarium treatments. He ‘recovered" at once, of course, and joined the others of the original five. Then Mohler got ambitious. H< dropped down into Kentucky and tried to rob a bank single-handed. He is now back in prison. Then Goldstein was captured. He and Dillinger rented an apartment m the exclusive Beverley apartments m Gary. Captain Leach and Gary police laid a trap for them, but only Goldstein was in the apartment when the raid was made. Dillinger made his getaway. Copeland Captured I ater Copeland was captured much ' later, but still the ghost-like figure ; of Van Meter flitted on. always at the fingertips of state and city police andJedcral men. And Van Meter not only is clever. He has. according to Captain Leach, plenty of what commonly is termed ! cold nerve. "Remember the radio incident?” asked Captain Leach. “Van Meter. Copeland. Goldstine and Mohler were driving in Chicago i and they had a couple of sub- j machine guns in the car. They all ; had pistols, too. ‘ A Chicago squad car approached and one of the gang—l think it was Dillinger or Mohler—said. Let's let 'em have it.’ Interested in Radio “AH Van Meter said was ‘Shut your head. I'll handle this'.” Then Van Meter, according to Captain Leach, got out of the mobsters’ car and approached the Chicago police squad diffidently. He explained to the Chicago police that the five were ‘a bunch of boys iroxn down in the sticks of Indiana” ana that they would “like to see how the police radio works.” “Were up for the world's fair,” Van Meter said glibly, ‘ and I’ve been telling the boys that if we waited around here long enough that one of those squad cass with a radio in it would show up. ‘ How about explaining it to us?” I’olice Oblige Bandits The Chicago coppers said they; would explain, so Van Meter beckoned “the box’s from down in the sticks of Indiana” over to the car. A pleasant three-quarters of an hour was consumed while thb big tow n coppers condescendingly explained the working of the police; radio. The “boys from the sticks” stood around in apparently bucolic wonder. nursing pistols in their armpits. ‘ Well.” said Van Meter, “that's certainly nice of you boys. We always heard that you big town cops are kinda hard nosed, but you've certainly treated us swell. So long.” Never Close to Capture And that's just the kind of fellow Van Meter is,” asserts Captain Leach. ‘lf we captured him today, if Ohio authorities or bank employes couldn't identify him. the only; thing we could do would be to take, him back to the state prison as a parole violator. ‘We have reason to believe that he never has taken part in any Indiana bank robbery. We've got six cases against John Dillinger. but not a one against Van Meter. •We never have come cjpse to catching him and as far as I know, nobody else has. He'll take a lot of catching, if it's ever done.” DERN FAVORS PLAN TO INCREASE AIR CORPS Baker Board Reforms May Be Effected in Coming Year. WASHINGTON. July 24 Many reforms recommended by the Baker board in its inquiry into the army air corps are hk“lv to be effected during the coming year, a survey of the United Press today revealed. George H. Dern. secretary of war. apprised of the findings before he left for an inspection trip of Panama, indicated that he agreed fully with the board's proposals to’ increase the air corps to a position of world supremacy. PINE WOODS DAMAGED Fighter* Put Out Cape Cod Fire After Mean Loss. By l nit'd Prny MASHPEE. Mass., July 24—One thousand acres of pine woodland near here had been burned over today after the worst forest fire on Cape Cod in several years Two Indian firefighgters were overcome After a nine-hour battle by more than 300 CCC workers, firemen and volunteers the fire was brought under control last night. CODE OFFICIAL NAMED William Flanders Appointed as Compliance Agent. William H. Flar.ders. local attorney and executive secretary of the Tire and Battery Dealers' Association. has beer, appointed compliance agent for the retail tire and battery trade code in central In-1 41aaa. it itaa been announced.

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LEACH PLEASED OVER CLOSE OF DILLINGER CASE ■Greatest Farce’ in U. S. Crime History Ended, He Thinks. "The greatest farce in American criminal history is ended." With these words. Captain Matt Leach, of the Indiana state police, summarized his reaction to the slaying of John Diliinger in Chicago by federal agents. “Go look at his record.” Gaptain Leach barked. "If he was a national figure. I'm a ! Publicity made him. There was something of a farce, too, about some of the attempts to find him. “Why, in one day we received information that he was in fifteen different places—fifteen! These were spread out about seven hundred miles, which made it pretty difficult for him to be in all of them at once.” Captain Leach, who plans to take a vacation now that his Diliinger worries are ended, paid high tribute to the successful federal men, his chief rivals in the hunt for Diliinger. C. M. T. C. TROOPS' HIKE SLATED FOR FRIDAY Five-Mile March Will Precede Overnight Maneuver. In spite of record temperatures of the past few days, preparations for an overnight camp preceded by a five-mile practice march are being made at the Ft. Benjamin Harrison Citizens Military Training Camp, Colonel Oliver P. Robinson, commander, announced today. Preparations for the maneuver, to be held on Friday, and selection of the camp site in a far corner of the reservation are in charge of Captain Don N. Holmes, C. M T. C. supply officer. The citizens-soldiers will be armed and will carry a full pack. Meals will be served from the rolling kitchens.

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