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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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US Attorney James R. Fleming reports that John Dillinger's March 3, 1934, escape from Crown Point, Ind., jail involved outside assistance, not a wooden pistol or inside help from Sheriff Lillian Holley or staff. No evidence implicates officials, clearing them as innocent victims.
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Escape Was
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Outside Job
Federal
Investiga-
tion Fails To Impli-
cate Crown Point
Jail Officials
Fort Wayne, Ind., April 5.-(AP)-
James R. Fleming, United States attor-
ney for the northern district, has re-
ceived a report from
investigating
agents of the Department of Justice
indicating, he said,
"There was no
wooden
pistol
in
John Dillinger's escape March 3, 1934,
from the Crown Point, Ind., jail.
"The gangster had 'outside' assis-
tance
"No evidence had been uncovered
to involve Lillian Holley, then sher-
iff, or any jail attache in the escape."
"Sheriff Holley as the innocent vic-
tim of circumstances," Fleming said
today.
"The evidence gathered in this long
investigation shows Dillinger's escape
may have been a genuine jail break."
The Department of Justice findings
were reported verbally to Fleming last
night by agents of the bureau of in-
vestigation, who made an exhaustive
inquiry into the escape, which set off
a nationwide hunt for the No. 1 pub-
lic enemy,
a search that cost the
lives of several officers, civilians and
gangsters before Dillinger was, cor-
nered and killed on a Chicago street
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Dillinger's
Escape
Was
Out
side
Job
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last July 22.
The attorney said evidence to sup-
port a charge widely made after Dil-
linger fled. that he had "inside" aid,
could be obtained only by a confes-
sion. None has been obtained.
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Location
Crown Point, Ind.
Event Date
March 3, 1934
Story Details
Federal investigation concludes Dillinger's jail escape involved outside assistance, no wooden pistol used, and no evidence implicates Sheriff Holley or jail staff, clearing them of involvement.