| Show I r IF Biggest Damned rooi Fool Dillinger Lapels Cop Policeman Tells I-I I w He Defied Notorious Desperado W WARSAW ARSA W md Ind April 13 UP- UP Judd Pittinger a small town police man told the United Press today how he muzzle of oC John ers er's machine gun and calmly pointed it Into the Air The gun was pointing at Pittinger's vitaLs when ho he made the bold but futile effort to c capture the ace outlaw outlaw out out- law single handed The year 54 year old night patrolman patrolling the deserted main street of this little resort town when he encountered the desperado desper ado and a early said that Dillinger called him The bi biggest g L damn fool I ever saw When he took the menacing zie of oC the machine gun and pushed It aside h he knew that thal hl his assailant w Was the widely hunted Dillinger he said I recognized him Immediately Immediate Immediate- ly he declared Look Looked d P Pair lr in Room lie He alio described now he attempted attempt attempt- ed to lock Dillinger and the latter's companion Homer Van Meter Indiana Indi- Indi ana parole violator in a room at the Warsaw town hall ball and police head head- quarters I lf there had been a lock on the thedoor thedoor door I would have had and his companion just like that lie he explained ex- ex plumed snapping hl his fingers M As the officer ran for help however however how how- ever Dillinger and Van Meter picked vests and two ui up three proof bullet ves revolvers Jumped Into a large blue sedan parked In front of the town townhall hall ball and led fled Pittinger who said sald he defied the notorious Dillinger r because he got me mud mad told his story In his home here Q as armed posses of state police vigilantes and sheri officers spread over Indiana In an excited h hunt nL for the guerilla outlaws Injures Injure His Leg Ler The policemen policeman was under a doctor doe doc ors tor care today because of Q a torn ligament in his left leg received when he fled after attempting to trap the bandIts Pittinger's narrative ot of the raid was given to the United Press with ns of humor by the policeman policeman police police- man who said now that I 1 look bock back bockon ort on it maybe I wu was a damned fool after all Th There re are only two police officers on duty at night here and I 1 was walking along Buffalo street when these thue two men CAme up to me met methe he They were swaggering a ros the street and I 1 taw saw they had machine mechie guns When they come came closer I recognIzed Dillinger stuck the muzzle of 01 hIs machine gun Into my stomach and said just M as though he meant bual ness that they wanted those thOe bullet proof vests In the police pollee station laUon Grabs Gun Muzzle I I grabbed the muzzle ot of the gun and nd forc forced d it Into the air but Van VanMeter VanMeter Meter I as he la later r was had another machine gun on me from behind 1 Dillinger swore when I pushed lila his hisgun gun away and said Do Dont try to get funny copper I asked DillInger It his hh gun would shoot and he asked me what the hell hellI I 1 thought he was carrying it for tor Just then the clip fell feU out but Van Meter had a a. gun on me and I hesitated about drawIng my own revolver Dillinger stooped and picked up the clip putting l 1 back In the machine gun gunThe The odds were against me me so ro I gave up and said Mid I would go along with them We started down an alIcy alley al- al Icy ley and ond then turned east eest a a. block and anda a half to the town hall hail While we were walking along one on each side of me saId I 1 Iwas was WM the bIggest damned fool he ever saw and Van Met Meter r suddenly snatched my gun from my holster holder and crocked me head with It Then He Oot Goi Mail J Wh When n we g got L to the town han hail and police stat station on they took me upstairs and we went first into the large office Th They looked around and r real l. l there were no guns or bulletproof bullet bullet- proof vests there so they told me to get gd the key to tb the small room open open- Info off the office fI I tried tn th s hll th them m oft off by saying I didn't know where the keY Was kept but that dJ didn't nt do any good WhIle we were In th there re Dillinger ud said Lets take the old boy Along with us USO so sQuawk too loon soon and Van Meter agreed That made maderne rne me madI mad nad nadI I backed out slowly and th then n slammed the door of the small room I I ran about 10 feet down the h hail ll to the head ot of the stairs slipping and left lett knee But I rn made dc it down the stairs and ran down an alley at al- icy ley behind the Centennial motion picture pic- pic tore ture theater I kept running at al though my leg pained me and when I came to the ot of the alley olley and Buffalo street I 1 saw their car cor roaring roning away from the town hall haU |
