Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-21 | Page 1 | Code Hunted in Marked Bibles Sent to Dillinger Gangsters

CODE HUNTED IN MARKED BIBLES SENT TO DILLINGER GANGSTERS COLUMBUS Ohio April 21 P IP-I John Dillinger trIed to quote scripture to his henchmen behind the walls o of the here his efforts were spoiled today by the watchful ness of oC Warden Preston E E. Thomas Thomas Intercepted Bible verses mailed from Chicago to Harry Pierpont one of the doomed gangsters Pierpont and Charles Makley are re sentenced to todie todie die in the electric chair Friday JUly 13 A third Dillinger gangster gang gang- ter ster Russell Clark La is enten d to life liCe imprisonment They were convicted of the murder ot of Sheriff Jess Sarber In delIvering delIver delIver- lag ing Dillinger from the Lima Lima Ohio jail last October The were marked in a manner that the warden said he believed mi might ht have hac been a code attempt by Dillinger Dilliner promising an effort to free his satellites One marked ver verseS l' l from a religious re- re lI ious pamphlet was Have no fear Cear Jesus hit has conic come once he will conic again Another verse Was as asunder under under- 4 f Let Le not your heart be trou bled ye believe in God belieVe also aiso in me mc ln in m my Fathers Father's house are ale many mansIons JC if it were not so I 1 would have told you ou I go to prepare a pl place ce for you youl Parentheses In blue Ink were drawn around the following And i if I go 0 and prepare a place for you I 1 will conic come and receive yoU unto my el that where I am there shall ye be also J I know And hither so jo ye e and th the wa way e e know