Outlaw JOHN DILLINGER Gangster Newspaper Wooden Gun Esc Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 99.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 17, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 24, 2008 Location Williamsport, PA See more about 'Outlaw JOHN DILLINGER Gangster Newspaper Wooden Gun Esc' Description   Outlaw JOHN DILLINGER Gangster Newspaper Wooden Gun Esc     NEWSPAPER FROM 1934 NOT AS REPRINT! FAMOUS WOODEN GUN ESCAPE * Complete 16 page issue with report of John Dillinger's famous escape from Crown Point, Indiana County jail. ALBANY EVENING NEWS, March 3, 1934. John Dillinger was one of the main figures in history for causing the establishment of the FBI that is so well known today. The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: * Dillinger Flees Indiana Jail; Holds Two Men as Hostages (unusual to find this report with a banner head) with nice two column headline below the masthead: "DILLINGER 'WALKS' OUT OF JAIL; HOLDS GUARD HOSTAGE" with subheads. (see photos) This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United States history. wikipedia notes: On March 3, 1934, Dillinger escaped from the "escape-proof" (as it was dubbed by local authorities at the time) Crown Point, Indiana county jail which was guarded by many police and national guardsmen. Dillinger apparently escaped using a hand-carved bar of soap shaped like a gun , although this was disputed by some witnesses. Dillinger further embarrassed the town, as well as then-42-year-old Sheriff Lillian Holley, by driving off in her brand new V-8 Ford. The press augmented her chagrin with such headlines as: "Slim woman, mother of twins, controlled Dillinger as sheriff."[3] Incensed, Holley declared at the time, "If I ever see John Dillinger again, I'll shoot him dead with my own gun. Don't blame anyone else for this escape. Blame me. I have no political career ahead of me and I don't care." Dillinger would then be the main focus in one of America's most desperate manhunts. One can only imagine what the owner of this actual newspaper thought when reading this article on one of the last American desperdoes before the formation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Other news of the day throughout. Some binding slits along the spine with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition. Our eBay Store tells much about our 31 years of experience in the sale of rare newspapers. Every item we sell is absolutely genuine. Shipped Flat and Protectively Packaged Along With a Protective Archival Folder for Safe Keeping. 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