1824. THE HUNT FOR JOHN DILLINGER - JOHN DILLINGER (1903-1934) American bank robber and murderer, in 1933 and 1934, he and his gangs undertook a string of bank robberies in the Midwest, with narrow escapes from the law. His first robbery in 1924 led to a nine year stint in prison. took place in Mooresville in 1924. He was caught and imprisoned until 1933. After a jailbreak, he resumed robbing banks until gunned down by the FBI as he exited a Chicago theater, betrayed by the infamous "Lady in red". Rare newspaper account of the hunt for John Dillinger as reported in The Moines Sunday Register, Mar. 4, 1934, 20pp. folio. The headline reads: "20,000 OFFICERS HUNT DILLINGER", and the story opens: "At least 20,000 officers Saturday night hunted John Dillinger, notorious desperado, who escaped from jail here earlier today...". A full description of the hunt follows, with superb detail, describing the timeline of Dillinger's heist and escape from Tucson, his "wild night ride over muddy side roads by a Negro", and the taking of hostages. In small part: "...Deputy Sheriff, Lew Baker, the jailer, was next disarmed. With their prisoners matching before them with hands upraised Dillinger and the Negro directed the procession to the jail kitchen. There a national guardsman was overcome and his machine gun seized. Mrs. Baker was in the kitchen. Dillinger swung his machine gun toward her and warned 'be a good girl now, and maybe we won't hurt you'...Dillinger led the way to the jail garage and finding no automobile, returned the prisoners to the jail laundry. He took Baker's keys and locked them in...Edward Saager, a garage mechanic, was ordered to turn over his fastest automobile...Dillinger looked longingly at the First National Bank as they passed it. 'I have a good notion to stop and rob it', he said. With the machine gun across his lap and singing 'The Last Roundup' lustily, Dillinger looked over his shoulder and waved an ironic farewell to the jail...Saager revealed that while Dillinger rode happily along a country road singing, he fingered the wooden pistol almost as lovingly as he did the Thompson submachine gun which was slung across his knees...'You never thought I'd get out with this, did you?' he chided...". An important paper laying out the entire chronology of Dillinger's spree. light splitting to corners, browned edges as expected, overall very good.  $300-400