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canada goose store One Embarrassment After AnotherWhile the murder trial was being prepared, that embarrassing photo with Dillinger and Estill was making huge waves. J. Edgar Hoover said that no picture ever made him angrier, and Homer Cummings called Estill’s conduct a disgrace. President of the Chicago Crime Commission, Frank Loesch was utterly shocked at the photo, as they looked like they were friends. His photo happened to be captured, but not for other equally embarrassing things. The gang had been treated with just as much familiarity by a judge, a governor, and a senator, as well as Matt Leach, insisting that Dillinger shake his hand. Estill ignored all this criticism and concentrated on the case at hand. On February 6, 1934, the small courtroom at Crown Point was filled with as many spectators as reporters to witness Dillinger’s arraignment before Judge William J. Murray. Everyone that entered the courtroom was searched, and a rumor circulated that John canada goose Hamilton and a number of the gangsters were going to raid the jail. The arraignment was continued to February 9. canada goose store
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Prosecutor vs. Defense AttorneyEstill suggested that the trial begin in ten days, and Piquett melodramatically announced that it would take longer than that to get his witnesses there, asking for 120 days. Judge Murray set the trial for March 12. The judge called in Estill and said that he had changed his mind, and wanted to know what he had against the continuance, after he spoke to Piquett. Estill gave a reasonable answer, and when it was time for Piquett to answer that, he said that he had $40,000 in bonds from the Greencastle robbery, and he was waiting to fence it to get his fee. Estill called the explanation utterly ridiculous.
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Piquett claimed that he had a number of witnesses that could prove that the gang never left Florida until the night of January 14, but he was bluffing. He knew that Estill could prove the truth. He rendezvoused with a prominent Indiana judge at the Century of Progress and handed over an envelope containing a large sum of canada goose black friday sale money. This judge promised cheap Canada Goose to smuggle in a gun at the county jail.
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cheap canada goose uk Dillinger Gets His ManShortly after 9 that morning, Sam Cahoon, an older attendant, unlocked the cell block door and allowed a group of trusties to enter for cleanup. He knew the jail better than anyone, having quite frequently served time for being drunk. cheap canada goose uk
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In the garage, Dillinger found kitchen staff, the matron for the female prisoners, who was Warden Baker’s mother in law, and a few trusties. Baker’s mother in law was put into canadian goose jacket a Buick, but there were no keys. He left Youngblood to guard all the hostages, and went upstairs himself. Baker claimed that he didn’t have any knowledge on where the keys were, so Dillinger went back to the garage.
Mrs. Baker heard a noise coming from the closet, and saw the Warden via a peephole. He told her to call for help, as Dillinger was out. There was no answer at the switchboard. She went to the garage and saw Blunk next to a man with a machine gun. She said that Dillinger was out, and sure enough he walked up to her with his machine gun. He took her arm as she would have fallen down. She was led to a laundry room where Youngblood was guarding all the other hostages. Dillinger put on a raincoat, gave one to Youngblood, then shoved Blunk out the side door. There were not guards at the rear of the building, and canada goose store the group went right in Canada Goose Outlet the back door of the Ford Garage.
Sheriff Holley’s Car was the Getaway VehicleDillinger asked a mechanic for the fastest car, which happened to belong to Mrs. Holley, the Ford V 8. Dillinger told Ed Saager, the mechanic, to get in, who thought that he was being deputized. Blunk was told to drive, and Youngblood got in the back with Saager. Robert Volk, a mailman, happened to see the group just start to drive off. He told a salesman that Dillinger was in the car. He called the Gary Police, who treated him nonchalantly. He ran to the courthouse and was chased away. There was no answer when he rang the bell at the jail. One of Estill’s deputies saw him through a window on the third floor and asked him what he wanted. He again reiterated that Dillinger had escaped.
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Dillinger noticed the lack of telephone poles, and told Blunk to stop. He gave Saager $4, and sent the two hostages on their way.
It’s Always SomethingDillinger called Attorney Piquett and told him to be on Belmont Ave. at 4:00 to give him money. The newspapers had a field day with the wooden gun story. Dillinger had driven a stolen car over the state line, no less a sheriff’s car. Now Canada Goose Parka the FBI could join the festivities.
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