"Machine Gun" Kelly is captured...
HENDERSON DAILY NEWS, Texas, Sept. 26, 1933
- George "Machine Gun" Kelly & wife
- Captured at Memphis, Tennessee hideout
- Prohibition era gangster - bootlegger
This is a great issue on the capture of the infamous gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly.
In large, bold type above the masthead is: "MACHINE GUN KELLY AND WIFE CAUGHT IN MEMPHIS HIDE-OUT" with subheads including: "2 Accomplices Also Captured" "Desperado Surrenders Without Gunfire" "Super-Criminal and Wife Readily Admit Identities To Officers". Included is a photo captioned: "Machine Gun Kelly".
Complete in 8 pages, very nice condition and a fine issue for display.
Background: This September 26, 1933 issue of the Henderson Daily News is a highly collectible artifact of Depression-era outlaw history, capturing the dramatic nationwide headline of federal agents capturing the infamous George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, in their Memphis hideout. Complete in eight pages and preserved in very nice condition, the newspaper features striking display value highlighted by bold, above-the-masthead banner headlines such as "MACHINE GUN KELLY AND WIFE CAUGHT IN MEMPHIS HIDE-OUT," compelling subheads detailing the bloodless surrender and quick confession of the "super-criminal," and an authentic accompanying photograph. Its rarity stems from the combination of exceptional physical preservation, the monumental historical significance of the FBI's high-profile takedown—which cemented the agency's modern prestige—and the immediate, sensational local front-page coverage of a defining moment in American true crime history.