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November 28, 1934
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, November 28, 1934
* Baby Face Nelson
* Battle of Barrington
This 18 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "U. S. AGENT SLAIN, PAL DYING IN GUN BATTLE WITH NELSON" with subheads that include: "Survivor of Dillinger Gang Opens Fire on Federal Sleuths in Chase and Kills One" and more.
Other news of the day throughout. Little irregular along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: The running machine gun battle between FBI agents and Nelson took place on November 27, 1934 outside of Chicago, in the town of Barrington resulting in the deaths of Special Agents Herman Hollis[4] and Samuel P. Cowley.[5][6]
The battle began when Nelson, Helen Gillis, and John Paul Chase were driving down a road and saw a police car driving the opposite direction. Nelson hated police and federal agents and used a list of license plates he had compiled to actively hunt them at every opportunity. He apparently recognized the car and decided to chase them. Once they both stopped, the shootout started. Nelson's wife and Chase used their car for cover. Nelson, however, simply walked towards the agents, reportedly shouting, "I'm gonna kill you sons of bitches!".[citation needed] After the fight was over, Nelson nearly collapsed on the ground from his wounds; he'd been shot 17 times.[7] Gillis and Chase helped Nelson into the car of the two FBI agents, and with Nelson giving directions, Chase drove away from the scene.
The next morning, another team of FBI agents was dispatched to the scene to investigate the situation. They found the bodies of the two agents who had been killed in the skirmish the day before. The new team scouted the area for any possible signs of Nelson. Following an anonymous telephone tips, Nelson's body was discovered in a ditch, wrapped in a blanket.[8] The ditch was in front of St. Peter Catholic Cemetery in Skokie, which still exists today. His wife later stated that he'd died of his wounds at exactly 8 p.m. She'd placed the blanket around his body because, as she said, "Lester Always hated to be cold..."
Category: The 20th Century
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