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Bonnie and Clyde on the run...
Bonnie and Clyde on the run...
Item # 716173
June 12, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1933
* Clyde Barrow Gang
* Kidnapping & murder
* Bonnie & Clyde fame
Page 4 has one column headlines: "2 TEXAS DESPERADOES KIDNAP TWO OFFICERS" and "Woman Companion Uninjured as Car Is Wrecked--Farm Family Terrorized, One Is Shot" Rare to find news accounts on this famous outlaw almost a year prior to his death. First report coverage after the accident in which left Bonnie Parker with a severely burnt leg.
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: On June 11, 1933, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the infamous outlaw couple, kidnapped two law enforcement officers near Wellington, Texas. While traveling with gang members Buck Barrow (Clyde’s brother) and Blanche Barrow, their car crashed into a dry riverbed due to an obstructed detour sign—a trap they possibly misread or ignored. Local police officers Henry Humphrey and Joe Johns arrived to assist, unaware of who they were dealing with.
When the officers approached, the Barrow gang held them at gunpoint. Instead of killing them, Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped both men, took them across the Texas-Oklahoma border, and eventually released them unharmed near Erick, Oklahoma. This event was part of a violent spree across the Midwest and South that made the gang notorious. The decision to spare the officers' lives, though uncharacteristic, did little to soften their criminal image as the manhunt for them intensified.
* Clyde Barrow Gang
* Kidnapping & murder
* Bonnie & Clyde fame
Page 4 has one column headlines: "2 TEXAS DESPERADOES KIDNAP TWO OFFICERS" and "Woman Companion Uninjured as Car Is Wrecked--Farm Family Terrorized, One Is Shot" Rare to find news accounts on this famous outlaw almost a year prior to his death. First report coverage after the accident in which left Bonnie Parker with a severely burnt leg.
Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: On June 11, 1933, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the infamous outlaw couple, kidnapped two law enforcement officers near Wellington, Texas. While traveling with gang members Buck Barrow (Clyde’s brother) and Blanche Barrow, their car crashed into a dry riverbed due to an obstructed detour sign—a trap they possibly misread or ignored. Local police officers Henry Humphrey and Joe Johns arrived to assist, unaware of who they were dealing with.
When the officers approached, the Barrow gang held them at gunpoint. Instead of killing them, Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped both men, took them across the Texas-Oklahoma border, and eventually released them unharmed near Erick, Oklahoma. This event was part of a violent spree across the Midwest and South that made the gang notorious. The decision to spare the officers' lives, though uncharacteristic, did little to soften their criminal image as the manhunt for them intensified.
Category: The 20th Century
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