89 years ago on Jan. 25, 1934, John Dillinger and his crew of criminals — Charley Makley, Russell Clark and Harry Pierpont — were captured in Tucson following a string of jail breaks and robberies in the Midwest. On Jan.…
On Jan. 23, 1934, Makley and Clark were staying at Hotel Congress when a fire broke out. The duo asked firefighters to retrieve their bags from one of the upper floors. But the firefighters later recognized Makley and Clark and notified police.. Makley was arrested downtown at what was once the Grabe Electric Company. And Pierpont was captured after being lured to the local police station under false pretenses.
The average salary for a Tucson Police officer was $140 a month.Tucson Police Chief C.A. Wollard, standing at far left, at John Dillinger's arraignment the morning after his capture.In this 1961 picture, Tucson Police Sgt. Tom Keeley holds a Colt Thompson with a 20-round clip and and secretary Linda Bradfield holds a Winchester Model 1907, among the guns confiscated from the John Dillinger gang during Dillinger's capture in Tucson in 1934.
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