WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.040 Your faithful friend with muscles aching pain, present. 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:26.800 Gang Busters, Americans to War on the Underworld. 3 00:00:30.199 --> 00:00:32.640 Gang Busters brought to you the men and women of 4 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:36.119 America by the makers of Stan's Women, which the cooperation 5 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:38.119 of leading law enforcement officials of the United States. 6 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:41.320 Gang Busters presents facts and the eleus for the police 7 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:41.640 on the. 8 00:00:41.679 --> 00:00:45.280 Underworld or any case histories. They chose the never ending 9 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.039 activity of the police and their work of protecting our citizens, 10 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:52.159 real America's crusade against crime. 11 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:55.640 Now, for those of you who are familiar with the 12 00:00:55.759 --> 00:00:59.679 name schwartz Cough, just an editorial note, we'll get right 13 00:00:59.719 --> 00:01:10.840 back the program. Colonel Schwartzkoff, who oftentimes interviews the lawman 14 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:16.519 who brings in the story to Gangbusters, is of course, 15 00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:24.519 in actuality, the father of H. Norman Schwarzkough, General of 16 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:29.599 the United States Army, and so this is kind of 17 00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:35.560 interesting to hear him portrayed his father portrayed as a 18 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:42.640 law enforcer. And also interesting there's the character of the 19 00:01:42.719 --> 00:01:46.599 law man, a sheriff, I'm sorry, a judge who comes 20 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.319 on the program. Judge Miller is played by none other 21 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:55.480 than Bill Johnstone, who about the same time was playing 22 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:59.920 the Shadow on the mutual network. So there's a couple 23 00:01:59.959 --> 00:02:02.280 of interesting voices to listen for here. 24 00:02:04.519 --> 00:02:07.040 Now for our part's the interview between Colonel Schwartzkoff and 25 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.840 Judge L. D. Miller of Chattanooga, Tennessee Witchhaw setting as 26 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:14.039 a special office turned over the Gangbusters by Commissioner Lewis J. 27 00:02:14.199 --> 00:02:20.000 Valentine of the New York City Police. Colonel Schwartzkoff, Judge Miller, 28 00:02:20.599 --> 00:02:24.560 I understand that Charleson and Rogers, the Nickel and Dime bandits, 29 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:28.719 were hunted by the police of six states. Yes, Colonel Schwartzkoff, 30 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:32.240 actually eight different police departments were after them within a 31 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:34.919 period of thirty days. But why do you call these 32 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:37.919 particular criminals the Nickel and Dime bandits. 33 00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:41.439 Well, Colonel James Carson, the brains. 34 00:02:41.039 --> 00:02:44.319 Of the combination had a theory of crime different from 35 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:49.840 any criminal in all my experience. I got a new 36 00:02:49.919 --> 00:02:53.240 plan on stick ups. It'll pay big dividends. I want 37 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.560 to give me a smart plot, that dose of a gift, 38 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:58.280 and we're gonna go to the Mississippi Valley pulling. 39 00:02:58.120 --> 00:02:59.840 Little shots nickel and DN. 40 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:03.680 Yes, when we pulled enough for these nickel and dime jobs, 41 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:06.439 we'll have just as much Jack as if we'd stuck 42 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:11.719 up a dozen big banks. On December fourth, nineteen thirty nine, 43 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:16.120 following a tournament Minnesota State Reformatory, Johnson drove up to 44 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:18.159 a roadside tavern near Minneapolis. 45 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:20.280 The owner was talking to a customer. 46 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:25.840 You're right with there, mister, anything else, sir? Oh, that'll 47 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:28.319 be all? Bill? Charge it? Will you? With a fancy 48 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:31.120 car like that? You want me to charge it? Fancy? 49 00:03:31.199 --> 00:03:33.599 Right behind your pal? Turn around? Look up, Bill, he's 50 00:03:33.599 --> 00:03:35.639 got a gun, A special kind of gun, lister with 51 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:38.919 a hat trigger. Come on, both, you back up into 52 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:40.800 that hot dog joint before I turn this kind of 53 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:44.280 loose on you. I want your dog. Oh, I got 54 00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:50.680 some change, give it me? Yeah? Are you hoping up 55 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:55.840 a cash register? Here? Thirty five bucks? It's all I got. 56 00:03:55.879 --> 00:03:58.000 I know what. I scoop out that change and stick 57 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:01.120 it in my pocket. Nicholas and dying. Huh. I'd like 58 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:04.120 to see you for five minutes without that gun. Here's 59 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:07.039 a change, thanks, white guy. I get out of here, 60 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:09.960 not so fast you hempty a pocket? Sound pretty brave, 61 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:11.879 aren't you? With a gun? Yeah? And it's likely a 62 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:14.840 waf any minute I was sort off. P's gonna take 63 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:20.800 my store. I want your white guy wi you're getting 64 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:32.480 away from me, I'll show you a gun. Get hurt. Yeah, 65 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.920 I guess pretty bad. You go going three of those bullets. 66 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:36.720 But I got his gun. 67 00:04:37.160 --> 00:04:39.120 You're gonna need a Dutch. What do we do with 68 00:04:39.160 --> 00:04:41.560 this guy? Lock him in the washroom. You'll make it 69 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:44.839 all as sure. I got the special gun. You're right, 70 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:48.480 heat back my money? All right? He come on, you 71 00:04:48.639 --> 00:04:55.480 had a washroom. You'll never get me to jail. Insight punk, Okay, 72 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:58.600 I'll lock it and I'm going the police. Don't get 73 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:02.920 nable this bill being bad our operator? Get me the 74 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:07.120 police sit ull, what's the the what's from window there? 75 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:08.199 What fuck? 76 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:10.360 They? God, he's in his. 77 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:13.680 Car, not ross show. 78 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:19.839 It's jam that guy's special pistol champ and saved this 79 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:25.720 all life the drag gud Miller for the victim to 80 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:28.680 turn on at the sailing that gunpoint and disarm him. 81 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:29.720 Here it is, colonel. 82 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.600 Fortunately the wounds of the tavern owner were not serious. 83 00:05:34.040 --> 00:05:36.800 Johnson made a dash for Chicago, where he went into 84 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:40.920 partnership with another criminal named Joe Rogers. Together, they stole 85 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:44.560 a late model car and started south lazing a trail 86 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:49.000 of robberies from Illinois to Louisiana. On the ninete December seventeenth, 87 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:53.759 in Blytheville, Arkansas, Johnson and Rodgers committed an unusual robbery 88 00:05:54.120 --> 00:06:01.160 showing a peculiar obsession Blitheville Luck robbery. 89 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:04.040 Two men broke into a house and stole a large 90 00:06:04.079 --> 00:06:08.759 collection of pistols, automatic shotguns and rifles. Seen escaping in 91 00:06:08.839 --> 00:06:12.160 blue or black dots to Dan, don't ify all gun 92 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:15.879 dealers to be on lookout for unusual weapons of foreign bank. 93 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:24.279 A few days later, Colonel Johnson and Rogers were in 94 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:28.040 Minneapolis waiting in the stolen new Buick sedan across the 95 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:34.120 street from a small apartment house. Boy, this is the 96 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:37.319 life where Rogers here set at Charles, Cops and newspapers 97 00:06:37.360 --> 00:06:39.759 screaming about us some head in New Orleans. Nothing for 98 00:06:39.920 --> 00:06:42.959 us to do but sit back and take it easy. Shure, 99 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:45.720 I got drink right now, and so would. I wish 100 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:48.680 that baby is would hurry up. That's only ten Pat eleven. 101 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:50.800 I told her the snake out a quarter past. 102 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:52.160 She made up a mind to come with us. 103 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:57.319 Hope. So you know me Rogers, white woman and song, Yeah, 104 00:06:57.399 --> 00:06:59.680 I know, But when are we gonna quit this small 105 00:06:59.800 --> 00:07:03.800 town stuff and go after something big like what banks 106 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:07.079 spaghetta Rodgers knock over a bank and every cop in 107 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:09.040 the States after you, just thinking that though we could 108 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:11.480 pick up in banks. Oh, we've been getting the places 109 00:07:11.519 --> 00:07:14.079 you pick his chicken feed. Nothing but nickels and dimes. 110 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:16.759 There's nothing you can't fight with nickels and dimes, Rogers, 111 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:18.199 if you got enough of them. 112 00:07:18.240 --> 00:07:18.920 Sure, but we could. 113 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:22.040 There's no butts to it. It adds up, see and 114 00:07:22.120 --> 00:07:24.040 the wrap for little jobs, there's nothing like it is 115 00:07:24.079 --> 00:07:25.959 for a bank. On in one bank job, we listen, 116 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:29.079 sap hey ticket, eat with you. Banks have gods, and 117 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:32.240 the gods have guns and tear gas. They have balconies, 118 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:35.160 the ambush bank bandits. They have brig alarms to call 119 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:37.959 the cops. Let's just see we can get as much 120 00:07:37.959 --> 00:07:39.600 in the flank our gas stations as we could in 121 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:40.319 a dozen. 122 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:42.240 Banks and no risk. 123 00:07:42.920 --> 00:07:46.920 Ah maybe a right the way I figure it becomes 124 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:51.839 your girlfriend. Oh hello baby, Hello Jim, Jim. 125 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:52.639 I'm glad to see him. 126 00:07:52.839 --> 00:07:56.480 You and need both get in the car. It's my pile, 127 00:07:56.560 --> 00:07:57.600 Joe Rogers. 128 00:07:57.519 --> 00:08:01.439 Place to nature, how I Oh, what's up? Where are 129 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:01.800 we going? 130 00:08:02.399 --> 00:08:03.639 We're going south? Kid? 131 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:06.319 How do I to go with its south? 132 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:07.240 Oh? 133 00:08:07.399 --> 00:08:09.879 Gee, I'd love to, but what about my folk? 134 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:13.800 Send him a postcard, just say having a wonderful time. 135 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:14.600 I wish you were here. 136 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:16.560 What are you guys gonna do? 137 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:19.600 We got special ideas, swell clothes, good liquor, and plenty 138 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:22.199 to keep us busy. What do you say? I say, 139 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:24.920 what are we waiting for? Baby? 140 00:08:25.040 --> 00:08:26.160 You're gonna be perfect. 141 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:29.240 Let's go rogers. Where to back to New Orleans where 142 00:08:29.240 --> 00:08:32.200 it's nice and warm. We're gonna make some stops in 143 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:35.240 the way and where we stopped, nobody's ever gonna forget us. 144 00:08:36.039 --> 00:08:47.279 It's gonna be a joy right to remember? That was 145 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:50.720 near midnight, Colonel on December twenty first, nineteen hundred and 146 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:51.240 thirty nine. 147 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:54.120 Three days later, Chief c R. 148 00:08:54.159 --> 00:08:57.480 Bryan of the Chatanoo Liviutenancee Police were sitting in his 149 00:08:57.559 --> 00:09:00.879 office when Police Captain Homer Edmondson walked in with a 150 00:09:00.919 --> 00:09:05.600 message in his hands. Morning Captain, Good morning, Chief Ran. 151 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:07.720 It's just came in on a telegype I would you 152 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:11.799 like to look at it? From sweet Water yeshir. 153 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:15.080 Or as two men wanted dear for robbery who wrote 154 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:16.759 Sianka famous morning free in. 155 00:09:17.679 --> 00:09:18.759 One man about. 156 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:22.840 Twenty weight, one fifty, blue wise, light hand, the other 157 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:27.480 one older weight about one forty, dark haired slender, both 158 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:29.200 bandits wearing leather jackets. 159 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:32.600 That's a pretty complete description, Chief, These bends took sixty 160 00:09:32.639 --> 00:09:34.879 dollars in currency, cigarette sliquor in a large amount of 161 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:40.320 nichols and dimes. Heavily armed, large amount of nichols and dimes. 162 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:43.440 That sounds familiar. You are right, Captain. This is the 163 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:45.840 sixth three port in the last few days that used 164 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:49.279 those exact words. Yes, and each report was near Chattalogan. 165 00:09:49.919 --> 00:09:52.600 If you broadcast this message to the patrol cars, yes, sir, 166 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:56.039 right after came in. Set it out again. Captain. It's 167 00:09:56.080 --> 00:09:58.720 the first good description we've had of those men. They 168 00:09:58.759 --> 00:10:00.440 try anything here on whatever you meant the forced to 169 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:05.840 be waiting for them, right, Chief, Wait a second, Chief, 170 00:10:05.879 --> 00:10:08.799 primes being some cops over quick, Chief, I've just been rocked. 171 00:10:08.840 --> 00:10:09.159 Who's this? 172 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:10.000 Jack Parker? 173 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:12.120 I got a filling station at Maidland Watkins. I just 174 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:14.000 ope enough ten minutes ago and two guys walked in. 175 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:16.320 Hold on of man. Captain has been a hold up 176 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:18.279 over at Mainland Watkins the filling station. Send a patrol 177 00:10:18.360 --> 00:10:20.639 car over there right away, right away, Chief, Go ahead, 178 00:10:20.679 --> 00:10:22.840 mister Parker. What happened? These two guys walked in cheap? 179 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:25.399 They're both four eleven jackets. They had four guns between them. 180 00:10:25.279 --> 00:10:26.399 And they cleaned out the cash riches. 181 00:10:26.440 --> 00:10:27.159 How much they get? 182 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:29.120 Seven bucks? Almost all small change? 183 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:30.159 Nicholson banshuh. 184 00:10:30.279 --> 00:10:31.879 Well, no, it don't sound like much cheap, but it's 185 00:10:31.919 --> 00:10:32.320 a lot. 186 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:34.080 To me, mister Parker, I don't care if it was 187 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:36.960 seven cents or seven million dollars. If these bandits are 188 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:38.480 the men I think they are, they're going to try 189 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:40.600 to pull some more jobs like this here in chattanoog Ah, 190 00:10:40.639 --> 00:10:41.600 and we're going to get. 191 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:44.679 Them the next after noon. 192 00:10:44.759 --> 00:10:47.279 Colonel. The woman man and you have a small drying 193 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:50.360 goods store in Chattanooga. This aren't two men, apparently customers 194 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:51.440 walking into her store. 195 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:55.600 Now I help you, gentlemen. 196 00:10:55.799 --> 00:10:58.399 Yeah, let me see some shirts the best of your guy, 197 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:00.000 and I want to see some socks. 198 00:10:59.720 --> 00:11:01.600 And sting me right over here? 199 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:05.120 What size shirt, fifteen color, thirty four sleeves and on 200 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:06.399 one size eleven socks? 201 00:11:06.840 --> 00:11:09.360 Yeah, just take your pick. That's just what we're gonna do. 202 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:12.480 Sisters, Stick them up, hold take it easy, sister, one 203 00:11:12.519 --> 00:11:15.039 peep out of in Australia. Get out on the floor 204 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:17.679 behind that counter and don't move if you want to live. 205 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:20.799 Yes, pretty fancy looking socks. Pound, get some for me 206 00:11:21.080 --> 00:11:21.639 and the shirts. 207 00:11:21.639 --> 00:11:23.919 You're getting silk the most expensive I can find. It 208 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:28.039 means fast. Okay, he's here, looks swell green silk. 209 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:29.000 You ready? 210 00:11:29.000 --> 00:11:29.320 Power? 211 00:11:29.399 --> 00:11:29.960 Yeah, let's go. 212 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:33.320 Hey, sister, where's your cash register? 213 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:36.200 Then back of the concert. But there's only I know, 214 00:11:36.360 --> 00:11:38.240 I know, there's only a little change. That's what they 215 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:38.759 all see. 216 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:45.360 How much pale and bucks and about five and change. 217 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:48.200 Thanks for the service, lady. We should have tell our 218 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:51.360 friends about you. And remember, sister, if you move off 219 00:11:51.360 --> 00:11:53.919 that floor before or out of this store, it will be. 220 00:11:53.799 --> 00:11:55.120 The last time you ever moved. 221 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:59.559 Exactly forty four minutes later, colonel in the Chattanooga liquor 222 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:03.759 store on the other side of town. Will that be all, gentlemen, 223 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:06.159 just the three bottles of whiskey? No, that ain't all, mister, 224 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:08.360 Reach for the ceiling. What do you want? 225 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:09.000 Don't shoot him? 226 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:11.360 Pella cups? Why here you get all right? Keep them covering? 227 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:13.559 N What are you gonna do? I'm gonna teach you 228 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:17.840 not to be so nosy. That'll teach you to ask me. 229 00:12:17.759 --> 00:12:18.240 What I want. 230 00:12:18.960 --> 00:12:21.759 I please, please, come kick me again. Come on, pell 231 00:12:21.799 --> 00:12:24.759 let's get out of here. Get the dough. Okay, take everything, 232 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:27.799 even a small change. How much is it? 233 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:30.720 That is about ninety bucks in it? Hey, here's something 234 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:32.840 else down, a nice new get for your collection. 235 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:38.720 Say, not so bad? Different from money I got? Maybe 236 00:12:38.759 --> 00:12:40.440 I gotta try it out on this wise guy. 237 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:42.279 No, no, please, okay. 238 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:45.080 Mister, but just so you won't run after it, here's 239 00:12:45.080 --> 00:12:52.639 something more to remember it. But oh, that brutal hold 240 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:54.919 up was the third. The Nickel and Dime band is 241 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:57.639 committed in the heart of Chattanooga within twenty four hours. 242 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:01.240 If redoubled the average of the needs to catch Charleston 243 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:04.519 and Rodgers and resulted in the gun battle that Chattanooga 244 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:08.679 will long remember. Law enforcement officers within a radius of 245 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:12.720 fifty miles of Chattanooga cooperated in a special meeting of 246 00:13:12.759 --> 00:13:16.240 police representatives at the office of Chief C. R. Brand. 247 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:18.720 All possible angles were discussed. 248 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.879 Fortunately, men, we have a complete description of these two 249 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:26.720 bammits and definite identification clues. When are they? Chief Brian 250 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:30.840 the first thustman. There's the nickel and diamond angle, So 251 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:33.639 anyone seen spending an unusual amount of silver is a 252 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.879 definite suspect. Then there's the gun angle. The gun angle. 253 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:42.159 It's this Fraser. These men are crazy about guns. They 254 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:45.000 take pride in them, not just as weapons, but as 255 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:48.240 items to collect. So the bandits might just show off 256 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:51.080 their guns, sometimes without staging a whole of them, particularly 257 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:53.960 if they've been drinking. That's still another clue, Chief Brian. 258 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:56.639 They amount of liquor they consumed, judging by the mouth 259 00:13:56.639 --> 00:13:59.159 they've stoled. And the girl with them, the one that's 260 00:13:59.159 --> 00:14:01.159 been seen in their car, now we have her description, 261 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:04.799 all right, Captain Edminson. These are all valuable clues. Man, 262 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:08.360 And we have one other advantage from what these bannets 263 00:14:08.360 --> 00:14:10.440 have said to their victims. They don't expect the police 264 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:13.039 to go after them seriously, just because the facts have 265 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:17.399 been relatively small exactly. That gives me an idea, Chief 266 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:20.679 for us at Edmondson. Maybe we can get these bandits 267 00:14:20.679 --> 00:14:23.799 through a weakness on their own system. How Catton, Let's 268 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:26.240 give these clues to every reliab of citizens in the 269 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:30.320 vicinity of Chattanooga, every small star keeper. Then when the 270 00:14:30.320 --> 00:14:35.120 bandits do show up again, they'll be spotted immediately. Good. Yeah, Well, 271 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:37.639 when it's understood, every available man is to stay on 272 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:40.600 duty till these ballots are behind bars. I want them 273 00:14:40.600 --> 00:14:45.480 and custardly before somebody gets killed. Within one hour after 274 00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:50.519 that meeting, Colonel merchants, filling station employees, make a Star, proprietors, 275 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:52.840 business people, all of which Attanooga. 276 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:56.600 Were planning to cooperate with the police. Cooperate with police this. 277 00:14:56.840 --> 00:14:58.039 I'm staying right here at the store. 278 00:14:58.240 --> 00:14:59.840 If those Bannets come back this way, I'm going to 279 00:14:59.919 --> 00:15:00.639 be ready for him. 280 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:02.279 Didn't Nichol and. 281 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:04.759 Dime Croup come anywhere near me? I'm gonna call the police. 282 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:05.919 I'm more than five. 283 00:15:05.799 --> 00:15:06.440 Or seven m again. 284 00:15:06.759 --> 00:15:07.879 I'll be glad to clock rate. 285 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:09.840 I've got a score to settle with those rights, and 286 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:11.840 I'd like to see them both behind bars if they 287 00:15:11.840 --> 00:15:12.879 ever come into my face. 288 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:15.879 Nichols and don say, I get it. If those buzzards 289 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:16.759 stick their noses in. 290 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.039 My place, I'll be waiting for him. 291 00:15:18.039 --> 00:15:18.919 You can count on. 292 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:21.159 Me that night. 293 00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:24.799 Coonel December twenty sixth, nineteen thirty nine, at the rock 294 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:28.919 Castle Route House, ten miles west of Chattanooga, the cashier 295 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:37.919 Bill Reaper was standing behind his counter. That's here, Yes, sir, 296 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:40.559 I want to follow with sep Oh, I'm sorry. 297 00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:42.879 So we're not allowed to sell liquor in bottles except 298 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:43.519 the guests. 299 00:15:43.240 --> 00:15:46.120 Of rock Castle. Oh I guess here, me and my 300 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:48.440 power and one of the cabins right next story. 301 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:49.759 Oh, I beg your pardon. 302 00:15:49.919 --> 00:15:54.159 Sure here that'll be one sixty five please, I have 303 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:54.759 to take it. 304 00:15:54.720 --> 00:16:03.039 And change change friscopal twenty here twenty five thirty fifty 305 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:04.240 five sixty. 306 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:05.519 Five right, thank you, sir? 307 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:09.960 Your better is right? Said? What are you staring at? Oh? 308 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:12.039 Why I see anything wrong with me? No? 309 00:16:12.159 --> 00:16:15.600 I was just thinking what a good looking green silk 310 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:16.480 chuch you have on? 311 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:21.480 Oh that? Yeah? Yeah it is good looking. Everything I 312 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:24.759 got is good looking. Look at this? Hey, hey what God, 313 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:28.000 don't be scared. I ain't gonna use it. And your boy, 314 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:32.480 that's some pistol, who bet your life? It is special automatic, 315 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:35.159 only one like it in that country. 316 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:37.840 Yes, sir, Well, is there anything else you want? 317 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:41.720 Yeah? Yeah, sure, I almost forgot. Give me Give me 318 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:44.480 some of those fox lunches, you guys man? How many 319 00:16:44.960 --> 00:16:45.559 let's see now? 320 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:46.559 Were three? 321 00:16:46.960 --> 00:16:47.519 Three? 322 00:16:47.759 --> 00:16:48.200 Here they are? 323 00:16:48.519 --> 00:16:50.440 If you want me to carry him for you? Yeah, 324 00:16:50.480 --> 00:16:52.600 that's right then getting a little rocky. 325 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:54.159 Hey, Joe, take over, will you. 326 00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:55.440 I'll be right back. 327 00:16:56.120 --> 00:17:00.960 Let's go. So, and which cabin is it? Second one 328 00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:01.759 of the letter. 329 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:04.759 Mister cabin? 330 00:17:05.240 --> 00:17:10.519 Yeah, yeah, Hey, come over up, come on, come on, 331 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:13.200 come on over it up, it's me come on, hike down. 332 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:15.839 Let me in weds Bay reckon. 333 00:17:15.880 --> 00:17:17.720 I'll be getting along mint Yeah. 334 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:19.000 Yeah, sure, sure, I see you later. 335 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:29.759 Any yeah, I'll see you later, operator, Operator, get. 336 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:35.200 Me the police. 337 00:17:36.359 --> 00:17:37.160 Police headquarters. 338 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:40.519 Chief, Listen, this is Bill right out at rock Castle. 339 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:43.440 Those two nichol and Dime cooks you're looking for, but 340 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:43.920 they're here. 341 00:17:44.240 --> 00:17:44.680 How do you know? 342 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:47.519 I'm positive, Chief, every single clue you giving me the 343 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:50.799 Nicholas and Dimes, the guns, the liquor, everything checks you. 344 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:52.400 Notice the car, Yes, sir, it's a. 345 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.839 Big black new nineteen forty billy in a cowboy. 346 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:58.240 Right next on. Three of them, So, two men and 347 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:00.440 the girl. That's what I'll find. 348 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:03.359 Cooperations though, sip tecton. Don't say a word to anyone. 349 00:18:03.599 --> 00:18:05.000 I'll send the emergency squad out. 350 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:05.440 The right away. 351 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:10.880 Fifteen minutes later, Colonel Captain Homer Edmondson with a group 352 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:14.160 of picked men from the Kattanooga Police force, including Detective 353 00:18:14.200 --> 00:18:17.799 Shipley and Carson Nick, members of the County Uniform Police 354 00:18:17.880 --> 00:18:21.920 under Captain Dyer outside the rock Castle roadhouse. The cashier 355 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:29.559 Bill Raper was waiting for them. Which cabine They and 356 00:18:29.599 --> 00:18:32.319 mister Raper that one with the lights on. Captain Edmondson, 357 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:35.680 all right, mensess on on the phrasing. You stick with me. 358 00:18:35.799 --> 00:18:37.680 All right now we will go to the front of 359 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:40.640 the house. Shipley, you and Carson couple them back with 360 00:18:40.799 --> 00:18:47.519 Captain Dyer. They got that's our plan again, simply to 361 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:50.400 close in and get those bandits. We can't start shooting, 362 00:18:50.480 --> 00:18:53.200 and we're absolutely sure these are themen we want. But 363 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:56.119 if they show the slightest resistance, open fire with the 364 00:18:56.160 --> 00:19:07.119 laft guns immediately ready, Yes, sir, let's go watch you. 365 00:19:08.799 --> 00:19:13.359 They turned out the lens. Got to stand back. I'll 366 00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:23.319 knock open up police. That's a minute. Hurry it up, 367 00:19:23.759 --> 00:19:27.039 all right, proping, come and get it. Come back, man, 368 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:36.960 cap'n just losing those bullets and bounce all right, man, 369 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:47.519 open over their riot guns right cutting, Get down a 370 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:50.119 little baby. Those cops are using riot guns. I'll take 371 00:19:50.160 --> 00:19:52.920 the kimmy, I'll lo you pick it. Yeah, come to 372 00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:54.799 the back door. I'll come to the front. Okay, Chelson, 373 00:19:55.440 --> 00:20:01.119 come on, drop it, try and take it. You'd better 374 00:20:01.160 --> 00:20:01.839 give up from there. 375 00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:03.119 You're surrounded. 376 00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:11.240 We'll give him hot. Let give me another cat, babe, 377 00:20:11.400 --> 00:20:13.759 this one's empty. Hey, I Jimmy hounds in the back. 378 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:15.799 Rogers hand sae hi. It's too dark out there. They're 379 00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:20.440 all around it. Jimmy shallow baby, Oh babe, your head, 380 00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:24.480 Oh my head told you to keep down, all right. Copper, 381 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:27.240 your gout right, cow. I'll tell you tak it away 382 00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:34.720 with that taro Taroson is a copper creeping up in 383 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:36.920 the back. You'll cover the front, Rogers. I'll get that cop. 384 00:20:37.799 --> 00:20:39.039 He's coming right up in the back door. 385 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:39.799 What are you gonna do? 386 00:20:39.920 --> 00:20:46.759 Jimmy, shut up, babe, I'm running the show. Hold in 387 00:20:46.799 --> 00:20:49.000 your hand, Oh, pay you. I'm waiting for your coup. 388 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:53.680 Give me kill I'll say I kill him. I got 389 00:20:53.720 --> 00:20:58.319 his gun to it. Yeah, they got Rogers night on 390 00:20:58.440 --> 00:20:59.359 on the four, Babe, I'll get. 391 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:01.240 Him for that, all right, cover it. 392 00:21:01.839 --> 00:21:03.480 I got one here, wouldn't. 393 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:18.200 They killed Shipley? 394 00:21:18.319 --> 00:21:21.000 Shipley? How he broke in the back door, shot down 395 00:21:21.039 --> 00:21:24.119 before he had a chance. The dirty dogs. Give me 396 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:25.839 a rat canhas yes, my tempty. 397 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:29.799 Captain. 398 00:21:30.079 --> 00:21:31.880 I'm going after him. I wait, don't go up there. 399 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:36.480 It's probably a trap. They're going one of them. Not 400 00:21:36.599 --> 00:21:38.960 that's head door stop ropire, you're going for the woods. 401 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:44.359