Early June 1934 Dillinger meets Polly Hamilton at the Barrel of Fun nightclub, according to Polly June 3, 1934 Sunday evening Dr. Loeser begins plastic surgery on Homer Van Meter, with assistance from Dr. Cassidy June 4, 1934 Monday Joseph Fox, Michigan City escapee, captured in Chicago and returned to prison to finish sentence June 5, 1934 Tuesday Loeser returns to the Probasco house to begin fingerprint removal on Van Meter June 7, 1934 Thursday Tommy Carroll shot to death by police in Waterloo, Iowa. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul. The grave marker is missing June 9, 1934 Saturday Jean Delaney sentenced to a year and a day for violating parole *Dillinger and Van Meter drive to Indianapolis in an attempt to find and kill informer Art McGinnis. After losing him in a crowd, the two head back to Chicago June 21, 1934 Thursday Van Meter picks up Marie Comforti and the two travel to the home of William and Ella Finerty in Calumet City, Illinois, where they rent a room under assumed names June 22, 1934 Friday Dillinger celebrates his 31st birthday with Polly Hamilton at the French Casino nightclub, Chicago *Officially named Public Enemy No. 1 June 23, 1934 Saturday Dillinger and Polly celebrate Polly's birthday at the French Casino nightclub June 26, 1934 Tuesday Dillinger attends Cubs game at Wrigley Field. Cubs 5, Dodgers 2 June 27, 1934 Wednesday Harry Copeland sentenced to 25 years for the Greencastle bank job. Pat Reilly arrested in St. Paul and receives two consecutive terms of one year and nine months, and 14 months June 30, 1934 Saturday noon Robs the Merchants' National Bank in South Bend, Indiana, with Van Meter, Baby Face Nelson and John Paul Chase. This was to be the gang's last job BANDIT CAR: Brown Hudson WOUNDED: Van Meter (head) Delos M. Coen, cashier Perry G. Stahley, V.P. Jacob Solomon, bystander Samuel Toth, motorist KILLED: Officer Howard Wagner (Van Meter) TAKE: $30,000
|