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George "Baby Face" Nelson...
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November 28, 1934
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, November 28, 1934
* George Baby Face Nelson
* Battle of Barrington
* Would die the next day of his wounds
This 22 page newspaper has a front page one column headlines: "U.S. CAR TAKEN BY 'BABY FACE' FOUND EMPTY", "'Shoot to Kill' Order Given Men After Nelson Kills 2 Federal Officers" and more. Also other related heads and report on Dutch Schultz. (see)
Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: 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 and Samuel P. Cowley.[8][9]
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.[10] 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 tip, Nelson's body was discovered in a ditch, wrapped in a blanket.[11] The ditch was in front of St. Peter Catholic Cemetery in Skokie, which still exists today. His wife later stated that he had died of his wounds at exactly 8 p.m. She had placed the blanket around his body because, as she said, "Lester always hated to be cold..."
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