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eo oe OTE te ET ET Ee DP ET caer nm alleen titled nat ee > get en ae ee PE gre ere ee Within a short period of time after receiving infor- mation that Dillinger was attending the Biogreph Theatre, Agent Winstead and Sergeant Martin Zarkovich were advised by telephones of that fact and they immediately proceeded to that place. Winstead tock a position with Agents Hurt and Hollis. vA Immediately up6n receiving word that Dillinger was at- tending the Biograph, I proceeded to that place. Captain Timothy O'Neil and Sergeant Conroy of the East Chicago, Indiana Police Department accompanied me. I maintained & roving position and kept in touch with all Agents in order to see that all points were being covered properly. . About ten-thirty o'clock on the night of July 22, 19M, Dillinger, accompanied by tro women companions, was observed emerging from the Biograph Theatre. They walked south on Lincoln Avenue from the theatre. Special Agent in Charge M. H. Purvis gave the pre-arrenged signal of lighting a cigar. Agents inme- diately began to close in slowly toward Dillinger from all sides. Dillinger apparently became apprehensive. He glanced over his shoulder at Agents and started to run, grabbing for his gun siml- taneously. Agent C. B. Winstead fired one shot. This was imme- diately followed by one shot each by Agent Winstead, Agent C. 0. Hurt and Agent H. E. Hollis. Another shot was fired by Agent Winstead. Dillinger fell face downward near an alley. A .580 calibre automatic pistol was in his hand when he fell. Wo shots were fired from Dillinger's pistol. An extra clip for his pistol was found in his pocket. ‘ Dillinger was removed to the Alexian Brothers Hospital, at which place he arrived at 10:55 P. M., where he was pronounced dead. Subsequent thereto the body of Dillinger was taken to the County Morgue. An examination of the body disclosed two fresh wounds on his chest, one of which was located just below his heart. A fresh bullet wound also appeared to have been caused by a bullet entering the rear of the skull and emerging from the lower por- tion of the right eye above the cheek-bone. Complete details