John Dillinger Slept Here : A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936

"Paul Maccabee's John Dillinger Slept Here is not just one of the best books ever written about Minneapolis-St. Paul, it is one of the best books of local history I have ever read -- about any city anywhere on Earth. While writing Public Enemies' I kept it on my desk at all times. I daresay one cannot call himself a real Minnesotan if you haven't read it. The book is just that darned good." --Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and Birth of the FBI, 1933-34, the basis for Public Enemies, the movie starring Johnny Depp This book is based on more than 100,000 pages of FBI files and wiretaps, prison and police records, and mob confessions. Interviews with 250 crime victims, policemen, gun molls, and family members of criminals bring these public enemies to life. Crime historian Paul Maccabee takes you inside the bank robberies, gangland assassinations, and police intrigue of St. Paul's 1920s and 1930s gangster era. You'll also find Crooks' Tour maps and more than 130 rare FBI, police, and family photographs. "An engrossing story of a veritable Rogues Gallery of criminals, including Ma Barker and Machine Gun Kelly. An exciting and comprehensive study of St. Paul gangland based on extensive research in FBI records, John Dillinger Slept Here is good history and fascinating reading." - Prof. Hubert Nelli, author, The Business of Crime. "A delightfully written chronicle of gangland crime as it happened in the 1920s and 1930s, filled with diligent research and insight. Highly informative - my father would have enjoyed it!" - Bruce Barnes, son of George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes. The Seeds Of Corruption -- The Bottling Of Forbidden Fruit -- Organized Crime At Your Service -- A Bank Robbers' Haven -- Murdering For Ma -- A Very Troubling Kidnapping -- Verne Miller's Kansas City Massacre -- One Kidnapping Too Many -- John Dillinger Slept Here -- The Big Cleanup -- Final Judgments. Pt. 1: The Seeds Of Corruption. Home Of The Irish Godfather ; Old St. Paul Police Headquarters ; Nina Clifford's Brothel And Home ; Dan Hogan's Final Resting Place -- Pt. 2: The Bottling Of Forbidden Fruit. Andrew Volstead's Prohibition Bureau ; The Murder Of Burt Stevens ; The Hotel St. Paul Headquarters Of Leon Gleckman ; Leon Gleckman's Home ; The Merchants Bank Building ; The Mystic Caverns ; The Castle Royal ; The Boulevards Of Paris And The Coliseum Ballroom ; The Green Dragon Cafe ; Bugsy Siegel At The Lowry Hotel -- Pt. 3: Organized Crime At Your Service. Harry Dutch Sawyer's Home ; The Green Lantern Saloon ; The Hotel St. Francis. Contents (cont.): Pt. 4: A Bank Robbers' Haven. The Edgecumbe Court Apartments ; The Lincoln Oaks Apartments ; The Cretin Court Apartments ; The Summit-dale Apartments ; The Murder Of Sammy Silverman ; The Plantation Nightclub ; Keller Golf Course -- Pt. 5: Murdering For Ma. Ma Barker's West St. Paul Hideout ; Summering At The John Lambert Cottage ; The Third Northwestern National Bank Robbery ; The Como Park Slaying Of Oscar Erickson ; The Annbee Arms Apartments ; The Cle-mar Apartments ; The Barker-karpis Gang's Grand Avenue Apartments ; The Commodore Hotel. Contents (cont.): Pt. 6: A Very Troubling Kidnapping. The Hollyhocks Club Casino ; The Barker-karpis Gang At Idlewild ; The Hamm Brewing Company ; Home Of Go-between William W. Dunn ; The Rosedale Pharmacy ; Hideout Of The Vernon Street Gang ; Police Officer Tom Brown's Home ; The South St. Paul Post Office Robbery -- Pt. 7: Verne Miller's Kansas City Massacre. A Gangster's Brainerd Hideaway -- Pt. 8: One Kidnapping Too Many. Fred Barker's Dale Apartments ; The Jacob Schmidt Brewery ; Myrtle Eaton's Haven At The Kennington ; The Holly Falls Apartments ; The Edward Bremer Kidnapping ; Home Of Go-between Walter W. Magee ; Bremer's Abandoned Automobile ; The Edward G. Bremer Home ; The Home Of Dr. Henry T. Nippert ; The Home Of Adolf Bremer Sr. ; Harry Dutch Sawyer's Farm. Contents (cont.): Pt. 9: John Dillinger Slept Here. Dillinger's Hideout At The Santa Monica Apartments ; The Charlou And Josephine Apartments ; The Home Of Dr. Nels Mortenson ; Shootout At The Lincoln Court Apartments ; Dillinger's Getaway Garage ; The Dillinger Doctor's Clinic ; Tommy Carroll's St. Paul Hideout ; The Dillinger Gang's Minneapolis Mail Drop ; The Dillinger Gang's Weapons Depot ; Eddie Green's Ambush House -- The Hastings Spiral Bridge Stakeout ; Homer Van Meter's Death Site -- Pt. 10: The Big Cleanup. New St. Paul Police Headquarters ; The Hamm Building Gambling Den -- Pt. 11: Final Judgments. Holman Municipal Airport ; St. Paul City Hall And Ramsey County Courthouse ; Old Ramsey County Jail -- Old Federal Courts Building (also Site 5) -- Epilogue. Crooks' Tour And Maps -- Rogues And Reformers Gallery -- Twin Cities Crime Chronology. Paul Maccabee. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [314]-348) And Index. "Paul Maccabee's John Dillinger Slept Here is not just one of the best books ever written about Minneapolis-St. Paul, it is one of the best books of local history I have ever read—about any city anywhere on Earth. While writing Public Enemies I kept it on my desk at all times. I daresay one cannot call himself a real Minnesotan if you haven't read it. The book is just that darned good."&emdash;Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and Birth of the FBI, 1933-34, the basis for Public Enemies, the movie starring Johnny Depp This book is based on more than 100,000 pages of FBI files and wiretaps, prison and police records, and mob confessions. Interviews with 250 crime victims, policemen, gun molls, and family members of criminals bring these public enemies to life. Crime historian Paul Maccabee takes you inside the bank robberies, gangland assassinations, and police intrigue of St. Paul's 1920s and 1930s gangster era. You'll also find Crooks' Tour maps and more than 130 rare FBI, police, and family photographs. Praise for John Dillinger Slept Here : "A landmark study of gangland crime."&emdash;William J. Helmer, author of Dillinger: The Untold Story "Maccabee is an authority on his subject which makes John Dillinger Slept Here an enthralling read."&emdash;St. Paul Pioneer Press 'Paul Maccabee's John Dillinger Slept Here is not just one of the best books ever written about Minneapolis-St. Paul, it is one of the best books of local history I have ever read -- about any city anywhere on Earth. While writing'Public Enemies'I kept it on my desk at all times. I daresay one cannot call himself a real Minnesotan if you haven't read it. The book is just that darned good.'—Bryan Burrough, author of Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and Birth of the FBI, 1933-34, the basis for Public Enemies.This book is based on more than 100,000 pages of FBI files and wiretaps, prison and police records, and mob confessions. Interviews with 250 crime victims, policemen, gun molls, and family members of criminals bring these public enemies to life. Crime historian Paul Maccabee takes you inside the bank robberies, gangland assassinations, and police intrigue of St. Paul's 1920s and1930s gangster era. You'll also find Crooks'Tour maps and more than 130 rare FBI, police, and family photographs.Praise for John Dillinger Slept Here'A landmark study of gangland crime.'—William J. Helmer, author of Dillinger: The Untold Story'Maccabee is an authority on his subject which makes John Dillinger Slept Here an enthralling read.'—St. Paul Pioneer Press Traces the history of crime in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1920 to 1936, describing specific incidents, profiling criminals, victims, and law enforcement officials, and looking at places where criminal activity occurred