Dan had been in and out of trouble with the law since the age of 14. During his last jail sentence for attempted armed robbery his wife was able to sneak in a gun and there was a jail break where a sheriff, Ben Bolton, was killed. A posse was dispatched and followed them to Cookson Hills where Dan was killed along with 2 others of the gang.
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 7 (JP)-
Bodies of two dead Irish O'Malley gangsters were on their way to Missouri tonight for burial as officials prepared to write the closing chapters in the break of six prisoners from the federal jail here Tuesday.
Three of the six were dead, two shot down by officers. A third died of exposure. Two others were held in the state penitentiary at McAllester for safekeeping and the last of the group, Don Garrett, was back in the federal jail here.
On the way to relatives in Missouri were the bodies of Dan Heady, Kansas City, alleged leader of the gang, and Leonard Short of Galena. The body of John Blackburn of West Virginia, shot fatally by Police Chief Marsh Corgan as he attempted to follow his companions, lay unclaimed in a morgue here.
Held in state prison were Dewey Gilmore, wounded in a gun battle with officers, and Russell Cooper, who surrendered Thursday. Heady was killed and Gilmore wounded seriously yesterday when found by officers in the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Walker, near Weathers. Short was found a short distance away, dying from burns, pneumonia and exposure. He died on a cot being made for him. Mrs. Dan Heady remained in jail here, charged with murder in state court and charged in federal court with aiding the break. She expressed little concern over her husband?s death.
State officials prepared to prosecute the surviving members of the gang for the murder of Ben Bolton, Muskogee detective chief who was slain as he attempted to stop the break.
The Walkers were hopeful they would be reimbursed by the state for damage done to their home during the enforced visit of the gang and the ensuing gun battle. ?Furniture throughout the three room house was broken, jelly glasses and fruit jars stored for winter were shattered and out best bedding was blood soaked? Walker reported. ?To cap the climax, the officers ate our provisions, including a large ham, several dozen eggs, may pans of cornbread and other food prepared for them,? Walkers wife interrupted. ?We had been obliged to feed two strangers (Heady and Gilmore), who said they were hunters lost in the woods, when they first showed up. Later, at their command, we had to carry food up to the other men, of who one (Short) was desperately ill and could not eat. But they were polite through it all. Then the dozen or more officers came.
Older family members remember Dan as very charming, generous and always well dressed when he came for visits. His nick name was "Dapper Dan"
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 7 (JP)-
Bodies of two dead Irish O'Malley gangsters were on their way to Missouri tonight for burial as officials prepared to write the closing chapters in the break of six prisoners from the federal jail here Tuesday.
Three of the six were dead, two shot down by officers. A third died of exposure. Two others were held in the state penitentiary at McAllester for safekeeping and the last of the group, Don Garrett, was back in the federal jail here.
On the way to relatives in Missouri were the bodies of Dan Heady, Kansas City, alleged leader of the gang, and Leonard Short of Galena. The body of John Blackburn of West Virginia, shot fatally by Police Chief Marsh Corgan as he attempted to follow his companions, lay unclaimed in a morgue here.
Held in state prison were Dewey Gilmore, wounded in a gun battle with officers, and Russell Cooper, who surrendered Thursday. Heady was killed and Gilmore wounded seriously yesterday when found by officers in the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Walker, near Weathers. Short was found a short distance away, dying from burns, pneumonia and exposure. He died on a cot being made for him. Mrs. Dan Heady remained in jail here, charged with murder in state court and charged in federal court with aiding the break. She expressed little concern over her husband?s death.
State officials prepared to prosecute the surviving members of the gang for the murder of Ben Bolton, Muskogee detective chief who was slain as he attempted to stop the break.
The Walkers were hopeful they would be reimbursed by the state for damage done to their home during the enforced visit of the gang and the ensuing gun battle. ?Furniture throughout the three room house was broken, jelly glasses and fruit jars stored for winter were shattered and out best bedding was blood soaked? Walker reported. ?To cap the climax, the officers ate our provisions, including a large ham, several dozen eggs, may pans of cornbread and other food prepared for them,? Walkers wife interrupted. ?We had been obliged to feed two strangers (Heady and Gilmore), who said they were hunters lost in the woods, when they first showed up. Later, at their command, we had to carry food up to the other men, of who one (Short) was desperately ill and could not eat. But they were polite through it all. Then the dozen or more officers came.
Older family members remember Dan as very charming, generous and always well dressed when he came for visits. His nick name was "Dapper Dan"
Dan had been in and out of trouble with the law since the age of 14. During his last jail sentence for attempted armed robbery his wife was able to sneak in a gun and there was a jail break where a sheriff, Ben Bolton, was killed. A posse was dispatched and followed them to Cookson Hills where Dan was killed along with 2 others of the gang.
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 7 (JP)-
Bodies of two dead Irish O'Malley gangsters were on their way to Missouri tonight for burial as officials prepared to write the closing chapters in the break of six prisoners from the federal jail here Tuesday.
Three of the six were dead, two shot down by officers. A third died of exposure. Two others were held in the state penitentiary at McAllester for safekeeping and the last of the group, Don Garrett, was back in the federal jail here.
On the way to relatives in Missouri were the bodies of Dan Heady, Kansas City, alleged leader of the gang, and Leonard Short of Galena. The body of John Blackburn of West Virginia, shot fatally by Police Chief Marsh Corgan as he attempted to follow his companions, lay unclaimed in a morgue here.
Held in state prison were Dewey Gilmore, wounded in a gun battle with officers, and Russell Cooper, who surrendered Thursday. Heady was killed and Gilmore wounded seriously yesterday when found by officers in the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Walker, near Weathers. Short was found a short distance away, dying from burns, pneumonia and exposure. He died on a cot being made for him. Mrs. Dan Heady remained in jail here, charged with murder in state court and charged in federal court with aiding the break. She expressed little concern over her husband?s death.
State officials prepared to prosecute the surviving members of the gang for the murder of Ben Bolton, Muskogee detective chief who was slain as he attempted to stop the break.
The Walkers were hopeful they would be reimbursed by the state for damage done to their home during the enforced visit of the gang and the ensuing gun battle. ?Furniture throughout the three room house was broken, jelly glasses and fruit jars stored for winter were shattered and out best bedding was blood soaked? Walker reported. ?To cap the climax, the officers ate our provisions, including a large ham, several dozen eggs, may pans of cornbread and other food prepared for them,? Walkers wife interrupted. ?We had been obliged to feed two strangers (Heady and Gilmore), who said they were hunters lost in the woods, when they first showed up. Later, at their command, we had to carry food up to the other men, of who one (Short) was desperately ill and could not eat. But they were polite through it all. Then the dozen or more officers came.
Older family members remember Dan as very charming, generous and always well dressed when he came for visits. His nick name was "Dapper Dan"
Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 7 (JP)-
Bodies of two dead Irish O'Malley gangsters were on their way to Missouri tonight for burial as officials prepared to write the closing chapters in the break of six prisoners from the federal jail here Tuesday.
Three of the six were dead, two shot down by officers. A third died of exposure. Two others were held in the state penitentiary at McAllester for safekeeping and the last of the group, Don Garrett, was back in the federal jail here.
On the way to relatives in Missouri were the bodies of Dan Heady, Kansas City, alleged leader of the gang, and Leonard Short of Galena. The body of John Blackburn of West Virginia, shot fatally by Police Chief Marsh Corgan as he attempted to follow his companions, lay unclaimed in a morgue here.
Held in state prison were Dewey Gilmore, wounded in a gun battle with officers, and Russell Cooper, who surrendered Thursday. Heady was killed and Gilmore wounded seriously yesterday when found by officers in the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Walker, near Weathers. Short was found a short distance away, dying from burns, pneumonia and exposure. He died on a cot being made for him. Mrs. Dan Heady remained in jail here, charged with murder in state court and charged in federal court with aiding the break. She expressed little concern over her husband?s death.
State officials prepared to prosecute the surviving members of the gang for the murder of Ben Bolton, Muskogee detective chief who was slain as he attempted to stop the break.
The Walkers were hopeful they would be reimbursed by the state for damage done to their home during the enforced visit of the gang and the ensuing gun battle. ?Furniture throughout the three room house was broken, jelly glasses and fruit jars stored for winter were shattered and out best bedding was blood soaked? Walker reported. ?To cap the climax, the officers ate our provisions, including a large ham, several dozen eggs, may pans of cornbread and other food prepared for them,? Walkers wife interrupted. ?We had been obliged to feed two strangers (Heady and Gilmore), who said they were hunters lost in the woods, when they first showed up. Later, at their command, we had to carry food up to the other men, of who one (Short) was desperately ill and could not eat. But they were polite through it all. Then the dozen or more officers came.
Older family members remember Dan as very charming, generous and always well dressed when he came for visits. His nick name was "Dapper Dan"
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