My Life with Bonnie and Clyde (61 page)

Houston Press, the
,
220

Houston Street Viaduct, Dallas, Tex.,
235n.25

Howard, Stanley P.,
145
,
151

Hugo, Okla.,
89
,
91
,
92
,
93

Hulett, Tom,
140
,
275n.29

Humphrey, H. D.,
108
,
109
,
269n.8
; murder of,
215–16
,
267–68nn
.
12
,
13
,
268n
.
15
,
270n.12
; weapon recovered,
279n.1

Humphrey, Vernon,
216

“Hundred Days,”
16
,
166

Hunter, Homer,
252n.12

Huntsville, Tex.,
8
,
20
,
163
,
208
,
217
,
219

Idabel, Okla.,
7
,
8
,
91
,
261n.11

Illinois,
59
,
65
,
107

Indiana,
64
,
107

Iowa,
59
,
107
,
150
,
290n.6
; milk dumped in,
16
,
280n.3

Italy,
167

Itasca Road, Hillsboro, Tex.,
208

It’s Only a Paper Moon
(popular song),
293n.15

Ivy, Polk,
188
; Grapevine shootings,
221–22

Jackson County, Mo.,
274n
.
24
,
278n.42

Jacksonville, Fla.,
7
,
8
,
83
,
259n.3

Japan: Pearl Harbor, attack on,
172
; Philippines, attack on,
232n.4
; war with China,
16
,
17
,
65
,
167–68

Jefferson City, Mo.,
7
,
151
,
152

Jimmy Durante Show, the
(radio program),
36

Job, Clara (“Aunt Clara”),
152

Job, William (“Uncle Billy”),
152

Johns, Joe,
237n.32

Johnson, Doyle,
89
,
235n.25
; Clyde Barrow and W. D. Jones murder of,
211–12

Johnson, Mr. (Joplin motor court attendant),
40

Jones, Ethel,
251–52nn
.
9
,
12

Jones, Freddie,
157–60
,
161
,
293n.22

Jones, R. M.,
254n.21

Jones, W. D. (William Daniel “Dub”, “Deacon”),
24
,
25
,
26
,
29
,
31
,
60
,
65
,
70
,
72
,
76
,
80
,
87
,
93
,
94
,
107
,
154
,
193
,
255n.23
; accused of rape,
109–10
,
270–71n.12
; Alma shooting, flight from,
270–71n.12
; bank robbery, thoughts on,
254n.22
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
146
,
164
,
291n.8
; Billie Parker, romance with,
106
; birth, background, and Barrow connection,
235n.25
; Blanche, memories of,
239n.40
; Bonnie, poised to shoot and kill,
285n.21
; Bonnie and Clyde fighting,
266n.8
; Buck, mistaken for,
263n.2
; Clyde, observations about,
239n
.
40
,
243n
.
28
,
257–58n.11
; Clyde, rejoins,
261n.1
; cooking and food,
40
,
111
,
112
,
128
,
129
,
240n.9
; Dexfield Park, camped in,
124–129
,
282–83nn
.
8–16
; Dexfield Park, flight from,
285nn
.
21
,
22
,
286n
.
26
,
290n.6
; Dexfield Park shootout
129
,
283–85nn
.
17–20
; drinking,
111
,
112
; Fort Smith, hiding in,
98–104
,
268n.16
; Houston, arrested near,
212
; humor,
269–70n.9
; Jack Sherman, known as,
276n.32
; Johnson, murder of,
261n.5
; Joplin, trip to,
37–40
; Joplin apartment,
42–56
,
43
; Joplin shootout,
50–56
,
243n
.
31
,
244–45nn
.
35
,
36
; murders,
52–54
,
88
,
89
,
101–103
,
108–109
,
211–16
,
235n
.
25
,
267–68nn
.
12
,
13
; Red Crown, flight from,
122–24
,
278–82nn
.
1–7
; Red Crown cabins,
110–17
,
272–75nn
.
18–28
; Red Crown shootout,
117–21
,
276–78nn
.
34–50
; robberies of,
47–48
,
101
,
107
,
216
,
241n
.
16
,
267n
.
13
,
271n.13
; Ruston, separated from the gang near,
61–62
,
247n
.
5
,
249n.16
; Ruston abduction,
60–63
; San Antonio with Barrows for Buck, trip to,
228–30n.10
; and sleeping arrangements,
43
,
241n
.
13
,
283n.14
; Wellington, flight from,
95–97
,
249n
.
5
,
263–64nn
.
3–9
; Wellington accident,
262–63n.2
; wounded,
36
,
52
,
57–58
,
60
,
105
,
246n
.
43
,
247n
.
1
,
284n.18

Joplin, Mo.,
7
,
29–31
,
34–35
,
36
,
76
,
90
,
105
,
165
,
247n
.
4
,
274n.24
; Barrow garage apartment,
240–41n.12
,
242n.23
; Barrow garage apartment, items abandoned in,
241n
.
16
,
244n.33
; grocery store,
242n.19
; shootout
37–58
,
55
,
150
,
214–15
,
244–45nn
.
35
,
36
; shootout, three men identified at,
249n.17
; state lines, proximity to,
241n.12
; the underworld, attractiveness to,
241n.12
; and weather during and after shootout,
247n.44

Just a Gigolo
(popular song),
293n.15

Kahler, G. B.,
214
,
244–45nn
.
35
,
36

Kansas,
59
,
64
,
107
,
109
,
110
,
123

Kansas City, Kans.,
89
,
139
,
158
; politics and crime,
272n.15

Kansas City, Mo.,
160
,
281n.5

Kansas City Massacre, the,
89
,
264–65n.10
,
272n.15
.
See also
Union Station Massacre

Kansas City Star, the
,
161

Karpis, Alvin,
241n
.
12
,
248n.15
.
See also
Barker-Karpis gang, the

Kaufman, Tex.,
32

Kaufman County, Tex.,
184
; Alsup and Hamilton incorrectly identified in,
239n.39
; shootout,
239n.39

Kaufman County jail, Kaufman, Tex.: Bonnie Parker and Ralph Fults held in,
237n.34

Keller, Herschell,
286n.26

Kemp, Tex.: and Kaufman County shootout,
185
,
193
; Parker and Fults captured near,
239n.39

Kentucky,
64
,
107

Kerrville, Mo.,
279n.3

Kimsey, Ellis,
281n.5

King’s Daughter’s Hospital, Perry, Iowa,
287n
.
30
,
289n.8

Kitchen, Mark,
65

Knee, Clint,
283n
.
17
,
285n
.
22
,
286n.26

Knierim, Iowa,
255n.22

Korean War,
232n.4

Kress’s.
See
S. H. Kress & Co.

Labrador, Canada,
105

Lake Dallas, Denton County, Tex.,
208
,
239n.39

Lakehurst, n.J.,
167

Lake Lewisville, Dallas and Denton Counties, Tex.,
208

Lancaster, Ohio,
158

Lancaster, Tex.,
182
,
255n.22

Lanford, Sam,
242n.23

Lang, Fritz,
179

Laurel, Md.,
158

Lawrence, Kans.,
253n.17

Lazia, Johnny,
272n.15

Leavenworth prison, Leavenworth, Kans.,
296n.39

Leen, Rhea.
See
Linder, Rhea Leen

Lefors, Ruth,
233n.18

Lester, Richard,
180

Libya,
167

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
(popular song),
293n.15

Lincoln Parish, La.,
248n.9

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow,
105

Lindbergh, Charles,
105

Linder, Rhea Leen,
235n.23
; and Billie Parker,
184–95
; and Blanche,
184–97

Little Platte River, Platte County, Mo.,
279–80nn
.
2
,
3

Little Sioux River, Iowa: Barrow campsite,
7
,
271n.13

L. K. Brooks residence, Ruston, La.,
247n.5

Lofton, Mark,
270n.12

Lombard, Carole,
157

Lone Ranger, the
(radio program),
36

Long, Bill,
191

Long, Huey P.,
167

Long Beach, Calif.,
16

Longview, Tex.,
219

Louisiana,
36
,
59
,
63
,
64
,
87
,
107
,
167
; Barrow gang visit to,
81–87
,
247n.4
; Bonnie and Clyde, ambush in,
183
,
188

Love, John,
283n
.
12
,
283n
.
17
,
285n.22

Lovelady, Tex.,
218

Lovers Lane, Highland Park, Tex.,
257n.7

Loy, Myrna,
157

Lucerne, Ind.,
7
,
64
,
65
,
243–44n.32
,
250–52nn
.
7–13
; confusion with Okabena, Minn.,
249n
.
1
,
251–52n.11
,
253nn
.
17
,
19
,
258–59n.14

Lucerne State Bank, Lucerne, Ind.: attempted robbery of,
250–52nn
.
7–13
,
253n
.
17
,
256n.1
; confusion with Okabena, Minn.,
251–52n.11
,
253nn
.
17
,
19

Lutes Cemetery Road, Platte County, Mo.,
279nn
.
2
,
279–80n.3

MacArthur, Douglass,
15
; insubordination of,
232n.4

Mace, Billie Parker.
See
Parker, Billie Jean

Mace, Bud,
265–66n.3

Mace, Fred,
265–66n.3
,
297n.71

Magnolia, Ark.,
248n.13

March, Frederick,
242n.17

Marmon automobile,
37
,
46
,
240n
.
6
,
242n.18

Marshall, Tex.,
220
,
246n.42

Martinsville, Tex.,
229n
,
240n.10

Maxwell, Charles G.,
209–10

May’s Barber Shop and Beauty Parlor, Dallas, Tex.,
256n.6

McBride, Lillian Hamilton,
212–13
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8

McCann, Irene,
153

McCormick, Harry,
220
; Jan Fortune, criticism of,
271n.12

McDaniel National Bank, Springfield, Mo.,
241–42n.16

McGinnis, Harry,
54
,
150
,
249n.17
; murder of,
214–15
,
244–45nn
.
35
,
36
,
37

McKeever, George,
264–65n.10

McKinney, Tex.,
210
,
269n.4

McNabb, Wade: murder of,
219–21
; Palmer’s reason for murder of,
220

Melba Theater, Dallas, Tex.,
5

Mellon Bridge, Platte County, Mo.,
280n.3

Mercurochrome,
124

Mesquite, Tex.,
183
,
189
; Blanche’s visit to Ralph Fults in,
193

Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Tex.,
214

Methvin, Henry: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8
; Eastham, escape from,
219
; Eastham, incarcerated at,
271–72n.14
; Eastham, plan to raid,
207
; Grapevine shootings,
186–87
,
221–23
; Mary O’Dare, dislike of,
182
; drinking,
223
; State of Texas, pardon from,
188–89

Mexicali Rose
(popular song),
156

Miami, Okla.,
223
,
243n.27

Michigan,
175
,
177
,
178

Milam County, Tex.,
230n.15