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Caldwell, Blanche.
See
Barrow, Blanche Caldwell

Caldwell, Jay,
261n.10

Caldwell, Matthew Fountain (Blanche’s father),
18
,
56
,
91
,
143
,
147
,
155
,
161
,
168
,
168
,
175
,
225nn
.
1
,
2
,
234n.22
; Blanche, living with,
172
; Blanche and Buck as fugitives, visiting with,
89–91
,
261n.10
; Blanche’s parole, working on,
165
; death of,
173
; health,
234n.21
; as preacher,
173

Caledonia, Iowa,
281n.6

Calhoun Ferry Road, Houston County, Tex.: and Eastham raid,
219

California,
157

Callahan, J. W.,
241n.12

Callaway, Blanche Caldwell.
See
Barrow, Blanche Caldwell

Callaway, John (Blanche’s first husband),
8
,
149
,
160
; Blanche’s dislike of,
226n
.
3
,
292n
.
2
,
293n.24

Camp, the (underworld hideout), Caddo Parish, La.,
248–49n.15

Campbell, Calvin Cal: murder of,
222–23
,
290n.6

Campbell, Jim,
223

Campfire Girls,
166

Campisi’s Egyptian Restaurant, Dallas, Tex.,
191

Canada,
88
,
112

Canadian, Tex.,
96
,
264nn
.
7
,
8

Canadian River, Collingsworth County, Tex.,
96

C & T Grocery, McKinney, Tex.,
269n.4

Cantrell, Tom,
189

Cantrell’s Café, Dallas, Tex.,
189

Capone, Al,
167

Cartwright, Alonzo,
262–63n.2

Cartwright, Gladys,
262–63n.2

Castor, Ed,
212

Cedar Creek Lake, Kaufman and Henderson Counties, Tex.,
184
,
191

Cedar Hill, Tex.,
265n.3

Cermak, Anton,
17

Chambless, Joe: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8

Chambless, Odell: Johnson murder, accused of,
212

Chapler-Osborn Clinic, Dexter, Iowa,
287n
.
31
,
288n.2

Chapman, Alba,
160

Chapman family, the,
248n.15

Chase, Pat,
283n.17

Checotah, Okla.,
38

Chevrolet automobiles,
212
,
271n.13

Chicago, Ill.,
89
,
155
,
252n.13

Chicago World’s Fair 1933,
65

China: war with Japan,
16
,
17
,
65
,
167–68

Chinn, Tom,
280n.3

Chinn, Winnie,
280n.3

Christian Church, Lucerne, Ind.,
251–52nn
.
9
,
11–12

Christmas,
8
,
89
,
155
,
160
,
194
,
211
,
234n.22

Churchley, Pearl,
228n.8

Cincinnati, Ohio,
158

Cinderella Beauty Shoppe,
14
,
17
,
18
,
164
,
233n
.
12
,
234n
.
22
,
246n
.
40
,
291n.2

Circle Grill, Mesquite, Tex.,
189

Clause, Frank,
228–30n.10

Cleveland, Ohio,
158

Clevenger, Ann Tatman: Blanche, observations of,
289n.3

Clevenger, David R.,
140
,
141
,
142
,
150
,
246n
.
40
,
274n
.
24
,
275n
.
29
,
289nn
.
1
,
3
,
291n.2
; Blanche, letter from,
290n.5

Cockriel (Cockrell) Road, Platte County, Mo.,
279n.3

Coffey, Bessie May Cannon,
292n.2

Coffey, Clarence,
150
,
151
,
274n
.
24
,
288n
.
4
,
292n.2

Coffey, Holt,
116
,
140
,
141
,
143
,
144
,
149
,
151
,
155
,
166
,
167
; Blanche, interrogating,
288n.4
; Red Crown battle plans,
273n
.
20
,
274n
.
24
,
275nn
.
28
,
29
; Red Crown shootout,
276n
.
34
,
276n
.
38
,
277n
.
39
,
278n
.
44
,
289n
.
2
,
292n.2

Colbert, Claudette,
242n.17

Cole County, Mo.,
167

Colorado,
107

Columbia, Mo.,
89
; murders nearby, Barrow brothers and Pretty Boy Floyd suspected of,
264–65n.10
; murders nearby, McKeever hanged for,
264–65n.10

Commerce, Okla.,
222–23

Commerce, Tex.,
73
,
250n
.
6
,
252nn
.
11
,
13
,
253n
.
17
,
257n.8

Commerce Street, Dallas, Tex.,
5

Coolidge, Calvin,
65

Cooper, Gary,
14

Cooper, Tex.,
7
,
73
,
78

Corry, George,
262–63n.2
; debate over killing,
263nn
.
3
,
5

County Avenue (507), Dallas County, Tex.,
212–14

Cowan, Luther,
230n.12
; background,
256n.6

Cowan, Nell Barrow,
77
,
190
; Blanche, refusing to help,
76
,
77
; Clyde living with,
230n.12
; and
Fugitives
,
165
,
253n
.
19
,
257n
.
8
,
258–59n.14
; Grove Hill, buried at,
195
; visiting Clyde in prison,
13

Cox, William,
236–37n.31

Crawford, Kermit “Curley”,
275–76nn
.
30
,
32
,
277n
.
39
,
278n
.
50
,
281n.5

Crosby, Bing,
14

Crowder, Ed: killed by Clyde Barrow,
206–207

Crowson, Major Joseph: murder of,
217–19
; Palmer’s reason for murdering,
220

Cumberland, Ga.,
83
; confusion about,
259n.3

Cumberland Island, Ga.,
259n.3

Czechoslovakia,
167

Dairyman’s revolt,
16

Dallas, Tex.,
5
,
7
,
16
,
17
,
20
,
22
,
36
,
37
,
38
,
64
,
65
,
70
,
75
,
76
,
80
,
87
,
88
,
89
,
93
,
94
,
97
,
98
,
158
,
164
,
165
,
191
,
193
,
209
,
213
,
222
,
247n.4
; and Barrow-Parker harboring trial,
164
,
189
; and Blanche after prison,
169
,
170
,
172–76
; Blanche’s bus trip to,
72–74
;
Bonnie and Clyde
, production of,
180–83
; Grapevine shootings,
188
; and Hall murder investigation,
210–11
; and population increase (1920–29),
6
,
228n.5

Dallas County,
174
,
178

Dallas County District Clerk,
191
,
194

Dallas County sheriff’s department,
16
; and the Malcolm Davis murder,
212–14

Dallas Police Department: corruption,
233–34n.18
,
240n.6
; telephone wiretap of Barrows, Parkers, and others,
256–57n.7

Darby, H. Dillard,
247–48nn
.
5
,
8
,
10
,
249n.17

Davis, Alice,
169
,
237n
.
33
,
256n.5
; Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8

Davis, Betty,
157

Davis, Malcolm,
164
; murder of,
212–14
,
235n.25

Davis, Steve: Barrow-Parker harboring trial, defendant in,
291n.8

Dawson, Tex.,
169

Dearborn, Mich.,
15

DeGraff, Tom,
214–15
,
244–45nn
.
35
,
36

Democratic Party,
16

Denison, Tex.,
7
,
17
,
20
; and the Cinderella Beauty Shoppe,
14
,
107
,
164
,
234n
.
22
,
246n.40

Dennis, Hazel,
266n.4

Denton, Tex.,
228–30n.10

Denton County sheriff’s department: raid of Clyde Barrow’s hideout,
208

Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
See
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Des Moines, Iowa,
138
,
288n.3

Dexfield Park, Iowa,
7
,
124
,
126
,
131
,
164
,
192
,
243n.26
; Barrow gang camped in,
282–83nn
.
8–16
; history of,
282n.8
; posse’s pursuit in,
285n
.
22
,
286n
.
26
,
287n
.
30
,
290n.6
; shootout near,
283–85nn
.
17–20

Dexter, Iowa,
105
,
124
,
243n.26
; description of,
282n.10

Dillinger, John,
167
,
295n.36

Dillingham, Homer,
294n.28

Disneyland,
178

Dougherty Drug Store, Dallas, Tex.: and LC Barrow,
294n.28

Drake, John,
130

Dubach, La.,
248n.13

Dunaway, Faye,
180

Durant, Okla.,
104
,
106
,
172
,
261n.11

Durant Street, Dallas, Tex.,
173

Dyer, Ross,
37

Eagle Ford Road, Dallas County, Tex.,
213

Earhart, Amelia,
105
,
167

East Dove Road, Tarrant County, Tex.,
187
,
222

Easter Sunday 1934,
187–88
,
221–22

Eastes, Clyde O.,
291n.8

Eastham prison farm, Tex.,
7
,
232n
.
21
,
236n.29
; Blanche’s visits to,
236n.30
; brutality at,
231–32n.18
,
271–72n.14
; camp 1 and camp
2
,
206
; and Clyde Barrow,
11
,
12
,
13
,
13
,
14
,
27
; Clyde Barrow’s raid of,
217–19
,
290n
.
6
,
295n.39
; Ed Crowder at, murder of,
206–207
; history and description of,
231n.18
; Osborne Association condemnation of,
236–37n.31
; Thornton killed at,
266n.3

East Jacksonville, Fla.,
260n.6

East Texas,
163
,
221
,
235n
.
25
,
246n.42

Edgerton Junction, Platte County, Mo.,
280n
.
3
,
281n.5

Eisenhower, Dwight D.,
15

El Dorado, Ark.,
248n.13

Ellington, Duke,
37
,
293n.15

Ellis, L. A.,
274n
.
24
,
275n
.
29
,
279n.1

Elman, Ziggy,
156

Elm Street, Dallas, Tex.,
5

Enid, Okla.,
107
,
269n.7

Erick, Okla.,
7
,
94

Ethiopia,
167

Evans, W. T.,
212–13

Everly, Iowa,
255n.22

Fairbanks, Douglas,
105

Fairbury, Nebr.,
37

Fair Park, Dallas, Tex.,
190
,
233n.17

Fairris, Maggie,
212–13

Farewell to Arms, A
(film),
14

Farm Currency Act,
65

Farmers and Merchants Bank, Mexico, Mo.,
89
; robbery of, Barrow brothers and Pretty Boy Floyd suspected of,
264–65n.10

Farmer’s Holiday Association,
16

Farmer’s Lane, Platte County, Mo.,
278n
.
1
,
279n.3

Fayetteville, Ark.,
101
,
216
,
267n.13

Federal Bureau of Investigation,
149
.
See also
U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Federal Square Grill,
175

Ferguson, Miriam A.,
16
,
291n.2
; pardon for Henry Methvin signed by,
188

Ferguson prison farm, Tex.,
7
,
161–62
,
232n
.
20
,
235n.29

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