The window from the murdered Dighton doctor's car — with the original fingerprint — was on display at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington for more than 20 years, but when the building was remodeled it was boxed up and lost for years.

  An FBI agent, a grandson of Garden City Police Chief Richardson found the window and used it in his training speeches until he retired.

  When the Finney County Museum wanted to do a Fleagle exhibit more than 15 years ago he shipped the window to the museum where it is located today.

TT&O about The Fleagle Gang

Some other stories we have heard about the events and the people. Tiny Venn was 10 at the time of the robbery. Her mother had sent her downtown to the Butler's department store, and she came out of the store shortly after the robbery. She saw a crowd gathered in front of the bank, but did not think anything of it and went home. Then she saw the news of what it was.

Keith Bachman said his father, M.P. had a farm north of Lamar and saw the getaway car go by. He said he remembered seeing the car earlier and thought the gang was making a practice run.

Tony Peck of Lamar said Otis Randolf who lived in western Kansas was working on a windmill when a Fleagle took him at gunpoint to his house.

We have been contacted by a television company from England who are using a photos of Jake Fleagle from the book in a television program. Any publicity we can get for the book helps enlarge the audience and possibly sales of the book.

 

Charlie Norton, noted sculptor from Leoti, has been promoting the book. Norton said he has been carrying his copy of the book everywhere he goes.

 

In Lamar, Colo. signed books are available at Big Timbers Museum north of the city. Books are available at  Finney County Museum in Garden City, Kan.

 

We recently found a site on the Internet listing old Gangbusters radio programs from the past. The information was there was a program that mentioned the Fleagle brothers: ­ Gangbusters. May 26, 1937. CBS network. "Jake and Ralph Fleagle". Sponsored by: Palmolive Shave Cream. 10:00 P. M. The Fleagle brothers are bank robbers and cold-blooded killers. Gangbusters Clues: Wanted for murder: a forty-three year old man with scars on his forehead, tattoos on his arm. Frank Byrne (escaped murderer): scars on his eyebrows and finger. Madeline Raymond: escaped from a Massachusetts reformatory. In Minnesota: a man driving a stolen 1936 Ford coupe is wanted for murder. In Iowa: kidnappers driving a 1936 Plymouth. The script was previously used on "G-Men" on September 21, 1935. Phillips H. Lord (host, director), Erik Rolf (announcer), Bea Beekman (commercial spokesman: head coach of the 1936 women's Olympic team). 29:37.