West College Corner in Union County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wanted by the FBI
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Captured by G-Men
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017
1. Wanted by the FBI Marker
Side A
Wanted by the FBI
On August 16, 1935, FBI Special Agents Nelson B. Klein and Donald C. McGovern spotted car thief George W. Barrett here. Barrett, a convicted criminal, ran a scam stealing cars, altering them, then selling them. He transported cars over state lines, violating National Motor Vehicle Theft Act, passed in 1919. The federal law helped catch many criminals in 1920s and 1930s.
Captured by G-Men
Klein called upon Barrett to surrender. Barrett opened fire near here, killing Klein and getting wounded himself. A 1934 law made killing a government agent a federal offense, punishable by death. Barrett was tried and convicted in Indianapolis and hanged March 24, 1936.
Erected 2017 by Indiana Historical Bureau and the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. (Marker Number 81.2017.1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1936.
Location. 39° 33.988′ N, 84° 49.125′ W. Marker is in West College Corner, Indiana, in Union County. It is on Church Street (County Route
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: College Corner Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named College Corner Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Union School 1893-2004 (approx. half a mile away in Ohio); Site of Campbellite Meeting House (approx. 3.3 miles away in Ohio); The Restoration Movement / Doty Settlement Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away in Ohio); The Doty Settlement / The Pioneer Farmstead (approx. 3.3
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017
2. Wanted by the FBI Marker
Side B
Additional keywords. Crime, Law Enforcement FBI
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017
3. Wanted by the FBI Marker
full view of marker, looking north, up Mound Street, from inside the park
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 29, 2017
4. Wanted by the FBI Marker
marker, as seen from Mound Street, looking south, into the park
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2017, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
