Happened to come across the following reference to Platteville while doing some unrelated (no pun intended) research this morning. You can read the entire article at http://www.crimelibrary.com/americana/dillinger/dillingerred.htm [BEGIN QUOTE] On a sort of comical note, O’Leary one day returned to the law office and informed Piquette that Dillinger and Van Meter had formulated a plan to rob three banks at once in the town of Platteville, Wisconsin – the attorney’s home-town. Piquette and O’Leary drove immediately to the Probasco home where the lawyer pleaded with the two bank robbers to abandon the plan because his family and friends could be affected and that it would appear as though he had “cased” the banks for them. After Piquette threatened to drop him as a client, Dillinger relented. As Piquette and his investigator left the house, Van Meter glared at O’Leary and grunted, “Why don’t you keep your mouth shut, anyway?” [END QUOTE] =============== Always use real butter. =============== Mary Thiele Fobian Writer/Editor Pacific Grove, CA