On January 16, 1934 Clyde and Bonnie attacked Eastham Prison Farm in Texas. It was Clyde’s revenge, the goal of his time on the run. He left several guns, that he had stolen from a local armory, near by for when the attack began. During the attack, Clyde freed five convicts including Raymond Hamilton, Henry Methvin, and Joe Palmer. Palmer shot a prison officer named Joe Crowson as Clyde, Bonnie, and the other convicts escaped. Hamilton and Methvin joined Clyde that day. An officer named Lee Simmons had reportedly promised Crowson, who was struggling for life, that he would hunt down and kill everyone that was involved in the breakout. Two of the criminals who escaped were captured and killed. Almost immediately after the attack, the Texas Department of Corrections ordered retired Texas Ranger Frank A. Hamer to hunt down and kill the Barrow Gang. From February 10 onward, Hamer became a looming shadow over the gang. He was always a town or two behind them and he always slept out in his car like they did. With Hamer behind them, life became difficult for the gang.
Bonnie and Clyde:1930s 