On Monday evening, February 4th 1935, Floyd and his brother, Raymond
Hamilton, found themselves walking into an ambush layed out for them by
the laws while approaching Floyd's duplex located at 2614 Harrison Street
near Grand in Dallas, Texas. Floyd approached the home and instinctively
knew that something was amiss. Raymond, who had remained seated in their
car at the time, took to running down the street after Floyd shouted that
it was "a trap". Floyd ran down an alley as the bullets flew. Raymond stole
a truck belonging to the Dallas Gas Company, and made good his escape.
Brother Floyd was later captured without incident at the bus terminal
in Shreveport, La.
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