Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-02
GUNNER IMPORTED
WITH CONSENT OF
POLICE, is CLAIM
Chicago Police Said to Be In
v0Ived In Crime Wave to
Discredit Prosecuting
Attorney.
PLOTTED DEATH. SAYS ONE
Hoyne and Chief of Detectives
Slated For Death, Says
Eddie Mack-New York
Gang on Job.
PLOTTED DEATH, SAYS ONE

Chicago. Jan. 3~l.-Charges that
criminals are heing brought rrom New
York and other cities to commit crimes
In Chicago for the purpose of discred-
lting the states attorneys office and
the city administration, are to be in
yestigated by a special grand jury to-
day, according to police officials.
In an alleged confession made public
last night by the police, Eddie Mack.
Il notorious pickpocket. and charged
With leading h bandits who robbed
the Washington Park National bank
OF $4,000, is said to have revealed a
plot to discredit both city n county
officials and members of the police de-
partment.
lit was generally known among
crooks that imported gunner were GO
ing after Captain Hunt, (chief of de-
tectives), and Maclay Hoyne, Estates
We're after the crooks" Mack is alleged
by II police to have said.
Big Frame UP, Says Mack.
Certain politicians and police of
ficials are bringing them into town.
Mack is reported to have added.
According to the states attorneys
office at least six police officers are
which he is quoted as naming several
as "fiXers' for criminals. and as having
accepted money for the protection of
law breakers. sever police officers
recently were convicted on similar
charges.
Assistant States Attorney Frank
Johnson, jr., said today that the grand
jury would De asked to return imme-
diately indictments against Mack,
Charles and Harry Kramer. Alex
Brodie and Harry Feline, who were
taken into custody yesterday, charged
with robbery. The jury, Mr.. Johnson
said, also would Investigate the pos
sibility that the men were involved in
h robbery of the Cook Tourist agency
and the resultant murder of Policeman
Bror Johnson. He said that should
this connection be proven and also
that certain policemen and politicians
had allowed the criminals to work in
the fact to the murder Of Policeman
Johnson would be lodged against them.
Hold "Gyp's" Old Pals.
With The alleged confession of Mack
and the Kramer brothers that they
robbed the Washington Park bank, the
authorities today We're paying great
est attention to reputed Importation Of
criminals to discredit the administra-
ton. The Kraners were quoted as
having said they We're intimates of the
Rosenthal murderers in New York.
According to Charles Kramer, the
brothers We're taken into custody by
New York police shortly after the MUIR
der in July, 1912, of Herman Rosen-
thai. They were found, he said, in the
room of Harry Horowitz, known to the
New York authorities as "Gyp the
Blood" n were held while the muir
der was being investigated, but later
released.
They came to Chicago last Septem-
Der. Brodie and Feline also are said
tn hp wa vNn1ion raat ,1S i, Now Nnrl1
Only portions of the alleged confess
sions were made public by the po-
lice and no announcement was made
regarding what information. if any.
a been obtained from half a dozen
other persons. several Of them wom-
neSSes.
Mack Unusual Criminal.
Eddi Mack. arrested as a leader of
the bandits who robbed the Wash
ington Park National bank, and who
is said to have confessed, is known to
Chicago police as a family man." ac-
cording to information. made public
today.
He lived on the south side here and
has for years attended baseball games
at the Chicago American league park.
accompanied by his wife and 1O-year-
old daughter. When accompanied by
his family, policemen said, Mack never
was arrested. There vas q tacit agree
ment that he never worked a crowd
save when alone.
Mack. who came to Chicago years
ago from Cincinnati. is a neat dresser.
He is devoted to his daughter and in
valid wife. He had no hang outs
save his own house and did not use
drugs, a circumstance which the DO
lice consider marks him as unique
among men of his kind.