Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-28
"MONK" EASTMAN
SLAIN IN GANGFEUD
Reformed Crook Had Not
Kept Promise No. to Tote
Gun. Police Disclose.

NEW YORK. December oS.-The
veil Of mystery hitherto surrounding
the murder of Monk Eastman.
former notorious gangster who was
Supposed to have gone straight aft
tr being decorated for heroism on the
battletields of France, was partly lift
ed early today with IA definite an
nouncement by the police that he was
slain in d gang fight on his old East
SIDE stamping grounds last Sunday.
The police further claimed they had
trailed his murderer through the de-
Nlous windings of the underworld and
! mat they expected to make an early
arrest.
Two walters and a cashier, who
We're questioned at headquarters all
night, are said by the police to have
gwen details of the feud and to
| have furnished the name of the ex-
ganssters assailant. These alleged
lnformants-John Bradley, John Nc
kenna and Max Weinstein-were or
dered 10 appear before District At
torney Edward Swami during the day
for further examination.
Assistant District Attorney John
Pennis declared it was established
! that Monk was shot to death in a
running fight. which started in an all
night cafe. The police have reason
10 believe. they said. that some of
Monk old pals, who had turned
i, against him. had cornered him in the
cafe. In the general free-for-all fight
that misunderstanding the dreaded
gang feud of bysone Years in lower
3D. and 4th avenues--"Monll" had
been driven into the street and shot
down with five bullets in his body
The police investigation has dis
, closed. 1t was said, that Monk" re-
Gently had not been living ION the
square" he had promised Gov
smith when his citizenship rights were
restored after the world war. He is
reported to have been employed as a
"bouncer' in an East Side gambling
house and to have been involved in
, illegal liquor and drug traffic. In some
or these transactions. the police be-
lieve, Monk" incurred the enmity of
some of his former associates in the
| the same deadly penalty Monk him
self had ordered inflicted in gang
wars during the last twenty years
Held for killing Woman.
ROANOKE. Va, December 2S-T
Chester F'1eck. twenty-eight, wealthy
buHeSs man and prominent here So
cially. last night was arrested, charged
with Involuntary manslaughter in con
nection with the death late YESTERDAY
of Mrs. ID. l.. Davis. thirtycthree wife
of Norfolk and Western railway
freight conductor. According to tho
ponce. ieCk grove an dutOmODiIe ONTO
the sidewalk from one of the principal
streets here and ran over Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Davis leaves three small children.
COnfession Tells OF Murder.
MORGANTON, n. C, December 2s
Following the rearrest yesterday of
Baxter Hide braid on a charge of MUIR
der, in connection with the killing of
Glenn Lippard in November, Solicitor
r. l.. Huffman made public an alleged
confession from Dock Hefner, one of
the three defendants convicted last
week and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary.
According to the alleged confession,
Hefner declared that he was an eye
witness to the murder of Lippard and
that he was killed by Lone Young and
Baxter Hildebraid.
Lone Young was convicted Of sec
ond-degree murder in connection with
the killing, as were also Dock and
Cecil Hefner, brothers. All were SEN
fenced to long terms in the peniten-
tiary.
100000 Package Missing.
HAVANA. December 2S-A pack
age containing 100000 in bills. al
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