Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-28
HOYNE'S PREDICTION
HAS BEEN FULFILLED
AsquittaI Of Chicago Gunman Liken-
cd to Signing of Death Warrant
For Another-one Of Most Cold.
6looded Murders Perretrated by
Associate Of "Moss" Enrisht.

ASSociatO OF MOSS Enrtght.
Ely Associated Press.
Chicago. May 2s.--Ch cago. Eu-
gene Geary. gunman from back OF
the yard" recently acquitted of a
charge Of murder was being sought
today in connection with what police
term one of the most cold -blooded
murders Of recent years.
Harry J. Reckas, saloonkeeper,
was shot and killed in u south side
saloon last night as he waited with
his lawyer to discuss with James
'CBrien. another saloonkeeper. the
irrest OF two men who are alleged
to have victimized thousands of dol
lars thru sales of colored water rep
5esented as@Thisky.
As Reckas was about to leave the
= salsSh. a man. ids,atAfied. -by wjtness-.
els as Geary. entered, and walking
lip to Reckas shot him thru the
t.ody.
Three months ago, when Geary
was acquitted OF the murder of
I.eanard Triple, taxicab driver,
Maclay Hoyne, states attorney de-
clared the verdict was "a gross mis-
carriage Of justice" and said the
death warrant of some other man
had been signed.
Geary was an associate of Moss
linright, labor leader and gunman,
and Peter and Dutch" Gentleman,
all three of whom have been slain as
81 result of gunman's quarrels.
Promises Of fifty new raids, some
Of them on north shore homes, in
connection with the million dollar
whisky ring and the discovery of two
men who. it is charged, had swindled
Chicago saloon men out of 100000
thru the sale of prune whiskey. were
the principal liquor developments in
Chicago yesterday. Every effort was
made to surround the new federal
raids in secrecy, but it is known that
exclusive homes are scheduled for
search today.
The men arrested and identified in
the prune juice swindle are Rex
ISien and Oscar Mayes. They were
seized in a loop office building We'd
nesday night and taken to the stock
yards station, where they were ques-
| toned.
Thousands Of gallons Of prune
juice and colored water sometimes
mixed in whisky, were sold to unsus-
pecting saloon keepers at a cut rate.
Only $50 a case was asked in some
| instances and no trouble was ex-
| ! crienced in selling the liquor. Police
who have Investigated say that the
men worked fearlessly and with the
efficiency of modern business or
g. iZation.
Most of the victimized saloon men
took their medicine without squeai
when they found they had been duped
and notification of the operation OF
the prune juice dealers was not given
to the police until Wednesday. Then
James O'Brien. 41S5 South Halstead
street informed the police that he
had been refrauded out Of $1,000.
"These men came to me tho early
part of May and offered to sell me
whisky dirt cheap" O'Brien told the
police. II had the whisky delivered
and it appeared all right, but a few
days later I discovered had pur-
chased two dozen barrels Of prune
Juice and colored water instead OF
whisky"
o'Brien said thathe purchased the
stuff at a south side garage which
was filed with samples of the sup
posed contraband stocks. O'Brien
identified the men arrested. but they
denied ever seeing him before.
Runners are said to have approach
ed likely customers and exhibited
samples Of surplus stocks assuring
any one interested of the reliability
of the house for which they were
working.
Dennis j. Foley. whose home at
1856 Sheridan road was raided We'd
nesday after the Edgevater Beach
hotel had been disposed OF was held
in bonds Of $1,000 when arraigned
before Commissioner Mason. His
hearing was continued until June IA.
Efforts were made during the day
to fnd the man who acted as broker
for Joseph Spagat. steward at the
EdseWater Beach hotel. A number of
men were questioned and more will
| be questioned today