The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-14
MURPHEY
BRAINS Of
BANDIT GANG
Big Tin" Makes Confession
Other Arrests Are Expected
During Day.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE o4nv

CHICAGO. June
n fRix Tln) Murphy, political 00ss
80 ,abor leader, again unoer arrest
80 authorities expressed the con
y,r+ton today they had seizea
..Iatn.- ~ the postal bandits, opera
I, +nA Chicago district and nAo
oIa.red up the Polk street postoliiO
robnery OF April when sSoo'oVo 70
was stolen. In mionlsht rA'o
rom. OF Big Tins father-in-ia~ 1ea-
81 axents recovered 3l12'soo IN eNSN
and bonds
M,rpne confessed early today. &C
~a,nr to postal authorities thAt ne
waa implicated IN the Polk street mail
robbery.
v,ne.nao cosssno, Murphys heuten-
=, ,.hor circle. was being detained
for questioning
MOST OF LOOT IN TRUNK
xas4 ~ the loot was contained IN
ht~ trunk that had been secreted IN
- .t+ic at the home q WiIhah
-. sa+her-in-law Of Murphy. TINS
80 4. alleged 10 have been sent 70
Dixxs home several days ago by MuA
nhv Postal operatives declared Mui
nv admitted having received part =
- polk street loot and they 1uFIhe'
.-,e5 they believed he also eng
n,ered that hold-up
W. ]. Fahey. postal inspector who
a.+ad Murphy and Cosmano last
v.hruarv in connection with the Ptt4-
aar u,atl robbery OF last August de-
led ak witnesses to that roooeFy
bsva ,dentired Murphy and Cosmano
a, various times 80,
17ntil Yesterday MURPHY was at Up
-, under $4,000 bonds. The ar
-Ae4s were made at the headquarters
I. - Gashouse workers Union. OF
which Murphy is president II loi-
,ove5 the confession Of Ralph Terer'
-.tluay mail clerk "dupe." who posi-
tt,,aiv Identified Murphy as the ring
leader Of the mail bandits gang.
SAYS HE'S THE GOAT.
Mummy. postal inspectors said. de-
,te5 he took part in the actual noio-
~ at the Polk street depot, perpetrat-
ed by half a dozen men
"I,n, holding back for someone else
.rurnhv IS reported 70 have asid.
po+ the stun. all right But wash
s7volved in the actual robbery may
tell something more later But
got 10 protect someone.
Two mail clerks have made contes-
s.ons. postal inspectors said naming
abtr Tim" Mt only IN the Polk street
robbery. but also in the 100000 mai
hoIdup at Pullman, suburb
T1e- federal agents entered Mur-
49, unfon headquarters. he appeared
detected. they said
MURPHY FINALLY QUITS.
..us,va got the goods. Tim" Inspec-
+o- Fahey announced
what do you mean?" Murphy asked
About the Polk street hold-up'
4Yes~ oueried Big Tim" un-
rurled.
we've got a confession Fahey re-
plied. a little more sternly
That's old stur-old stuff Mur-
ply parried. smiling.
.srhe easiest way IS the best. you
know. Tim continued Fahey. You'd
better come clean!
Then Murphy gave way; when Cos
nano and Geirun walked into the Of
ace a few seconds later they were ar
rested. too.
murphy who has been pictures
oue power IN local labor and political
otrcles-once even calling and direct
ing strike when IN iail-is said 70
have given Information through Which
the actual perpetrators Of the daring
POLK street robbery are expected TO De
seized. the inspectors assert Murphy
led the detectlvs 10 his father-in-law's
home where the trunk vas opened
CoRRoZzo Is ARRESTED
Edward Geirur. another political
leutenant OF Murphy. also was being
detained for questioning. All three
prisoners were held incommunicado
AS result OF the alleged Murphy
confession. Lieut. John Norton and
sauad OF detectives. some armed with
rihes. started out early today for
series Of raids in which they hoped 70
make additional arrests and seize more
OF the mail robbery proceeds.
Michael Corrozzo, head OF the Chit
cago Street sweepers Union and who
vas acquitted with Murphy and Cos
ulAno IN the Staying OF "Mosey" En-
right. is now at liberty under $4,000
sonds IN the Polk street hold-up. lie
wa SURRENDERED April IS by his
lawyer. He was ordered held by L
5. Commissioner Mason. Corrozzo IS
believed by postal inspectors to be the
connecting link in the seizing of Mur-
ply. Cosmano and Geirun and the raid
on the Diggs home.