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county. early in the day asked CO.
operation of the Baltimore police in
rounding up members of the gangs at
large in the city. and Headquarters
Detectives Roche and Smythe were
assigned TO the case.
Astaostieai 6selsf ! astpisslys Thar
the fight wasrbetween members OF the
gang alleged to be headed by Jimmy"
McCracken, proprietor OF a near-beer
saloon at Hartford avenue and Ash
land avenue, and another organiza-
ton, of which Rudolph and Augie
Becker are reputed to be the guiding
spirits. Augie Becker conducts the
Rosedale Cafe. where at least two of
those arrested were employed. Nc
names of the Becker boys" do not
appear in the list of those in custody.
McCIacken is brother of the late
Willie" McCracken. who, with a wo-
man companion, was burned TO death
q year ago when his high-powered
automobile turned turtle and burned
early one morning on the Frederick
road. He also conducts a garage on
Hartford Road. formerly run by the
late Charles Koehler. Koehler's son
was tried recently on a charge OF
shooting his father in another garage
conducted by the latter.
Started Friday Night
According to the conflicting stories
told OF the shooting. the friction be-
tween the two gangs dated back TO
Friday night, when two members, one
from each organization, clashed at the
Belle Grove Inn One was Buck
Novotney, known as kid" Whitney
who had Teen released from the
Maryland Penitentiary on Friday af-
'er three-year term for holding UP
two women in Westport Novotney
was on celebration bent, but during
| the night he quarrelled with one OF
the leaders of the rival gang and suf-
fered an injury to his arm. Follow
ing this occurrence, it was alleged, a
Est fight between the two men was
arranged to take place at the inn dur.
ing Saturday night.
At 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning. il
S said, while members of the Nc
Cracker gang were seated with Z
throng of approximately $50 other
persons in the dining room a small
automobile loaded with II members Of
the Becker clan drove up to the door
The members alighted, it is alleged
and stormed into the inn.
Rob Proprietor OF 5000
| Four men covered the proprietor
with pistols, while others took a tota
Of $500 from the cash register and q
small safe behind the bar. In the
meantime all those at the tables were
held at bay by the drawn pistols.
| Cadora, who was known to tn,
habitues of the place as Jenkins, wa.
the first of the throng to make {
move. He raised a chair as if to hur
Il, but as he did so, a slight youne
man, apparently one of the leaders o.
the invading gang, fired from the hiI
and the bullet pierced his heart. Al
the same time another invader fired
the bullet lodging in Cadoras face.
The firing then became general
members of the gang, seated at the
able and other guests firing in sucf
heavy volume that they soon drov,
the invaders out into the neighborinf
grove, where the fight continued fol
30 minutes, leaving the ground strewr
with injured.
| Additional prisoners arrested las
night and brought to Annapolis TO-
| lay are:
Francis H. Fahey, Ill East Church
street, Baltimore; Leonard A. Nc
Carthy, Ills Linden avenue. Balti
more; Albert Lynch, 1904 st. Pau
street, Baltimore; Earl B. Kraft, SIS.
West Barre street, Baltimore; Ru
dolph Becker. 30S North High street
Baltimore; and Frank Jordan, 1875 {
street Northeast, Washington, d. c
These Spent Night In JAN