Evening star., 1926-05-01
MAN SLAIN IN TAXI
IN CHICAGO; BODY
HURLED INTO ALLEY
Driver Reports Killing by
Gang During Long Ride.
Corpse Found Today.

CHICAGO. May THAT n man
known as Martin Clarity was taken
for ride in southwest Chicago
early today and his body thrown
into an alleyway was the theory
of police as they began an investi-
cation of q story told by taXicab
driver.
The chauffeur told authorities that
shollly after midnight four men got
into his cab and told him to drive
southwest. He said he drove for
two hours, winding about the streets
until he had lost his bearings. AS
ne neared "A dark place. he said, he
heard a shot and he was ordered
TO pull up at the entrance OIL an
allev. There, he asserted, three OF
the men threw out the body OF the
fourth. They then forced him to
drive several blocks and jumped out
and fed,
Police who examined the interior
Of the car said it was blood-stalned.
They took the chauffeur out TO looh
for the body, although he declared
he was so excited he doubted IL he
could find the place again.
Rody Is Found Later.
The body was found by ponce
seven hours after the crime was re-
norted. The man, probably an
Italian. had been shot in the head.
Alex V. Korecek. young hardware
dealer of 1.-The Valley" quarter, mas
become a central figure in the ponce
investigation of the Staying OF Wiiilaih
NcSviggan, an assistant state S at-
torney. Nth b;s
,;fa for any information he may give
on gang and alcohol warfare, korecek
has admitted to the police that ne
Inovs the names of purchasers OIL
three Thompson machine guns. Ere
v;ous,v he maintained he had sold
only one such weapon to unknown
buyers. .,a+
r. was with a gun of this type that
NcSwigein, 1.-The hanging prosecutor
and James Doherty and Thomas
Duffy. beer racketeers, were siSaiii III
Cicero Tuesday night.
Grilling Affects Witness.
Korecek, worn under the strain OF
tbree davs of almost incessant ques-
tinn;ne nromised to give further IN
$3.50 at;on TODAY. He was taken
socretiv TO an outlying hotel last night
under police guard.
GAS soon as korecek talks we snall
se I'd all available men to arrest Tue
o1yners of the guns" SAID Wlllah
Shoemaker, chief of detectives. Ihls
oi,,e is bv far the best we have yet
had" +oday for
Search was continued TO-DAY H aol
Mvles and William (klondike) ODonc
nell leaders of a beer-runnlns pahu VI
which the slain Doherty was inell'
her They were believed to nave peeI,
companions of the three siam men anu
NAV have been woundeo; a. Caponlt pl,t
nc, .,a nf the O'Donnells, also is sought.
Investiration of the triple Staying
"a crime conditions in Cook County
ln,e stirred up a controversy over
r,e.,,s and methods to hfa,ffmpioyeo.
Me,ia sneeial ''srs grand jury ipvessEation in n
ob.rge IF a specia! prosec pr, State
Gtdr Atdornev " Robert 4. Crow yesterday
nhtained authorization fSom Judge
1V;,,;an v. Brothers for a special
o,rand iury to be convened Monday.
Grove Wins Support.
Mr.. Grove enlisted the aid OF oscar
Carlstrom, State attorney sene. a.,
railing a proposed appeal by private
citizens for the attorney general 10
support a special grand jury ana spe-
cial prosecutor. ,y o,;+;o.I ,;,.,
of Trrowe. has issued q subpoena for
Jrdye BROTHERS. but refused to tell
the significance of the summons for
tl,e iudre to appear at continuation
of 'G the inquest today. The Cicero chief
Of police has allied himself with the
coroner. claiming the States attorney
mas hampered the investigation by
.brass band" tactics.
Harry Eugene Kelly, president OF
the Union League Club, who first sug-
gested the special grand jury, was not
satisfied with Nh. Groves move, as
serting it precluded investigating the
states attorneys Office.