Evening star., 1926-04-30
REIGN OF TERROR
INQUIRY ORDERED
BY CHICAGO COURT
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Uontinued from First PaReJ
today before he decided to request a
special grsn nd jury, said that under
the law the people Of Cook County
select tn, states attorney: they do
not delegate his powers TO self
appointed individuals" and pointed
ont that HIS reelection two years ago
and the more recent sweeping victory
Of his followers in the state primary
indicated faith, In him.
Mr.. Kelly. before he learned OF the
Grove request. said today he would
ask the Chicago Bar Association "a
head the movement for a special gra nd
jury and special prosecutor.
Caponi Bs Rearrested.
Judge Brothers In his order sum
moned 100 veniremen TO report next
Monday.
Mr. Grove attributed the McSwig-
gin Staying to friends Of the gang
sters he has successfully prosecuted. y
Ralph Caponi. brother of Scar
face" Csponi. Peggy Caponi. Ralph $
wife. and Frank Fischetti. who we're
arrested in connection with the Nc
Swig9in investigation. We're released
by the police today after petitions
for writs OF hebeas corpus had been
dismissed.
As Caponi left the courtroom, how
ever he was arrested on Federal
warrant charging violation Of the
prohibition act.
Police Wreck Dives.
Gambling dives of Cicero. turbulent
suburb Of Chicago and the scene OF
many beer warfare slayings., have
been visited by official wrath from
siedse hs ndling policemen searching
for clues to the killing Of McSwiggin
a nd two cOmpa mons.
In an hour last night raiders from
the States attorneys ONCE. the De-
tective Bureau and the county police,
armed with sledges. splintered into
kindling wood the equipment Of three
in Cicero. an Oversrown west
side village OF 0.8O0. Similar fate be-
fell a Chica 60 dive. where IS men were
arrested and sent TO the Buread OF
Faro layouts, roulette wheels. race
boa rds, dice tables-every adjunct OF
the gambling world of Cicero-were
snns shed or chopped to bits.
Another Man Wounded.
While the raids were In progress. the
police nd states attorneys once In
two sepa rate findings obtained tnfOr-
nation which virtually established the
identity Of two other men believed to
have been in the McSwisgin partys
automobile when II was fred upon.
and who have been missing since
0ne Of the men apparently was wound
ed.
The two were believed to be Myles
and William tklondikel O'Donnell, re
p,,ted beer gang leaders and friends
Of Thomas Duffy and James j. Doh
erty. who were slain with McSWis-
gin. Orders were issued for their ar
rest. Al Brown. alias Sarfsce Caponi.
rival Of the ODonnell booze clique, IL
sought as q principal In the slayings,
but he is believed TO have fed the city.
The automobile in which McSwig-
Gin and his cOmpa Mons were ridins
has been Identified through garage
owner. who said the two O'Donnells
were In the car when 1t started on its
fatal trip. This declaration. coupled
with the fact that FIVE hats later
we're found in the deserted, bullet
riddled machine. indicated that two
members Of the McSwigsin party
still are unaccOuDted for.
cepte cd the theory that the main cause
OF the shooting WAS the ambition Of
some ba nd to strangle the ODOnnell
cjiaues control OF bootIegging and
gambling In Cicero.
Machine Gun Equipment Found.
The arrest yesterday Of Ralph
Caponi. brother of "Scarface. re.
vealed a sub-headquarters believed To
have been maintained by the latter.
In the apartment were found pam
phlet giving directions for operation
Of machine gun. cleaning rod
for such a Weapon and a number Of
pistols and shotguns.
Important information was obtained
at the home Of one of the O'Donnell
brothers. Evidence OF much blood
shed was found in the alley and in
the deserted house a blood stained
shirt was discovered. The amount Of
blood In the alley suggested that a
survivor Of the machine gun Are
might have taken McSwiggin and
Boherty there In the belief that they
still lived. Their bodies were found
several miles away. possibly taken
away when II was apparent the men
were dead. Duffy died at the scene
OF the shooting.
The coroner's jury. composed Of
prominent Chica goans viewed the
physical evidence Of the crime yes.
terday and will start hearings to-
morrow afternoon. Mea ntime Coroner
Wolff and his legal adviser. former
states Attorney John J. Healy, will