The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-03
GROVE GRAND
jury FAILS TO
FIND MURDERER
Cover Up Details of the
McSwiggin Murder

The Cook county special grand Jury,
formed by Attorney General Carl
strom at the orders Of States Attorney
Robert e Grove, to investigate the
circumstances and causes Of the triple
murder about a month agoAof AS
sistant States Attorney William Nc
Swiggin, Themes Duffy and James ].
Doherty, two Cicero booze runners,
and to probe the connections between
gangland and the states attorneys Of
fee, has not unearthed single detail
as to the circumstances and causes of
the triple murder.
Cover Up Murder Details.
The special grand jury has succeed
ed in covering, up the circumstances
surrounding the murder. Tho it is
stated by witnesses that Myles and
william (K1ondyke) O'Donnell were
with the three that were murdered, in
questioning them before the grand
jury care was taken that too much
was not revealed and that discrepan-
cies in their testimony was not chal-
lenged.
In their testimony the O'Donnen
brothers declared they knew nothing
of the murder and that they had left
the trio, that were slain by sub-ma-
chine gun fire, by rival booze runners,
ten minutes before they were slain
and had taken one of their cars out
of the garage and had fed an hour
after the slayings. Garage employees
testify that they did not take their
cars out of the garage until three
o'clock in the morning, seven hours
after the murder.
Seek to Rush Case.
No attempts were made to probe the
statements of the witnesses that the
two were in the car at the time of the
murder or that of the garage en-
ployes. The state seemed in a great
hurry to get thru with their testi-
mony and end the case with a white
wash report. OH
In releasing the two brothers on a
writ of habeas corpus, Superior Court
Judge Joseph B. David bitterly as
sailed the states attorneys office
declaring that If law enforcement Of
icials had really wanted to get the
O'Donnell brothers they could have
done so a month ago and that it seem
ed as tho some politicians were eager
to give the 0Donnell brothers a
chance to frameiup strong alibi.
"The specialsgrand jury has been in
session a month and you haven't found
out anything yet, have your" de-
handed Superior Judge David.
Politicians Aid 5ooze-Runners.
1.-The impression has gone forth that
dealing in alcohol is noble profess
sion. Many of the men who are get
ting wealthy inlthis noble profession
are our public officials.
until you dissolve the relation be-
tween alcohol dealers and corrupt pol
iticians you will not solve this prob
lem.
"If a good search had been made,
guess you could have found them
(the O'Donnells) much earlier.
"Why didn't you find them before?
It is evident to me that some one
didn't want them found"
The O'Donnell brothers surrendered
under an arrangement with the police
and were in constant touch with their
two attorneys at all times. The O'Don-
nells had as their attorneys, Milton d.
Smith, one of Groves former assistant
attorneys, and w. w. Smith.
capone and Torrlo.
"Scarface AL" Capone, sometimes
called AL Brown, and John Torrio,
Cook county vice, beer and booze part
ners, are expected to surrender during
the week to the states attorneys Of
flee.
The testimony of the O'Donnell
brothers, who lead rival booze-run-
ming gang, was of such a nature that
Capone and Torrio will undoubtedly
deny all knowledge Of the shooting and
will be Immediately released.
Sessions End This Week.
The surrendeF of the o'Donnells,
Capone, and Torrio comes at most
opportune time for those that seek to
hide the real circumstances surround
ing the triple murder. According to
the legal code the special grand jury
ends its sittingsr this week.
In their anxiety to hide connections
between Cook county law enforcement
booze-runners and gunner,
the special grand jury spent most of
its time probing the pardon and parole
graft in Joliet penitentiary rather than
deal with the McSwiggen. murder The
rottenness of the state administration
and the prison system was exposed
while attempts were made 70 cover
the rottenness Of the county and city