The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-12
FIVE CHICAGO
men SHOT DOWN
LATE MONDAY
Two Of the Victims We're
Killed Instantly-Others
Severely Wounded
POLICE EXPECTED IT
All Officers on Hunt For
Chicago's Gang
Toll For Year Now 46

Chicago. Oct. l2-CN-ChicaRo's
deadliest gang battle-a war TO ex.
termination--haS opened between two
opulent bands Of booze racketeers for
control of the city liquor traffic.
That fearful engine Of war, the
death dealing machine gun, was the
sinister weapon employed by gang.
sters who moved down five men In
the shadow of Chicago's great Cath
olic cathedral Of the Holy Name on
north State street late yesterday.
The murderous attack. more daring
than the assassination Of Assistant
States Attorney McSwigein, was ex.
pected to bring reprisal and counter
reprisal-the eternal vicious cycle
that all "alky" feuds 70 through.
No One Knows Anything
1T is another gang killing. No one
knows anything. No one wants to
know anything. They are afraid
was the comment Of an attache Of the
states attorneys office, who ques.
toned witnesses at the scene Of the
slayings.
The victims in the newest and most
deadly Of gangland's own method Of
"Hymic" Weiss, notorious ganester
and gunman, who ut 20 had risen to
ovcrlordShip of powerful city wide
combine Of booze runners, and Paddy
Murray, a lieutenant.
Both were killed almost instantly.
their bodies riddlcd by slugs as ma
chine guns, splitting from rooming
house window and an automobile,
raked them. with u withering cross
fire Of lead.
The wounded are William W.
O'Brien, former assistant states at
tOrney, prominent criminal lawyer.
and counsel for Big Joe" Salts, ally
Of Weiss. now on trial for murder;
hen Jacobs. an Investigator FOR
O,Hrienss and Sam Pellsr, henchman
and bodyguard Of Weiss. = 4s
The men were. shot down apparent
" q moment after they had left the
modest florist shop Of William Scho-
field, across State street from the
cathedral. and believed by police .
be the headquarters Of the Salts de-
fense forces. II was in TIL: shop tvs
years ago that Dion O'Banion, ace Of
Chicago alcohol purveyors, was slain
by three gunmen amidst his rooeo
and chrysanthemums.
Apogee Of Long Warfare
Although the usual silence Of gang
land prevailed after the shootine. IL
police, versed in the lore Of the un-
derworld. saw the attack as the apogee
Of u long guerilla warfare between
two cliques Of gunner and beer run.
ners.
O'Brien, who has defended scores
of men accused Of murder with con-
siderable success, was shot seven
times. He probably was saved from
death when several bullets were de-
Elected by articles he carried in his
pocket
One slug struck a metal case and
another tore through roll of cur
rency and flattencd out against
gold coin.
All forces Of the city were loosed
today in hunt for the slayers, whose
bullets brought the gang toll to 46
here this year. The nolice said this
morning that rival gangs had OBJ
tanned 18 machine guns.
1--WE knew it was coming sooner or
later" Chief of Police Collins said.
"And it isn't over. don't want to
encourage the business but II some
body has to be killed it's good thing
that gangsters are numbering them
selves off. II saves the trouble for
the police"