Evening star., 1926-05-09
GANG PROBE TURNS
. TO PAROLE MIL"
Illinois Investigators Seeking
Facts in Release of Many
Prisoners.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May S.-rhe inNestlga
ton of crime conditions in Chicago
following the Staying Of an assistant
states attorney. and conditions AT the
Statewide penitentiary, near J"Iiet'
where seven prisoners escaped lhls
week conveyed tonight on the
parole mill through which, II has
been charged, scores Of prisoners ob-
tanned their freedom.
The separate Investigations followed
similar lines with the finding of let-
-tcrs discussing obtaining paroles Tor
prisoners among the effects OF Peter
N Klein deputy warden of Statevllle
prison who was slain by the seven
escaping convictS. who also wounded
another guard and kidnapped guard
and a truSty.
Earlier in the week Oscar Carl
strom. attorney general, directing the
investigation of the special crime
grand jury here, had charged that
a wholesale parole mill to obtain
the release of Chicago gangsters was
,in operation, and he questioned Maj.
NJ. \. MeSSlein. official of AN en-
Gincering company and welfare work
t'r among the paroled cunViCts, re-
EardinG its operation, of which Mess
lcin denied knowledge.
May Be Given to jury.
. The letters found among Klein's
effects. including a petition pledging
the support of the convict body to
Klein. probably will be presented to
tho VIII County grand jury investi-
eating the prison next week, Hjalmar
REIN, states attorney at Joliet in
dicated tonight. The letters dealing
with the obtaining of paroles were
signed by first names only, but it
WAS indicated that the writer's are
known.
The capture of Charles Schader, the
hfth of the seven escaped convictS.
was effected at Lasalle, H., today.
lie was found in the railroad yard.
James Price and Charles DuschoWski
are still at large
The grand jury investigating the
prison break and the Cook County
special crime grand jury and the cor
oner : jury investigating crime con-
dltionS following the staying nearly
Two weeks ago of William McSwiggin,
@6-year-old hanging prosecutor" and
TWO companions. all We're idle TODAY.
The Cook County grand jury has al
ready returned more than d dozen in
dlctmentS, mostly for liquor law Vio-
iationS.
Among the letters found in Klein's
effects was one referring to a man
called "MeSlien," who, the writer said.
was in the business with Wv. C0lyin. "
There was no Indication. however
that the writer referred to Mai. Mes
sIein. despite the similarity in the
names.
Parole Notices Are Studied.
Harry Ash. assistant attorney gen.
eral. working in connection with the
Cook County grand jury investica-
ton. said he had found Messlein had
paid for many notices of applications
for parole appearing in a bulletin de-
voted to legal matters, and that he
mad also found that stock in the
Major Engineering Corporation, Mess
lelns company, which was purchased
by friends and relatives of paroled
men. was stock owned by Messlein.
Among the notices for which Ash
said MesSlein paid was one for the
parole of James Fur" Sammone,
VINO had been sought for questioning
IN the McSWigGen killing.
Another APPARENT gang killing was
added to the list of nearly 100 today
with the finding of the body of Victor
DE Frank, p, shot through the back,
and slumped over the wheel of his
automobile in Steger, H.
The authorities We're hunting for
his wife. from whom he had been
estranged.
Many Attend Funeral.
Funeral services for the slain den
uty warden We're held here today. and
were attended by prominent State
officials Among the witnesses the
Will County grand jury is expected
TO hear next week are Warden John
J.. Whiteman, Will Colvin. head of
the State Board of Pardons and
Paroles. and Judge c. II. Jenkins,
head of the State Welfare Depart
ment. The Cook County coroner'S
office today corrected a statement that
there had been turned over to AT
torney General Carlstrom a list of
30 gang murder cases in which
Robert f. Grove. Cook County States
attorney, had failed to act. Mr.. Grove
today sued one newspaper for $50 900
damages after it had published the
correction that no such action had
been taken, ana the fact was that the
states attorney&sent for the coroner's
record to he used before the special
crime grand judy.