Evening star., 1926-05-23
WOMAN IS SOUGHT
|N>GANG Staying
Wife of Grenada Held, Police
Hunt Daughter of Farmer
Who Knew Him.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 22.-With the
Young and blond widow OF FRANK
Grenada. latest gang-murder Vlctih'
In custody, police tonight directed
their efforts in search for announcer
woman, Mildred Kavanaugh, Sl-yeal'
old daughter of wealthy Pohtiac'
ILL.,. farmer. ,,,o.
rard found in Cremaldi's pocket
after his body, with five buliet noies
IN the head, had been picked up on
the outskirts of the city, put ponce
on the trail of Miss kaVanauSa. Inc
card carried her address ana teie'
phone NUMBER
Mrs. Grenada, on her arrival TO-DAY
from Detroit. told detectives she knew
little of his affairs She once helped
ave Cremaldi from conviction Tor
murder in Detroit by marrying nm
in his cell. thus robbing the prosecu-
lion of it's principal witness. me
State had planned on using her tesu-
mony to convict him.
Spent Monday With Him.
II spent Monday in Chicago with
Frank" she said. land then L re-
turned to Detroit. He was cheeriui
and did not mention belns Wolii.u 81
or afraid. He had a barbershop IN
Detroit and | did now know he as
.ociated with gangsters.
The kavanaush girl has been re-
,,orted missing since she started Out
THURSDAY night for dinner with some
man. presumably Crenaldl. she may
hav4 been with the Gold Coast boot-
Ie~eer when he was killed. police be,
lieye. 1t was learned that Mliortu
md her sister, Agnes, with their ros-
Ter mother, Mrs. J. F. Kane. had peeii
visiting an aunt in the city
The girls mother said Mildred had
heeu going out frequently anu she
had told them of knowing man
named Frank who had a big automo,
bile. Thursday night she teleph"neo
she would be home later. A few
bo,,rs later Crenlaldi was killed
Cremaldi was comparatively new
conner to Chicago. Rochester. y. \ =.
Is the home of his family, and from
there he moved to Detroit. There ne
is sought in connection with the stay
ing of a gangster, Red Mcdonald
in what Detroit police said was a
quarrel over Irene Baker.
He fed town, but was later arrested
and Irene held as chief witness.
marriage in the county jail lett the
prosecution helpless and he was
acquitted.
Police said Cremaldi admitted ilaT-
ing brought Canadian whisky into the
1-nited States a few weeks ago Wnen
he was arrested for speeding. one
theory is that local beer runners OBJ
iected to the newcomers invasion OF
rheir field and reSorted to gangland
usual method of meeting competition,
One thing the police have been un-
able to understand is why Cremal ldl
was blindfoided when killed.
Deny Presidents Order.
Attorneys representing the haVa-
naugh family notified the police to-
night that Miss kavanaugh has been
located and that she is safe. Infor-
nation as to her exact whereabouts
was withheld, but the attorneys SAID
that she would return to her home
and that she was not kidnapped and
was unharmed
The Grenada killing occupied most
of the authorities time. yet lnVestl'
cations into other recent slayings to
day led officers to three large stliis
in suburb.
Neither city nor county oHlclais
were enthusiastic over the prospect OF
deputizing the police and other clvll
officers as Government agents to heip
enforce the prohibition law. as pro-
yided in an order signed by President
Coolidge. Officials said they were al
ready cooperating with the Federal
authorities and had too big Jop on
their hands.