The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-31
WHALEN'S POLICE
MURDER BOY AND
COVER UP CRIME
Capitalist Press Is Not
Interested in Facts
Continued from Pare One

wanted Saturday night off, but the
boss wouldn't grant it. So he just
took it. Went to enjoy boxing
match, whooped it up like the rest
of the kids. But the boss docked
him whole days pay. Louis got
even, as kids will. He gathered up
couple of old suits from the boss
customers to make up for that days
pay.
Caught! Sent up to the reforma-
tory by the boss complaint. BY this
prank, Louis came under the ban Of
capitalist law, which protects all
bosses property and takes no &C.
count of a young workers being
swindled out of wages.
Feared Persecution.
Louis got out of the reformatory,
hell of place to reform" any
body even if they are criminal"
which Louis was not. But he was
only on parole. If picked up" again,
however unjustly, it would mean
prison again for more years. And
Louis was young and had no years
to spare, for he had a sweetheart,
too.
That's where some trouble began,
because his brother Pat didn't like
he match. But Louis was working,
. till cold weather shut off his job
few weeks back. His interest in
,xing had grown until he took it
up as a hobby. Not a "pug," just
an amateur, for the love of it.
Harmless Family Dispute.
Christmas night, Louis and his
brother, both of whom knew and
were well-known by Policeman
Moran, were having a few words
over the matter of Louis sweet
heart, when Moran butted in, wanted
to take sides against Louis but was
dissuaded by Pat. But Moran left,
saying of the love affair, "I'll break
them apart"
Thursday around noon, Louls
visited a friends place, with a sat
chel containing his boxing gloves,
etc. He left there, about 5 o'clock,
afternoon. Went to meet his sweet
heart at the street door of her home.
Police Moran saw the couple to-
gether.
Bring in All Criminals"
Here's where Commissioner
Whalen's order to round up all
known criminals" operated. Wasn't
Louis Blanca terrible criminal. OF
course he was; he had wanted q hall
day off three years ago! That's
his crime. And here he was. 10
year old desperate" actually daring
to meet II year old girl sweetheart
in broad daylight on the street.
Surely terrible crime! Moran ar
rested him and dragged him away
from his sweetheart.
Up to the street they passed the
store where Louis brother Pat
works. Louis begged Pat to help
Finn, but Pat couldn't. He hung to
Pats sleeve until Moran beat his
hands with club. Pat, too, has a
boss, and the boss wouldn't let him
go to help his brother, who dreaded
to lose his parole and be shipped
back to the hell of a prison.
Cold Blooded Murder.
A few minutes later, Pat was told
that Moran had shot his brother
not over block away. Said Louis
attempted escape" He'll of an ex-
cuse. Moran knows the whole family.
If the boy had broken away. he
could be found at home any time.
Pat ran to the scene, but couldn't
find his brother who had been taken
to hospital by an acquaintance.
Other friends of Pat warned him
to stay away from Moran, who was
! wild" But soon Moran, minus hat
amid club, but waving gun, came
upon Pat and yelled out: "You! On
account of you l shot him! Get the
hell down the block or III give it
to you, tool"
Moran is known as "Shell Shock"
Moran, always thirsting for blood.
That's why he makes a good police
man. Ready to treat 'em rough"
break strikes, bully the workers,
shoot first, investigate after. Last
4th of July, kid let off fire.
cracker near Moran. So Moran shot
up the neighborhood. Terrorized
the kids. Who knows but that kids
who play with firecrackers may
grow up to be Criminals" All
round nice cop, just like Whalen
wants.
Capitalist Press Lies.
Louis Blanca is dead. But that
doesn't tell all the story. The capt.
talist papers told you the boy was
suspected" of robbing the tailor
shop Of Joseph Goldliner, at 334 f.
Tooth Street. Other yarns say
that he was "seized in hold up"
That is all capitalist press hokum.
The capitalist reporters never
trouble to look into a workers
death. Take the police story. Brave
cop; vicious criminal"
The Daily Worker don't take any
thing for granted. We went to see
this robbed tailor, at his home near
his little shop. All shops in the
neighborhood are watched" by pri-
vate detectives at SO month. They