Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22
Machine, DismantIed, of Type
Employed by Mobile
Squads of Force.
HALF DOZEN ARRESTED;
SOLUTION SEEN NEAR
Identification Marks Removed
From Killers Car Located in Ga
rage-Siren in Building.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 22.-The killers
car used in last weeks gang massacre
has been found, police said today, In a
garage not three miles from the scene
of the murder.
Efforts to destroy it led to the dis
covery, for an acetylene torch used to
cut through the steel frame ignited the
garage. Firemen, finding the machine,
called police, and police, after a careful
survey, including the photographing of
fingerprints inside the garage and on
parts of the car, believed themselves
near solution of the worst gang outrage
in Chicago history.
Early today Deputy Police Commits
sioner John Siege said, There is good
reason to believe the Moran murders
Will be cleared up within a few hours. /"
Arrests followed quickly after police
established to their own satisfaction the
identity of the automobile.
Squad on Secret Mission.
Half a dozen arrests had been made
by midnight, and shortly before dawn
squad went out on a secret mission
which Lieut.. William Cusack. SQUAD
leader, said would solve the slayings,
Police Commissioner Russells sweep
ing command for a search OF all ga
RACES or other buildings fronting on
alleys probably prompted the hurried
enort TO destroy the motor car. The
commissioners order was directed pri-
mariiy at mopping up the citys liquor
supply, much Of which Is believed to be
stored In garages or other alley build
ings.
1t apparently created alarm In an en-
tireiy unexpected quarter-among the
killers themselves.
The machine was 1928 model tour
Ing car OF the type used by mobile
squads OF the Police Department. 1t
was found almost completely disman-
tied, with Identification marks removed
with two wheels off and with parts of
the body burned or cut away by hack.
saw and acetylene torch, which were
found in the garage.
A small siren, such as Is used on
police cars. was found nearby.
The tires, all new, had been strip
ped. The radiator had been taken on
and was standing against the wall.
Pistol Found in Garage.
A gray fedora hat and a Lueger au-
tomato pistol were found In the
garage.
The owner of the garage, located In
the heart of Little Sicily" Is Leo
Joppet, who operates q grocery store.
He told OF renting the garage on Feb
ruary 1.-TWO days before the gang
killing-to a "Mr. Rogers" who said
ne wanted 1t for month, and paid in
advance
Rogers" gave his address as 1857
West, North avenue, which was found
fictitious. That address, however. is
next door to THE Circus" cafe, play
ground for gangsters and a favorite
hangout, police said, for those who fol-
low the leadership Of AL Capone. It
is across the street from the home OF
Pasqualino Lolordo, slain successor to
the Sicilian gang leadership following
the Staying Of Tony Lombardo, pal Of
Capone.
"The Circus" was raided two weeks
ago and machine gun was found.
Police returned last night and made
several arrests.
Persons living near the Joppet ga
rage told of strange goings and comings
during the past week, but none appar-
emily had taken particular notice of the
men.
Joppet was taken to the identification
bureau, where he sought to find pic
ture of "Mr. Rogers" in the rogues' gal
lery. Police would not say what the re-
suit of the visit was.
Probe Scope Broadened.
Whatever effect the discovery of the
killers car may have upon previous
theories concerning the murders, police
pointed out that 1t widened the circle
of persons who had seen the slayers
and provided much broader scope for
investigation.
The Joppet garage is at the rear of
1923 North Wood street. The murder
of the George (Bugs) Moran gangsters
| took place in a garage at 2i22 North
Clark street, about l6 blocks east Of
Wood street.
The police order to dry up Chicago,
entailing the search of any place In the
city where the sale or storage of liquor
is suspected, including beer flats" was
having marked effect today, the sew
eral district captains reported. In the
Loop district police said they did not
believe single gambling place or booze
Joint" was in operation.