New Britain herald., 1929-05-09
Changing DYNASTY
OF CHICAGO GANGS
Moran md C,pons Each SIX
Escape From Assassination

year.old story Of bullets and blood
and the changing dynasties Of Chi
CAGES sangland was expanded to-
day to include 4 new and a. yet un-
finished chapter death race be-
tween "Scarface Az Capone and
George Bugs" Moran.
The race challenge WAS hurled
two msnths ago in the machine gun
massacre OF seven Moranites in a
northside garage. The starters guns
were the automatic pistols which
executed three OF Capone's trusted
lieutenants early yesterday.
The goal is escape from assassina-
ton which each has decreed for the
other. Victory. however, may mean
only \ brief escape from death for
the winner.
The latest mass murder in the war
between Capone and his enemies
claimed the lives Of John scalise, Al
bert Anselmi and Joseph Giunte. vet
e-ans In ganElands many beer wars.
The rank Of the three victims in Ca
psne's organization convinced OBJ
servers that CapoEe's only defense
now is the death Of Moran.
Although Moran's power dwindled
through the loss Of seven Of his men
st. Valentines Day. he has found
4 new ally in Johnny Torrio, Chi
cago's first gang lord who abdicated
In favor Of Capone. former aide'
and sought safety in his native
italy.
The general belief is that Torrio's
support OF Moran had given the
northside leader courage to dare the
execution OF three Of Capone's most
valuable aides. On the other hand,
Capene was said to have sought sup
port BY union of all southside lead
crs such as "Polack joe Salts and
Edward Spike" O'Donnell.
Shot While sitting
Investigation OF the triple murder
indicated that the three Capone men
had been surprised at table. much
i'm the same manner perhaps as
Moran's seven men were surprised
st Valentines Day. The paths Of the
many bullets fired into the three
bodies proved the men had been shot
In a sitting position. police said. The
bodies all bore evidence OF beating
which was construed as the results
Of third degree methods employed
nv the slayers to gain confessions OF
the Moran massacre. Scatise was un-
der indictment for the massacre
murder, while he and Anselmi both
hore the enmity Of the Moran rang
on the theory they killed Dion
O'Ranion, the old chief OF the Moran
mob.
The bodies were found in an ex-
pensiye automobile in Hammond.
Ind, Just across the Indiana Illinois
state line. Evidence indicated the
alayers had carried the bodies into
Indiana to escape the possibility OF
employing the study OF ballistics to
trace the killers. now practiced by
Chicato police.
While Scalise and Anselmi had
acted As bodyguards and organizers
for Capone. Giunta had served to
carry out Capone's orders in the
powerful Unione Siciliano. leader
ship Of which has meant certain
death. Tony Lombardo. head of the
unione, and Capone aide. was assas-
sinated last summer. His chair fell
to Pasqualino Lolordo. who was
slain a few months later. Next in
line was Giunta, whose power was
ended by the same vehicle which
brought 1t to hm-death.
Giunta posed as furniture deal
er and cigar store owner. He was
IN an automobile with scalise when
the latter was arrested for the Nor.
an massacre, He was released, how
ever.
Few More Prominent
4 few gangsters outranked Scalise
srd Anselmi. who had fought shout
der to shoulder since they left Italy
TO engage in Chicaeo's war of guns
for the golden profits Of beer. vice
snd gambling. They first became
prominent as members Of the old
Genna gang in 1924. As the Genna
brothers were slain one by one.
Scalise and Anselmi remained to-
Eether, rising in power as hired gun
men.
They were driving with Mike Gen.
M. last Of the brothers. when he
was killed in gun battle with de-
tectives. Gcnna and two policemen
were killed. The two gunner ulti-
r,stely we're freed of murder
charges
Police had the usual amount Of
clues today in the latest gang kill
for them to work on.