Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
GANG CAR DRIVER
BELIEVED FOUND
Chicago Paper Says Rocco
BeICaStro Was TraiIed
Through Auto.
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information concerning the slayings
not yet made public.
The latest solution" to be exploded
by the authorities came today with the
finding in Detroit of DR.. Loyal Tacker,
Chicago dentist who disappeared from
near his home last night. When it was
learned he had vanished the police at
first announced that he had identified
one of the killers when shown a photo
graph Of the suspect, as a man whose
tooth he had extracted recently.
Not Material Witness.
John Egan, chief of detectives, de-
cIared DR.. Tacker was not a material
witness, and that the man identified
by him was in Jail at the time OF the
massacre and was not involved in the
case.
Chief Egan said the man was George
Westcott, who had been in the county
tail since November and therefore could
not have been the dentists patient.
Police, subjected during the last few
DAYS TO severe criticism and ridicule
by some newspapers, today apparently
adopted a policy of giving out no in
formation or misleading information to
newSpapermen in order to keep con-
cealed whatever facts they may have
left.
Some persons believed Dr. Tacker
actually had made the Identification
claimed at the time he disappeared and
that the names of the slayers were
known to the police who were adopting
q policy of disclaiming DR.. Tacker in
order to protect him and also as
means of preventing other witnesses
from becoming frightened that SINH
lar fate might befall them.
The only other clue which police
were known to be investigating was a
partly destroyed automobile found
Thursday night in burning garage
about three miles from the scene OF the
@Ayings. Because some witnesses who
saw the killers fee said that some OF
them wore police uniforms and Travelled
in an automobile resembling a police
car, the police said yesterday that
when ownership of the dismantled car,
Of the same make as police cars. had
been traced, the mystery would be
solved.
Sold Last December.
The car, after passing through sew
erai hands was found to have been sold
last December by dealer to a man
who gave the name of James Morton
the police had progressed. So far as
could be learned, Californian Of the
same name was known to have prison
record, but whether this man had pur-
chased the car was something the po-
lice have not announced.
The inquest into the seven Slayings
again was continued for another week
Police and the States attorneys of11ce
said that it was only within the past AZ
hours that any material progress IN
solving the murders had been made and
asked for continuance OF two weeks
indicating they had no immediate pros
poets of solving it. DR.. Bundesen,
however, allowed only weeks con-
tinuance, remarking that some OF the
witnesses subpoenaed to appear today
had not shown up or had disappeared
and he intended to find out whether
they had been inundated, or feared
intimidation If they TESTIFIED.
An indication that the authorities
were not on o hot scent, or were con-
cealing their evidence, was seen today,
when one oficial, asked what turn the
inquiry was taking, remarked: we are
investigating everything"
Everything" as far as the public
vas informed, included three main the
ories-that rival gangsters killed the
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crossed by their own gang, or that hi
iacking policemen were the slayerS.
The same theories were evolved "a
hours after the killings, and one OF them
appeared as good-or as poor-as an
other tonight, in so far as can be judged
by what the police have told.
The Herald and Examiner printed an
account of ong-distance telephone
conversation with DR.. Tacker, IN which
he was quoted as declaring that one OF
his kidnapers was Jack McGurn, q
North Side follower of "Scarface Al
Capone. foe of the Moran gang
Detective Chief Egan said McGurns
picture had been in the same group
with Westcott's and emphasized that
1t was Westcott, not McGurn, whom
DIR. Tacker identified as his patient.
A policeman's coat bearing dark req
stains. was found in a boxcar today
at ottawa, H. Buttons on the coat
bore the insignia Of the Chicago Police
Department, and officials requested that
IL be returned here in the belief that
it might have been worn by one OF the
gunner.