The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-22
KILLERS GAR
FOUND D|SMANYLED
NARROWS NlANHUNT
Moran Murders viii Be Cleared
ljp In Few Hours Police
Commissioner Says
HALE DOZEN ARE ARRESTED
Hookup With capons cunmsn
Seen in Address Obtained
From Owner Of Garage

Chicago. Feb. 22.-R)-The killers
car used in last weeks gang massacre
has been found, police said today, In
q garage not three miles from the
scene Of multiple 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 ma
chine, called police: and police. after
q careful survey including the photo
graphing Of fingerprintS inside the
garage and on parts Of the car, be-
lieved themselves near solution Of
the worst gang outrage In Chicago
history.
Early today Deputy Police Commis-
sioner John Siege said: There Is
rood reason to believe the Moran
murders will be cleared up within q
few hours.
Arrests followed quickly after police
established to their own satisfaction
the identity Of the automobile. Halt
q dozen had been made by midnight,
and shortly before dawn squad went
out on q secret mission which Lieut..
william Cusack, squad leader, said
would solve the slayings.
Order Aimed At Liquor
Police Commissioner Russells
sweeping command for search OF all
garages or other buildings fronting
on alleys probably prompted the hur-
ried effort to destroy the motor car.
The commissioner order was direct
ed primarily at nnopping up the city's
liquor supply.
The machine was a 1928 model
| touring car Of the type used by mo-
bile SQUADS Of the police department.
Il was found almost completely dis
mantled, with identifying MARKS re-
l moved, with two wheels off and With
parts Of the body burned or cut away
by I hacksaw and acetyline 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 stripped from the
rims. The radiator had been taken
off and was standing against the wall.
A gray fedora hat and . luger ai-
tomato pistol we're found In the gar
age.
The owner Of the garage. located in
the heart Of Little Sicily" is Leo
Joppet, who operates grocery store.
He told Of renting the garage on
February l2-two days before the kill
inrs-to q "Mr. Rogers" who said he
wanted it for month and paid IN
advance.
Near Gangsters' Hangout
Rogers" gave q fictitious address
which. however, is next door to The
Circus" cafe, playground for gang
sters and favorite hangout, police
said, for those who follow the leader.
ship OF AL Capone. It Is across thu
i street from the home Of pasqualinc
Iolordo, slain successor to the 6iciliau
gang leadership following the slay.
ing Of Tony Lombardo, pal Of Cap
one.
1 Joppet was taken to the identified.
ton bureau where he sought to fine
q picture OF "Mr. Rogers" In thu
Rogues' gallery. Police would no
say what the result Of the visit was
Whatever effect the discovery O
the killers car may have upon previ'
Gus theories concerning the murders
police pointed out that 1t widened TIN
circle Of persons who had seen th'
slayers, and provided = much brcale
scope for investigation.
The Joppet garage Is at the rear o
l723 north Wood street. The muir
; der OF the George (Bugs) Moral
? gangsters took place In . garage
2l22 north Clark street. about ]
s blocks cast Of Wood street.