Evening star., 1929-12-18
WIDE CRIME TRAIL
IS.LAID TO BURKE
Arch Criminal Is Believed to
Be in Chicago, Where He
Was Seen in Hotel.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 16-Many cities
today cut new pages in the book OF
crime imputed to Fred Burke as the
search for the reputed killer, kidnaper
and bank robber became more intense.
The man hunt for the former lieu
tenant of "Scarface Al" Capone was
still centered in Chicago, with police
seeking definitely to connect Burke with
the massacre of the seven Moran gang
sters last st. Valentines day but many
other chapters to the book were written
elsewhere.
In Detroit Burke was described as
the man who taught the gunman TO
become the machine gunner; the man
who gave lessons in kidnaping-Who
made a million from ransons and rob-
berries.
Believes None to Be Caught Alive.
In addition. Inspector Henry j. Gar
yin of the Detroit crime and bomb
suuad called Burke the head OF the
s'nnost desperate band of outlaws in the
country-and not one of them, be-
Neve, will ever be taken alive :,
From st. Louis, the inspector adoeo.
came gunmen from the remnants OF
Egan's Rats, once a notorious gang
Others came from elsewhere, the roster
containing the names of the following
leaders, Garvin said: Ray (Crane Neck
Nugent of Hamilton, Ohio; Gus Wink
Ter, Bob NeWberry and Raymond Nc
Ginnis, alias Shocker, all from st
Louis.
Meanwhile, recognition of Burke ir
a downtown Chicago hotel by mar
who used to play cards with him in st
Joseph, Mich" where Burke posed as
gentleman of means, only bore ou
previous beliefs of Chicago police tha
Burke would seek hiding in this city
where police said he was once the ex
pert machine gunner for the Capont
gang, and as such was in command a
the Moran massacre.
Says Couldn't Be Mistaken.
The identification was made by Viii
liam Hutchinson of New Buffalo, Mich
''I could not have been mistaken" th
Michigan man said. II know him well
His eyes lighted on me and knew il
a flash that he recognized me. 60
the impression he held a weapon ant
was prepared to shoot me If I tried II
have him arrested"
All of the science of the experts II
eriminology was put in use by Chicag
authorities to show that included in th
arsenal found in the Burke lake from
home IN st. Joseph was the machin
gun used to massacre the Moran gang
sters rs they stood lined up agains
their death wall.
Maj. Calvin Goddard, famous ballisti
expert from New York, was expecte
here today to determine if bullets foun
in the bodies of the Moran men wer
fired from this same machine gun.
Preliminary tests toward this en-
were made yesterday.
LOOt Put at Over Million.
Citing some of the crimes charged {
Burke and his gang Detroit police liste
the followtng-the total loot which the
place at q million dollars:
Kidnapping ransoms in Detroit over
period Of eight years, 5000 900: Kay Jew
elry robbery in Detroit, 1924, $4,000
United Railways hold-up in st. Loui!
$50 600: mail truck hold-ups in Toledo
Ohio, 5000, 900; bank robbery in Cadil
lac, Mich, 100000; bank robbery
Peru, Ind, $4,000: bank robbery
Jefferson, Wis. S352,00O.
Seven deaths in the Moran massacr,
Two k1ntngs In Detroit, one In tn
Toledo hold-up-these are some of th
murders charged to Burke.
Inc nationwide search that disclose
this mammoth portrayal of crime ws
oegun last Sunday following a tram
argument IN st. Joseph, Mich. Burk
was asked by Patrolman Charles Skcl]
10 accompany him to the police static
to "straighten out" a traffc tanele
Burke drew his revolver and 6re
several shots at Skelly. The patrolns
zen fatally wounded-adding another
the list of dead.