The Washington times., 1929-12-27
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King" who, police claim. brought
about through a written "con
tract" the murder of frankie
Yale and Frankie NARROW, rival
racketeers, was hunted today by
scores of detectives. and New
York underworld Seethed with
excitement as a result Of amaZ-
ing revelations concerning the
famous dinner to Judge WHALE.
At the same time Police Com.
missioner Grover Whalen and
two trusted aides were reported
to have departed for Chicago TO
secure the arrest of the hired
gunman, who shot Yale and Mar
low for a price $40, 900 to be
exact.
Three Chicago gunner may
have had a hand in the killing
of Yale and NARROW. It was said
that Commissioner Whalen has
definite information in his pos
session linking the trio with the
assaSSinations and that he will
name them and ask TIE police
there to round them up.
AS a clue to their identity, 1t
was learned that Yale attended
the Dempsey-Tunney fight in
Chicago and was the. guest" Of
the Bugs" Moran gang, rivals
Of AL Capone's outfit.
Underworld Settling
Not since the murder Of Arnold
RothStei1 has the underworld
been so shaken as it is today.
The revelations came at the trial
of D detective for derelection to
duty. Commissioner Whalen him
self has been presiding at the in
quiry.
It developed that the daring
raid Of seven armed bandits at
Magistrate Albert H. Whales vel
come home dinner was q plot to
relieve q Chicago gang chief and
/ killer, who sat among the judges
admirers at a horseshoe table Of
documentary evidence which would
y incrirninate Terranova with the
racketeeing murders of Yale and
MARROW.
This was the police depart
nlent's secret service version Of
the dinner robbery of December
Z last. As it was given from the
stand by Inspector Joseph j.
Donovan, head Of the division Of
criminal Identification, at the
trial of Detective Arthur G.. john
son, who was relieved Of his ser
vice revolver during the pre-
atsI-n n1nd "Sticlg-IID"
TerranOva Missing
Terranova. according to Dono-
vans testimony. plotted the vi
tale hold-up in advance, after
arranging for the attendance of
the Chicago killer who had the
contract" in his pocket.
1t was testified that $1,000 of
the $4,000 agreed upon for the
commission Of the crimes had
been paid but that the "arti-
choke king" had WEIGHED on pay
ing the other $4,000. The hold
up men got the discriminating
paper as well as money and
Jewels from the guests, some of
which was returned.
After hours Of search today de-
tectives expressed the belief that
the "artichoke king" had fled
the scity. He has been a con.
spicuoilS character about town,
travelling In an armored car with
buliet-proof windows.
The murderers Of Yale no July
i, 1928. and MARROW on June "a,
1929, were both attributed to
racketeers' quarrels by the police,
and iii both cases the authorities
were baffled. In both crimes as
ii the Rothstein case 1.-The police
were severely criticized for fail.
IRE to solve the killings.
yale, reputedly wealthy, was
said to have reaped big profits
hy levying tribute on Brooklyn
speakeasy proprietors. He. was
driving an expensive automobile
III Brooklyn when another car
drove close to his and he was rid
died with bullets.
NARROW, described as. q racket
eer interested in night clubs, prize
fighting, racing and bootlegging,
was met by two men as he left
sueakeasy In the white light dis
trict. He drove off with them.
Tney evidently put him on the
gpot'' for he was found dying
With three bullet wounds in his
head-ifl q cIump Of bushes near
8 cemetery in Flushing.
whale Keeps Silence
Judge whale remained silent in
the face of the amazing disclosures
concerning the dinner in his honor
which was held in the Roman Gar
dens ii the Bronx and which was
attended by 40 persons, including
according to the police. q number
81 criminals.
AT the time Of the hold-up
Magistrate WHALE was delivering q
speech and the denoted detective
Johnson. was sitting at the righ'
of the Chicago gunman, who was
robbed of his murder contract.
Johnson's gun was taken, but il
was later returned to him.
District Attorney John E. Nc
f5eehan, of the Bronx, this morn
inr took steps to obtain conspiracy
indictments for all guests at The
dinner who knew in advance there
was to be "stick-up." He an
nnlinced he would hold an entirely
new investigation. and has invited
charles B. Mclaughlin, district
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