The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-15

Capone and MS deadly rival,
Joe Aiello, ruler of the Aiello
mob, were absent from the city.
Only one witness to the slaughter
remained alive today a covering
police dog which looked on, chained
to beer truck. while the five exc
cutioners herded their victims
against the brick wall and riddled
their bodies.
One of the seven victims, Frank
Gusenburg, lived for an hour after
he faced the machine and shot
guns of his rivals but in that hour
he clung TO gangland'S code and
refused to admit even that he had
been shot.
Workmanship Is Good
Police reached the scene while
the blood still flowed along the line
Of execution. The scarcity of bull
let marks on the brick wall and the
riddled bodies testified to the
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Eighty empty machine gun and
shotgun shells were on the floor,
less than fifteen feet from the wall,
presumably the distance the execu-
TONERS stood from their victims.
One theory which police consid-
cred today was that Detroit gunner
might have done the killing, with
-jacking of beer trucks the motive.
A short time ago, police captured
two trucks loaded with liquor which
had come from Detroit.
The driver said he was supposed
to meet some ed-head" here and
deliver it. George Moran has red
hair.
However, it was pointed out that
the gunner hardly would stage
their slaughter in Chicago If that
we're the motive. Rather they would
catch the gangsters while making
deliveries, it was said.
The seven men slain we're James
Clark, DR.. Reinhart ShcWimmer,
Frank Gusenberg, Peter Gusenberg,
Adam Heyers, John May and Alfred
WeinShank.
Massacre Is Re-Enacted
Massacre was enacted today at
the scene of the crime.
With assistant states attorneys
and policemen playing the roles of
victims and raiders, the demonstra-
ton was put o nfor the benefit of a
coroner'S jury of prominent citizens
which visited the north side garage,
where the firing squad moved down
its enemies.
While the coroner's inquest was
in progress every agency at the
command of the police and states
attorneys departments we're sweep
ing through Der flats and gambling
houses throughout the city in
search of suspects or persons who
might explain the motive or furnish
clew TO the persons who engi-
neered the massacre.
From the report of Coroner Her.
man Bunesen, whose assistants had
worked all night performing autop-
sizes on the seven bodies, the jury,
headed by Bert A. Masse, multi
millionaire soap manufacturer
learned the full horor of the asSas-
| sinations.
Many Shots Fired
Each body had been pierced by
from twenty-five to thirty bullets
from machine and saTed-off shot
guns. AS usual the gang killers had
aimed high. Most Of the wounds
were in the heads and chests OF
the victims.
License numbers Of all beer
trucks in the headquarters garage
of the Moran gang we're being
checked at the county building and
| prohibition agents under F. d. Sillo-
way we're conducting an inquiry
separate from that of the police and
States Attorney John A. Swansons
Office.
Silloway brought out an entirely
new theory in discussing the case
with the United Press correspond
ents. He said he had confidential
information" indicating that the
gang raiders may have been police.