The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26

exclusive dispatches giving the insitE
story of the Chicago gang massacre
Feb. Ia. The material was obtained
the United Press from men close to gan
land itself, WORKING IN conjunction wiz
the police and the special crime c0ua
mission headed by Frank J. Loeseh an
torneys. All material now has bee
turned over to the authorities, who =
concentrating on hunt for the killer
Copyright. 1929. by United Press
CHICAGO, March 26-Scarfa
Al Capone's men masSacred sey
George Bugs Moran gangsters
north side garage last st. va
entine's day because:
/. The Joe Aiello-George Mori
gang had killed Tony Lombard
formerly Capone's chief lieutenai
2. The Aiello-M oraniteS were u
able to reach an agreement with t
Capone gang on an equitable div
sion of the profits of beer. gambia
and vice.
3. The Aiello-Moran gang h
murdered Pasqualino Lolordo in
Chicago avenue home. Lolordo h
been regarded as Lombardo's su
cessor in the Capone ranks.
The killing was natural resi-
Of the elimination contest going
within the ranks of beer runners
years.
CapOne Rules Gangland
1t attracted more attention tn
the ordinary beer war killing
cause of the number murdered a
actually, in the progress of the bd
war, it means that the Capone ga
again rules supreme in the Chica
underworld.
Just how much Capone hinsl
had to do with the massacre is u
known. He may not have know
about it at all until Jack Guzi
called him in Florida from the Co
gress hotel and told him I'VE g
more than we expected"
Capone may be telling the tru
when he says that he has Withdraw
from the Chicago racket" but 1t
obvious that his famous organizati
still is doing business in the SAD
old way, and it was the Capone
ganization that killed the Morans
Suspects Are Sought
Crime commission police
searching for the following sd
poets:
William Heenie, former memt
of "Egan's Rats" of st. Louis,
narcotic addict who draws $500
week from Capone's enterpris
Heenie avoids gang hangouts, d
always is ION call" when there is
lob" to be done. He is known
a champion machine gunner al
boasts that he can split tree trui
on a straight line with the strea
Of lead from his weapon.
Louis Little New York; Car
pagni, who learned machine gu
ming from Heenie. Campagni Is &
italian of small stature and sta
close 10 Heenle.
John Moore, alias Claude Maddd#
another product Of st. Louis,
though not an "Eagan Rat" He
alleged to have worn a policeman
uniform while on this expedition
his chief. He joined the Capo
gang during the Chicago Heigh
trouble.
George Braughn, only partia
identified and about whom little
known.
Freddy Cowboy Diglovant
known as a daredevil automob
driver with a police record.
Polack" Johnny Klenza, who ro
from the Chicago slums to becon
a handy man in the Capone gar
He also is a good chauffeur al
sometimes rents rooms near
scene Of an impending killing.
Was Hollow Victory"
The st. Valentines day massac
is believed to have been almost
unsatisfactory to its perpetrators
to the gang which lost seven men
bers. The reason for this is that q
hail of bullets failed to cut dow
a single real leader, but it conce
trated so much interest on the gal
war that beer running was ma
more difficult than ever before.
Those who were killed, include
the Gusenberg brothers. we're n
gang. They had gathered at Il
garage to receive a load of alcohol
junction which did not require Il
presence Of Bugs Moran himself, a
though it is apparent that the IS
srs expected Bugs to be there.
a regular meeting OF Il
ITO Be Continued Wednesday,
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