The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-27
Copyright. 1929. by united Press,

massacre.
Copyright. 1929. by United Pressl
CHICAGO, March 27-Through
their inquiry into the murder of
seven George Bugs Moran gang
Sters here last month. police at
tached to the Chicago crime COM
mission have learned of the part
played in that crime by the late
frankie Yale, head of the Unione
Sciliano in the United States.
Although Yale was dead and
buried many months before the
Moran massacre here, it was q
decision which he rendered at the
time of the Sharkey-Dempsey fight
in New York that led indirectly to
the seven murders.
The heavyweight fight was mace
the occasion for meeting in New
York of two marring elements Of
the Chicago underworld-the Joe
Alello gang and the AL Capone
gang-and frankie Yale. as head
Oh the Sicilian organization, was
chosen as arbiter.
Aiello in Power
Aiello at that time was the rec
ognized head of the Unione Sici-
iiano III Chicago, having inherited
that throne upon the abdication of
johnny Torrio, who had returned
to Italy after being wounded in the
peer war here. Yale had PLACED
Torrlo in his position of power ar
he also lad given AielIo the strorlt.. :
place that he held.
"Scarface" AL Capone, however
was a new element to be reckoned
with in Chicago and he was de-
manding that Tony Lombardo sue
coed Joe Aiello as leader of the
Unione in the Chicago district. a
position which meant overlordship
CT the beer, vice and gambling con-
cessions which the Sicilians con-
trolled.
The case was put squarely up to
Yale. Should Aiello continue To
rule or should Lombardo replace
him?
frankie then decided upon a mid
ole course and told both Aiello and
Lonlbardo to go back to Chicago
and split the profits" Aiello should
go his way and Lombardo his and
Yale did not want to hear of any
more squabbling.
Enough for Both
There is enough for both of Won
out there" he told them. Go back
and work separately"
The Aiellos and the Lombardos
and the Capones came back. but
Capone craved power and the truce
was destined to be short lived The
CapRne men planted machine gun
messy across from Lombardo's home
on Washington boulevard and then
tipped off the police in an attenpt
TO prove to Yale that AielIo had
broken the peace pact.
The ruse did not work. Yale re-
fused to believe it and repeated his
injunction for them to go separate
ways.
Although it is a mere incident in
the Chicago beer war, the crime
commissioners version of the prog
ress Of events at this time is that
Alelio's opponets killed Yale. shot
him at the wheel of his expensiyeI
automobile, so that the wav would
be cleared for Tony Lon1bardo to
ascend the Sicilian throne in Chi
cago.
The information in the hands Of
police here is that four Chicago
men performed the Yale assassina-
ton, Jack McGurn, who is under
Indictment for the Moran massacre:
Louis Gittle New York; Campaqnf
Heenie and John Moore
alias Claude Maddox, who are be-
ing hunted as the killers OF the
Moranites.
Machine Guns in Gotham
The machine guns with which
Yale was slain had been taken to
New York at the time of the peace
meeting and hidden away for the
Time when they would be needed.
Lombardo was preparing to sue
iced to leadership of the Unione
5iciliano in Chicago last autumn.
when Aiello's men caught him on
busy corner in the Chicago loop and
shot him from behind. His death
vas followed within a few weeks
~ the murder of Pasquale Lolordo.
Who had succeeded Lombardo as an
aspirant to the Jnione throne.
Meanwhile. things were happens
ng within the AieIlo camp. The
aiellos had taken IN the north side
Of Bugs" Moran. To
strengthen them in the bitter war
ARE with the Capones. and were
operating as effectively as possible
Under the name of Moran.
The Aiello-Moran combine in one
way or another had dated back
.hree years to the time when Joe
Aiello agreed to "cut Moran in" for
4 share Of his gambling profits.
Now the alliance was so completes
hat they we're as one gang and
when the Capone men went out to
rap the Aiello leaders in retaliation
.or the Staying OF Lombardo and
Iolordo. they shot down seven Mo-
antics, missing Bugs" Moran hiEi-
elf. whom they had expected 10 be