Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-17
DANE GUN LINKED
IN GANG KILLING
Peculiar Bullet Markings
Similar to Those Found
in Moran Massacre.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 17.-Peculiar
markings on shells fired from one of
the machine guns seized in the st.
JosephS, Mich, bungalow of Fred
Burke, reputed bank bandit and killer,
today were found to be similar to mark
ings on shells found in the North Clark
street garage after the massacre of
seven gangSGers last st. Valentine day.
The machine guns found in the Mich
igan City lair Saturday were brought
here and were examined today by Cor
oner Herman N. Bundesen, Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner John Siege and Pat
Roche, chief investigator for the State S
attorney.
Shells fired from one weapon bore no
markings visible to the naked eye. From
an older model gun, however, emerged
shells bearing a ridge, which the officers
believed was caused by a slight jam
ming, were observed on the machine
gun shells picked up at the scene OF
the sevenfold murder.
Burke has been accused of being one
of the eXecutioners of the Moran gang
and the Chicago officers believed a
microscopic examination of the slugs
would show definitely that Burke'S
machine gun was used in the massacre.
Burke, alias Frederick Dane, fatally
wounded Policeman Charles Skelly in
st. Joseph, Mich, last Saturday night.
but the police of many cities charge
him with at least IL other murders
and numerous bank robberics
Chicago police are certain it was
Burke and Gus Winkler who disguised
themselves as policemen and lined-up
the seven Moran gangsters against the
death wall in the st. Valentine day
massacre; and the Herald and Exam
iner said today it had been revealed
that the two men were in the pay of
"Scarface AP' Capone, gangland over
lord rival of George Bugs Moran
In fact. Burke is wanted for so many
things so badly that rewards for his
capture now total 100000.
The woman who lived with Burke
as his wife in the lake front home
in st. Joseph was revealed last night
by police as Mrs. Viola Brenneman
formerly of Kankakee, Ill. She is said
to have a prison record. She came
to Chicago a year or so ago and met
Burke-at that time said to be lieu
tenant in the Capone gangland forces.
They went to Hammond, Ind, to live,
police here learned. They lived there
at the time of the ST. Valentine day
massacre, under the name of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Clark
When questioned as to Burkes alleged
part in the Moran massacre, Mrs. Bren-
neman said:
He left the apartment at Z o'clock
that morning, but he couldn't have
had anything to do with the massacre
because he got back before noon
The Moran men were killed at 10
o'clock-hence, police regard lightly her
attempts at an alibi
Burkes reputed trail in crime was
flrst picked up in Detroit, then to
Chicago and the Capone gang. Since
then he is said to have been the leader
Of bank robbing gang i'll Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin and other States.
The arsenal found In the Burke
home in st. Joseph-where he posed
as a gentleman of means-is being
shipped to Maj. Goddart, the ballistic
expert of the massacre investigation
Should the intricate characteristics
prove the same in his study of the
bullets and weapons. Chicago police will
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