The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-19
bUNDESEN RECEIVES
Death THREATSFOR
PROBING MASSACRE
Chicago Coroner Probing Val.
entine's Day Slayings Is
Anonymously Warned
LID ON CHICAGO TO STAY
Ace Of Gang Crime lnvestigat-
ors Ordered Home From Fur.
Tough to Take Charge

Chicago, Feb. ,19.-(R,-Coroner
Herman N. BundeSen revealed today
that hts life had been threatened
twice In the past three days which he
attributed to hts activity In tnvesti-
eating the st. Valentines day mas
sacre Of seven members Of the Moran
Gang.
Last Sunday DR.. Bundesen said, he
received an anonymous telephone call
in which he was told that "you Will
be next to 60 II you don't watch out"
yesterday, he said, he received an
anonymous letter asking him how he
would like to kick the bucket"
DR.. Bundesen said he was working
on what he believed to be an import
ant lead In the slayings and ex-
pressed. the opinion that someone had
heard of 1t.
Sealed with . kiss
The crudely written letter was
signed "P g E" and DR.. Bundesen
said the initials might refer to the
purple gang Of Detroit which has
been investigated In connection with
the killings. On the outside Of the
envelope were the letters, IS w A K
which the coroner said he supposed
meant sealed with a kiss" He de-
clined the proffer Of q police guard
william F. Russell. commissioner Of
police, said he expected important de-
velopments In day or two. He added
that "thc lid is on Chicago to stay"
Women managers Of roomine
houses across the street from the
Moran gang headquarters who partly
identified Detroit gangsters as mer
who had rented rooms from them
Commissioner Russell said. now arr
in fear Of their lives.
Used Bureau Auto
Most witnesses have mentioned thai
the slayers were using detective
bureau squad car. Several said thai
| two 81 the five men In the aut imobilt
wore police uniforms.
Police Commissioner Walliam Rus
sell Is convinced that no policemel
were involved. but he is lending HI
assistance to the states attorneys Il
clear up the mystery. It IS the com
| missioner's theory that II any Of th'
slayers wore uniforms It was q ois'
guise.
There are SIS men composing thl
mobile squads Of the detective bureau
One hundred were questioned las
night by members Of states attorney
staff. It was not revealed whethel
any of the several persons who sav
the murder car were called upon II
attend the inquiry and attempt iden
tification.
Grand Jury Rumored
There was report, which tn
states attorney would not discuss
that q special meeting Of the grana
jury had been called for today. TM
was taken as an indication that tn
investigators had sufficient evidenc
to warrant It's immediate prescnta
ton.
Deputy Commissioner John I
Siege, one Of the departments ace
In gang crime investigations, ha
been ordered home from Havan,
where he had gone on . months fur
lough. Siege Is expected to tax
charge tOr the pollce L0UaOIIOW.
/ Seek Gun Experts
Investigators were still searchin
for Dan Mc0urn who Is known t
police as an expert with q machin
eun. McGurn during the past year
has twice been marked for assasstna
ton, Being desperately wounded 0
one occasion.
Mayor william Hale Thompso
| made his first public statement con
cernine the crime yesterday. saying
Representatives Of the federal gov
! ernment. States Attorney Svanso
ana other county officials. Commi.
sioner Of Police Russell, the pole
department and city officials q
working in close harmony that q
people will be given every posslo
| y,rotArtio,, arainet crime"