The Washington times., 1930-08-19
FIND ZUTA AIDED
POLICE CHIEF

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. - QN.SO.
Another bombshell was exploded
in official circles today when
States attorneys investigators an
nounced that William o.. Free
man, chief of police of Evanston,
fashionable suburb, borrowed $4OO
from Jack Zuta, slain vice lord
and brains" of the powerful
Aiello-Moran gang.
Responding to a summons to
the offices of the States attorney
last night, Chief of Police Free.
man, member of the Chicago
police force for 20 years, was
shown penciled note he admit
ted writing to the slain gang
leader requesting the loan of $400
Cashed Editors Check
Investigators also made public
the discovery Of an uncanceled
check for $50 which was made
payable to Currency and signed
by John Craig, city editor of the
Chicago Daily News. Craig ad-
mitted he had written the check
and Zuta caShed it. Izuta held
the check and it was found among
the gangster's financial records.
Freeman's letter read:
"Dear Jack:
81 am temporarily in need Of
four 'C's' for a couple of
months. Can you let me have
It? The bearer does not know
what it is, so put it i'm an en-
veIOpe and seal it and address
It to me.
''YOur old pal,
BILL FREEMAN.
'P. S.-WilI let you know the
!, night Of the party, so be sure
= and come"
: 100000 In One Week
Freeman'S letter was one OF
:, several hundred receipts, records
and documents unearthed by in
vestigators when they raided the
slain gangster's secret vaults fol
lowing his murder at a summer
resort near WaukeSha, Wis. The
nneticulous records of Zuta have
involved the names Of scores OF
politicians, police and office
holders who had financial deal
-. ings with the gang leader.
Chief of Police Freeman denied
ever granting Zuta any favors
and said he meant to repay the
vice lord. He also denied that
the slain gangster had ever asked
for any favors. Freeman'S record
has been excellent, his Superiors
declared.
New records unearthed yeSter.
day in Zuta's vaults showed that
$700,0 900 was poured into the cof
>. fers of Zuta's vice, gambling ano
recketeering organization in one
"period" alone. Zuta'S fiscal pc
riods are believed to have beer
one week long. Disbursements
show that vast sums Of money
were paid out regularly for PRO
lection" .....
Politicians on Run
''Iron Man" John Alcock, acting
police commissioner, issued an
order last night transferring the
entire officer personnel of the
East Chicago Avenue station after
Zuta's records indicated that
$500 in graft payments had
been made weekly to police ir
that district.
Politicians were reported to, be
leaving town and ofticialdom in
general was in a furore today as
Patrick Roche, chief investigator
for the district attorney. continued
to run down the evidence con
tanned in the mass of records anc
CanceIed checks carefully pre-
served by zuta.
Federal operatives last night
raided II reputed speakaaSies and
five alleged distilleries, arrestil:G
20 men and one woman. The
raids were confined to South Chi
cago and Lansing, Ill.
The prisoners were hurried to
the office Of George johnson
United States district attorney
where it was reported they wers
questioned about protection iol
which they are presumed to have
paid large sums.
1t was reported The Federal
Government will attempt to Ge
velop a large conspiracy case as
result of the raids,
All available dry enforcement
officers in Chicago were used IN
the raids.