Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-02
q "CAPONE MEN"
INDICTED IN RAIDS
Gang Chief EIudes Probers
of Torch SIaying-Body
Is Believed HeitIer'S.
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Twenty- three
men, alleged employees Of Al Capone, in
Guiding Bert Delaney, accused as man
ufacturers in the Capone booze syndi-
cate, were named in two indictments
returned by the Federal grand jury yes
terday. The bills grew out Of raids on
South Side breweries.
Acting on orders issued by Patrick
Roche, chief investigator for the State
attorney, the officers raided the Lex
ington Hotel, reputed to be frequently
used as Capone headquarters. Although
they failed to find the gang chief, four
of his henchmen, were arrested. Ihey
were Louis Russo brother of Machine :
gun Jack" McGurn, Phil Andrea, Fred
Rossi and Tony Capezio.
Torch Body Held Rivals.
The hotel raiders were seeking to
learn whether Mike de Pike" Hettler,
pioneer racketeer, was burned to death
in an icehouse near Harrington, Ill.
The police believed that body found
in the burned building last Thursday
was that of Heitler and that he had
been the victim of a gang killing, but
their investigation was complicated by
the stories of two women, each claiming
to be Heitler's wife.
One of the women said she had been
with Heitler after the burned remains
were found. The other told investigators
that Heitler apparently had a reason
for wanting to disappear or TO be
thought dead because he ordered her to
destroy all his letters and papers last
Sunday.
The police and other officials were at
tempting to establish definitely the dead
mans identity, through two gold teeth.
CapOne Eludes Raiders.
Patrick Roche, chief investigator for
States Attorney John Swanson, went ,
harrington to view the body and sa'... ne
was convinced it was that of the Missing
racketeer. An automobile. which Heit-
Ter borrowed from one of the two women
was found near the scene of the fire. It
was partly burned.
Roche later ordered q search for AL
Capone, and the nrst move was to raid
the Lexington Hotel, but Capone was not
found.
The police also arrested at his home,
"Dago" Lawrence Mangano. reputed
operator of Capone vice, gambling and
liquor syndicate. Roche said Heitler
had operated extensively as a rival to
the Mangano organization. Other raids
were made on resorts reputed to be run
In the area in which Heitler operated.
by the police, who declined to reveal
what If anything, they had learned.
I'VE will raid everywhere until we
drive out every hoodlun from Chicago"
Roche said. This Is just part Of our
campaign to clean up the city. The
hoodlum is getting out. That means
Capone, too; and we are now looking
for him."
Gold Teeth as Clue.
Positive Identification of the torch
victim" was sought meanwhile by police
through attempts to trace two of his
| gold teeth to the dentist who had done
the mans work. Roche said after view
| ing the body he was convinced the man
was Heitler. A partly burned automo-
bile which Heitler had borrowed from
one of two women, each of whom
claimed to be his wife, was found near
Itasca, IS miles from the fire scene.
The torso was discovered after Mrs.
Hattie Gannusch, who lives near the ice
house, noticed the fire and called po-
| lice. She told them she saw three men
she believed to be gangsters in the VII
cinity Of the ice house on the afternoon
Of the fire.
Heitler was to have appeared In court
yesterday on a charge of perjury, but
his attorney asked a continuance, say
ing that his client had been missing
| since last Wednesday.