Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-15
CHICAGO ENEMY"
LIST DECREASES
Almost All of Original % Have
Felt Wrath of Law Since
Last April.

BY tbs Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 15.-The public
enemy business in Chicago appears Il
be getting increasingly precarious.
Harassed by the Governments cam
paign against income tax violators, BY
the prosecution of old charges and b!
gangland bullets, the city's public
enemy list of "active" members ha:
been steadily decreasing since its iSSu'
ance last April % by the Chicago Crime
Commission.
Since the list was published almost
all of the original % major enemies
have felt the wrath Of the law in ono
form or another. Ralph Capone
brother of "Scarface Az Capone, anC
Jack Guzik, business manager for the
capone gang, are both under sentence
to Federal prison for income tax vio-
lations, while others are awaiting tria
on Government and other charges.
Three Fall Before Bullets.
Three have fallen before the gunfirt
Of their gangland opponents, namely
George Bugs" Moran, slain in a Wis
consin late resort shortly after the killing
OF Alfred Lingle, Tribune reporter, last
Summer; Joseph Aiello, who walked
into q machine gun ambush in Chi
cago several months ago, and James
Belcastro, reputed king pin" of Chi
cago bonbers, who was shot and
dangerously wounded the other night
on busy Chicago thoroughfare.
The latest of the public enemies" to
get into close contact with the law
was Terry Druggan, beer baron. Drug
gan, who is reputed to have been worth
o million dollars at one time, was sem
fenced yesterday to a year in jail foz
contempt of court when he came before
Judge John H. Lyle, whose attitude to-
ward gangsterS has won him widespread
attention. Later he was released on
bond by another judge.
The contempt charge grew out of
Oruggan's failure to appear on a
vagrancy charge. He was pictured by
the defense as a sick man, but got no
sympathy from the court. Druggan
also has been the object of Federal
prosecution, having recently pleaded
guilty to an income tax violation
charge
Other actions against public enc
mics" have already been taken, or are
under way. Tony "A1ops" Volpe, q
Capone body guard, IS under sentence
Tor vasrancy and carrying concealed
weapons. frankie Rio, another Capone
henchman, has been sentenced for con-
tempt Of court, carrying concealed
weapons and vagrancy. Rocco Fanelli,
alleged election terrorist, is under ar
rest In connection with the Belcastro
shooting. The Government Is seeking
Volpe's deportation.
Five Await Trial.
Five others are awaiting trial, Ed
ward Spike" O'Donnel, for Yagrancy;
Joe Salts, for a similar charge; Danny
Stanton, reputed Capone gunman, for
connection with the Staying of Jack
zuta; Frankie Lake, erstwhiie partner
Of Druggan, for an income tax viola
ton, and William Three Fingered''
White, for Staying policeman.
William NiemothN has been returned
30 Maryland to serve a long term for
robbery since the public enemy" list
was Issued. James Fur Summons,
reputed machine gunner, has been re-
turned to a State penitentiary on an
old murder charge, and George Red
Barker has been sent back to prison
as q parole violator. The others are
fugitives, including Al Capone, No. 1
on the list. He is accused of being q
vagrant.
Meanwhile the lesser lights IN gang
land have been extermiuattng each
other with arc the Illinois
public ens that VII close legal
loopholes faEche which they can jump
when brought into court.