Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
WAR ON GANGSTERS
SHOWING RESULTS
Chicago Gets Action Against
28 Public Enemies Dur
a..a ing Past Year.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
CHICAGO March 14.-The forces Of
the law, prodded into action by public
opinion. rapidly are winning their bat.
tie with the % important gangsterS
described by the Chicago Crime Com
mission as a Continuing menace tc
the peace and dignity Of the commu-
nifty"
Since May, $780, crime fighting
agencies have directed their attention
to these public enemies" The record
now convinces Henry Barrett Cham
berlin, operating director of the Crime
Commission, that the organized under
world can be licked.
The plain facts today disclose more
graphically than any rhetoric what has
occurred in Chicago, the first large
city to recognize the power OF organ
led criminals and to set out to break it,
One Years Results.
What has happened in the course of
one year to these notorious "28" is dis
closed in the following tabulation:
a. Aphonse Capone, gang car, under
six months sentence for contempt of
Federal Court, indicted for vagrancy,
facing indictment for income tax law
violation.
2. Tony "Mops" volpe. Capone lieu
tenant. ordered deported by the Depart
ment Of Labor.
3. Ralph Capone, older brother of
Al Capone, under taree-year sentence
to Fort Leavenwowth for violating in
come tax laws, awaiting trial for va
grancy. facing contempt for violation
of . liquor law injunction.
4. Frank Rio, Capone bodyguard,
awaiting trial for vagrancy.
5. Jack McGurn. Capone machine
gunner, awaiting trial for gun-toting.
s. James Belcastro, wounded by gang
assailants, citizenship papers revoked,
awaiting trial for vagrancy.
-. Rocco Fannelii. facing trial for
vagrancy.
g. Lawrence Mangano, facing trial for
vagTancy.
Two Moran Men Killed.
9. Jack zuta. Moran gang leader,
killed by gangsters.
10. Jake Guzik, under five years SEN
teHlce 70 Leavenworth for income tax
law violations.
II Frank Diamond, Capone gunman,
indicted for gIn-toting
ZIP. George Bugs" Moran, acquitted
of vagrancy, but licked by Capone and
out Of the city.
ls. Joe Aiello, Moran leader, killed
by gangsters.
IA Edward Spike" oDonneu. free
lance, facing trial for vagrancy.
IS. Joe Salts. acquitted of vagrancy,
moved out of city.
IS. Frank McErlane, indicted for
vEHrancy.
H. vincent McErlane, indicted for
vagrancy.
1e William Niemoth, serving 10 years
in Maryland Penitentiary for robbery.
10. Danny Stanton, in jail, ordered
extradited to Wisconsin for murder Of
Jack Zuta.
20. Myles o'Donnel. indicted for
vagrancy.
81. Frank Lake, beer baron, pleaded
guilty to income tax violation. Sen
tence dependent on appeal in Capone
income tax case.
Can See End of Reign.
%. Terry Druggan, beer baron, under
one year sentence for contempt of the
Municipal Court; pleaded guilty to in
ccrne tax law violation, with sentence
dependent on Capone appeal
%. William ODcnnell, fugitive on
burglary warrant.
"a. George Red" Barker, labor
racketeer and Capone agent, returned
to prison for violation of parole.
AJ. W AAldIL JACK
Waite. Capone gunman, on trial for
murder
26. Joseph Genera, indicted for
Vagranoy.
q. Leo Mongoven, disappeared, and
believed murdered.
%. James Fur" Sammons, returned
to prison to serve out murder sentence.
I'VE very definitely can see an end
TO the power of these organized hood
1srr., roRl
mission.
Another year and Chicago will be
rid of the men who have done most
TO- give its name a bad reputation the
world over. An aroused public has
demonstrated that it can get results
when insistent."