The Washington times., 1931-03-27
NAME HIM AS
MURDERER
OFSEVEN
Seven States Anxious to Get
Hands on Notorious Gang
Slayer; Trapped by Amateur
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Chicago were to be started i'm
mediately.
New York holds him to blame
for the murder of frankie Yale,
widely known gangster, who was
slain at the wheel of his automo-
bile almost three years ago.
Burke was surprised and cap
tured at the home of his father
in.Iaw, Barney Porter, l74 miles
northeast of here, yesterday with
out a shot benig fired. He was
arrested in bed at POrter's home
The jealous struggle Of authori-
ties for his custody began as soon
as his identity became known.
Amateur Turns Trick
It was the amateur detective
work of Joseph HunSacker, 50,
n truck driver in Green City. a
village near the farm where
Burke was captured, that brought
the gunman'S arrest.
Hunsacker saw Burke's pic
ture in a detective story maga-
zine and his suspicious were
aroused because Burke never
worked and always had money.
Hunsacker quit his job and
went to work on the case, enlist
ing the aid of Allen D. Morrison,
real estate dealer and fellow
townsman, who communicated
with Department of Justice agents.
Both will share in the reward,
II is believed, $41,5OO, Of which
has been offered by Chicago au-
thOrities.
The case was turned over to
Chief of Police E. M. Matthews,
Of st. Joseph, and two men were
assigned to investigate.
A former Chicago sweetheart
of the desperate was said to have
given authorities information con-
cerning the fugitive when she
learned that he had been mar
ried.
Seemed Somewhat Relieved
Two of Chief Matthews men
employed an uncercover man at
Chillicothe, Mo-, who was to call
them when he saw Burke. who
had been away from the farm IN
recent weeks.
That call came at 3 a. m. yes
terday. Capt. John Lard. De
tectives Melvin Swepston, E. R.
Kelly and A. w. Thedringa, with
Sheriff Hoover, of Mercer county,
hurried to the farm, heavily
armed, to handle the man.
Arriving at the farm they saw
q new automobile parked outside
what later proved to be Burke'S
bedroom window.
Blocking off the car with their
automobiles. they surrounded the
house and Kelly and SwepStOn
burst into the bedroom and seized
Burke before he could get re-
vOIver which was in his coat
pocket.
He thought he was going to be
taken for a ride and seemed re-
lieved when convinced they were
officers.
Linked to Massacre
Burke appeared surprised when
told that every policeman in the
country had been looking for
him.
Tracing the new car found in
the farm yard, police found evi-
dence that Burke was still work
ing with the Scarface Az Capone
gang, with which he was re-
ported to have broken a year
ago.
The car was traced to a motor
sales agency which is next door
to the Ralph Capon's Cotton
Club in Cicero, ILL.,, suburb of
Chicago.
Burke first became definitely
linked to the Chicago massacre
and the Yale killing after police
man Charles Skelly was slain at
st. Joseph, Mich, early last
winter.
Machine guns found in Burke's
residence-arsnal were traced by
balliStics experts to both crimes.
Michigan authorities as we'll as
those of Chicago raced here in an
effort to gain Burke's extradition
first.
Burke is wanted for bank rob-
berries at Lincoln. Neb, at JEFF
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