Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-29
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ley formerly was her husband but
that they were divorced in 1923. She
said Mackley came here recently
from Kansas City and that last
Wednesday she loaned him her car
for brief time in return for his
promise to make installment pay
ments due on it.
She said she last saw Mackley
when he put her on a train TO
Long Beach Wednesday night. She
claimed not to know Keller.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20. up =
A woman, traditional figure of
many gang shootings, was ques-
toned today by detectives, striving
to piece out an explanation of why
two men met violent death as they
sat dining in an exclusive cafe.
Harry Macklay, 30, of New York,
and F. Keller, of st. Louis, were
identified as the victims of muir
derous fusillade at the Bella Ma
poll cafe last night. The execution
squad was composed of three well
dressed men who sought them out
at their table, shot them down
without a word and then retreated
to the street where large sedan,
driven by a fourth accomplice, pur-
red at the curb.
Within a few hours, police were
questioning Miss Sonia Dresnick.
She was taken into custody at her
home in Long Beach after police
found Macklay and Keller had driv-
en- to the cafe in car registered
in her name. The girl denied know
ing the pair, declaring a forgotten
friend had borrowed the car a few
nights before. She was brought here
for renewed questioning.
Selecting list of possible mo-
tives, police checked off as most
likely gangland warfare or gang
land retribution. The fact the vic
tins were eaSternerS and slain in
typical eastern gang fashion, unique
to Hollywood, led to the theory
they may have been hunted across
the continent. The gambling theory
was supported by the discovery Of
cards of gaming establishments on
their persons. They were said to
have been well acquainted at Long
Beach and Mexican border resorts.
Known In East
Macklay was a familiar police fl
CURE in Hartford, Conn.,, Kansas
City, New York and Los Angeles.
police said. Although he was not
armed, he carried gun permit
over the signature of Surrogate
Judge Christy Wagner of New York
City. Another card found in his
pockets indicated he owned a ha-
berdashery at 80 West Forty-fifth
street, in New York City.
Both men had been living in lux
urious quarters at the Ambassador
hotel from Aug 8 to 10, according
to police.
Only a few patrons were in the
cafe when the three gangsters en-
tered They walked directly to the
back table and produced automa-
Tics. Macklay started, opened his
mouth to speak but was cut short
by a roar of the three revolvers. He
and his companion slumped to ths
floor. each with three wounds IL
neck, face and body. Seven bullets
splintered the partition of an un.
occupied, adjoining booth.
Two women diners tainted as the
assassins coolly pocketed their heavy
weapons, walked out without =
glance backward and climbed into
the waiting Car. They fled before
witnesses could obtain the license
number.
In the apartment occupied b,
Mackley and Keller police foune
three guns, an opium smoking out.
fit and $1,000 worth of the drug
it was said.
They also discovered a list writ
ten by hand and headed "ammuni'
ton" 1t read; "6 steel vests. $9(
each; 6 machine guns, $3.50;
sawed off shotguns, $40; 6 auto
matics, $40; pistols, $40; 400
rounds ammunition; 600 round
shotgun ammunition"