The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-01-19
Chicago Underworld
Pays Last Tribute
To Slain Gangster
Preacher Warns
Criminals They'd
Better Change Ways

CHICAGO.-They laid Bill STAN
ley, Negro racketeer, away last FRI
day afternoon. The funeral sermon
was preached Tor read) by the Rev.
Junius C. Austin at Pilgrim Baptist
Church. He warned those present
that they had better change their
way of living, or they might be
snuffed out like Stanley with no
chance to make peace with their
Maker.
From out of the twilight zone a
strange assortment of mourners
came. Stanley's wife, who is white,
was there. So was her sister. The
entire male fraternity of those men
who make their livings by their
wits; the gamblers, policy lieuten-
ants, panderers and racketeers were
also there. And among the gentler
sex, both white and colored, there
were scores who had more than a
nodding acquaintance with the po-
lice.
Rev. Austin ended his sermon
saying: GAN of you evil doors had
better change your way of living.
The cards are stacked against you.
You can't beat the game. Remember
this, the wages of sin is DEATH
Many Of the women wept and the
= AArnhnA
whose body has been held In the
morgue was slain New Years morn
ing at the Club De Rendezvous as
the result of an unforeseen imbroglio
with two Italians, Frank Buglio and
Cowboy" Angon. His brother,
Ralph, reputed owner of the motor
ious Sunset Cafe, is said to be listed
among the Public Enemies of the
city.
Trouble is reported to have start
ed over Margaret, the beautiful Mar
garet Cosby, one of those divinely
beautiful colored women who make
men do things. Just twenty-five,
she has been places and has seen
things. The "big shots" of the twi-
light zone saw her when she first
began to bloom and while her girl
friends continued In day school and
went to church on Sundays, Mar
garet took path lined with roses
and fur coats. For five or six years
she has escaped unscathed.
Old Man Trouble began to weave
pattern for her month ago. She
= had been sweethearting. with Jim
ME Hit, Negro policy baron, who
once attracted so many female visit
ors from New York. But when Mar
garet was engaged to dance in Ralph
Buglio's Sunset Cafe. Frank Buglio
smiled upon her. He had Clark
Gable smile and she fell for it. jim
mic was discarded, but not to be
ignored
Time after time, since the
estrangement, he Is reported to have
tainted her and once to have
knocked her unconscious She tired
of the nagging.
In the midst of the revelry New
Years morning. Hit is said to have
child beauty. She called for help.
Frank Buglio and Cowboy" came
to her aid, both armed with pistols.
Jimmy faded out before they got to
the Rendezvous.
After the two Italians arrived, one
of them is said to have attempted
to drag Margaret from the cabaret.
Here, some reports state Stanley en-
tered the picture. He picked up a
bottle and cracked Buglio across the
head with it. Buglio dropped his
gun and 1t was kicked toward Stan
ley. Buglio obtained another gun
but before he could use, Stanley had
shot him.
In the meantime, Cowboy" had
gone out one door. He came in
another just as Buglio was shot. A
bullet from his gun struck Stanley
in the mouth and he went down
Cowboy seized Margaret and FLED
from the place in bullet proof car
Later. she left him and went to hei
home, where she was arrested
Cowboy" is not yet in custody.