Evening star., 1936-02-16
GANGLAND PR0bEO|
IN 'GURN Staying
Gunner Linked to Valentine
Day Massacre Killed by
Pistol Men.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 15.-A tangle
Of gangland hostilitiec - extending
back seven years to the st. Valentines
massacre of 1929-enmeshed tonight
the hunt for the slayers of dapper
Machine Gun" Jack McGurn.
Public Enemy No. S" on the orig
inal Chicago list, he died early today.
just IL hours past the anniversary OF
the septuple killing of George Bugs
Moran henchmen which brought him
national notoriety. Three pistol men
ended his charmed life" in near
northwest side bowling alley.
There were "just too many reasons"
why the death of the chief machine
gunner Of the Capone "syndicate"
could have been desired to make it
easy to trace his killers, said Nal
Coghlan. assistant States attorney.
Police will have to untangle many
phases of his life before we can even
get started toward a solution" he
added.
Dozen Years as Gangster.
In his dozen years as major gang
ster, the frequent target of bullets
himself, McGurn was credited in un-
derworld boastings with the deaths
of at least two dozen men, the extor-
ton of thousands of dollars, favor
with his chief "Al' Capone, which
bred jealousy among his own asso-
ciates, and a suave ruthleSSneSs with
enemies.
Into all these and their ramiications
authorities dug for clues.
They quickly rounded up the widow
once Louise Folfe, the blond
alibi" whose testimony cleared him in
the st. Valentines day killings-and
eight others for questioning. But
eanglands wall of silence intervened.
4"They shouldn't have done it." the
widow exclaimed but she said she had
no idea of who they" might be. She
said the $385 found in her husbands
pockets along with two unused prize
fight tickets and piece Of a book
(horse race betting enterprise) rep
resented their entire estate.
Two Companions Sought.
William Aloisio, proprietor of the
bowling alley, told police the trio came
into his second-story establishment.
shouting stick them up" and that
he ducked when the volley started.
The police search concentrated on
two companions who went with Nc
Gurn late last night to the bowling
alley.
They regarded it highly significant
that the pair snatched from the Scor-
ing board. after the shooting, the sheet
presumably containing their names
and Jacks.
The possibility of revenge for the
savage Staying of the Moran gangsters
despite the coincidence of dates
found little support from Police Capt.
Richard Barry.
"The gangs don't usually shoot to
avenge something that happened years
ago." he commented. My guess is that
McGurn stepped on somebody's toes in
the alky racket, or the gambling buSi-
ness recently"
Believed "Alky" War Victim.
Chief of Detectives John Sullivan
said the killing was likely due to "a
new alky war between Chicago and
Milwaukee hoodlums."
He said he learned recently that Nc
Gurn had turned to competing with
the Wisconsin alky cookers and boot
leggers.
An inquest heard brief testimony
from Mrs McGurn and from Anthony
Gebardi, who said he was Jacks broth
er and that his real name was Win
cent Gebardi." Gebardi said he un-
derstood his brother was a golf pro-
fessional at a suburban country club
q reminder that golf was Jacks pas
time-and that he was once good
enough to enter the Western open
under his own name. The inquest
IVES continued to March 4.
Late today all persons questioned
in the Staying we're released, includ-
ing Aloisio and William Belmonte,
tailor who made many of McGurn's
suits.
They will be arraigned Monday. but
police said continuances would be
asked pending the outcome of the cor
oner's inquest
From the original public enemy"
roster of % names, McGurn's was the
ninth to be erased by death.
BY gang guns or from natural causes
Jack Zuta, Joe Aiello. Frank Nc
Erlane, George CRed Barker William
(Three-fingered Jack) White, Joseph
Pepe) Genaro, Frank Rio and Myles
ODonnell previously had died.
Capone, No. on the list, is still
serving a Federal prison sentence at
Alcatraz, near San Francisco, for in
come tax evasion. Willie Niemoth is
serving time in Maryland; James (Fur)
Sammons in Indiana. and the others
are "at large"-several after complet-
ing prison terms on income tax
charges Ralph (Bottles) Capone. AIS
brother, is among the latter group.
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