The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-07
new YORK FEARS
CANISTER WAR
toOntlnuOd IrOm PAVo u

tain,
Terry Burns II Victim
The victim was Terry Burns, with
q police record also ~ Dominick
Dldato, who 10 years ago was head
OF the once powerful UnionO Blci.
llone and q b0ss bootlosger. Luciano
got his start with Burns. A few years
ago Burns made him q full tiodged
partner In q chain Of rackots,
Luciano kept rising and two years
ago did 10 Burns what, IN Chicago,
AlphOne (9carface AID Capone did
10 "Blg Jim" Coloslmo. he kicked
him out. Only q few patrolmen on
East Side beats had heard anything
OF Burns since, until today.
As police reconstructed the scene,
Burns was dining In an italian
restaurant on the lower East Side
when o man, or men, beokoned him
outside. Perhapg they sent IN q mes.
Bonger; tho bartender and waiter
on duty, AccurBlo AbruEt0, weren't
sure. Az any rate, Burns went out.
Didn't Hear Trouble
AbruEio didn't hear any disturb.
ance, but from the position In which
Hurns' body was found Oh the side
walk O few minutes later, II up.
peared that he had walked halfway
across the sidewalk toward the curb,
then turned 10 fec back 10 the
restaurant,
-Four revolver shots hit him, ono
In the neck, one In the heart, one In
his left temple and ono In his left
car. His short, fat body Bkldded three
or moro feet with the force Of his
fall.
The first warning that n gang war
threatened had come only few
hours before from D young blonde
strip dancer.
Connected Murders
The girl, Mickey O'N0ill, ~, con.
nected the three previous murders
for tho FIRST time, All, she said, were
killed because they resisted the rise
Of new vice syndicate,
She identified the body Of n man
found In Long Island Sound Mon.
day OF Greenwich, Conn.,, % that
Of Frank Claraty, alias Prank Nc
Donald, or Mcdonnell, who escaped
from police FEB. 10, 1895, while be-
Ing taken 10 the Maine state poni.
Tertiary,
She was taken 10 sec the body
after being questioned about the
Staying Of william Hesslor, whose
body was found In o small trunk In
0 Brooklyn lot Wednesday. She
walked into 0 police station Voluns
tarily Wednesday night with o
statement that she "knew BoEle-
thing" about HeBglor'B Staying.
She Had Suspected
But before she talked about HeBB-
Ter, she told police that she used 10
live with Claraty, or Mcdonald, aS
police knew him. She had suspected
since tho body OF an unidentified
man was found In the sound that
II was ClarAty, she said. Tho body
had been sunk with O 00spound steel
i.beASl tied 10 the shoulders.
She connected tho BiaylngB OF
Claraty and HesBlor with activities
OF tho new gang, but police refused
10 reveal details Of her story. Assist
ant District Attorney Prank Nc
CArthy OF Brooklyn said she sur
rendered and was being held prl-
marty for her own protection
against tho gang.
Tho fourth gang Blaylng OF tho
last three weeks, that OF Eddie Eau.
chot, shot In his automobile on d
street corner July n, became con-
nectOd with the other three when
Miss O'Neill told police that oil OF
the slain men formerly were follow.
erB OF Arthur dutch SchultE) Flog-
enhOlmer, former king Of racketeerB
who himself was put on the spot
several months ago.
Greenwich, Conn.,, Aug. 7--(UP)--
bunch were instrumental In solving
the identity Of Long Island sounds
1-beam murder victim, found 10
have been o vice rackoteor, II was
disclosed today.
The body was found 10 have been
that Of Frank Clarity, alias Prank
Mcdonald, former lieutenant OF the
latO Arthur dutch Schultz riog.
enheimer.
Three keys found In his pockets
were turned over 10 Detective Will
liam King OF the New York missing
persons bureau by local police who
suspected the killing o gangland
ride.
King, recalling the intimacy OF n
young burleBque dancer with two
other Schultz henchmen who re-
Gently were slain, visited her apart.
ment. One OF tho keys fitted her
door, Through her aid ClaFaty's
Identification was made and New
York authorities obtained reported
inside information Of the rise OF
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