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iga,ien took otice last week. and
orders Neni out 10 clamp on the
lid" one theory ia that Kelly
forced our az tic policy racket. was
trying 10 muscle in in another
racket az take his lottery opera
iions 10 another city.
>. In Chicago, lly reported TO be
head ot the policy syndicate was
sllegcdly being forced out OF con-
troll by other powerful interests.
Ru, walter. loyal 10 his brother
was waelne heated hight in his
behalf. and thus incurred The en-
miy az these interests.
3. Recently several policy head
ouagers have been held UP and
thousands Of dollars taken None
~ these fobberies was reported to
police 4 clue 10 his murder may
bo fnund among these holdups.
Kelly accompanied by his body
guard. sonny Williams. motored in
S1nday afternoon from his home
IN Gary according TO lau Saul
Brown. Is. proprietor OF the hotel
before which the shooting took
place me policy king made spe-
clal "Trip 20 chicago 10 lend him
money
eve known Kelly FOR - years,
d Rsovn. 1 vas in financial
diniculiy ana Kelly had agreed TO
come 70 my place and le' me have
seoo
Kelly and 4 companion. believed
10 be williams had stopped their
car IN iron, Of Browns hotel when
auo'her sedan came alongside. A
shotgun Was poked through rear
window Kelly turned and the gun
man hred four tines. The death
car gathered speed and Kelly
slumped down ~ his seat His
face had been all bat torn of by
The charges He died before he
could he rushed ~ Michael Reese
hospital
The policy king, companion
look one look Al Kelly, then fed.
Accordlng To Mrs. Josephine Rich
aldson who Witnessed the Killing
this companion seemed to have
been wounded In hurryine from
the scene, he fell twice, but got up
each time police efforts TO trace
treatment Of wounded man we're
unsuccessful
The death ear disappeared com
pletely. The race OF the murderers
is not known. nor is the number
OF men riding in the machine
known. II is possible that he HI,
~ staying may he added to III,
lengthy unsoived list Of eanglanc
slaylnss increasd by ~ last year
Kelly is the FIRST Nekrp victim. H'
was armed hut never got chance
TO use his gun.
Walter Kelly was active in t'hi.
cago Southside politics 10 years
ago. and was quoted publicl.
about the contributions " polio,
operators TO campaign funds. II
1882 he was given a two-year fed
eral prison term for selling mar
cotics. After his release. he wa
believed to have discontinued al
traffic In dope.
Four years ago. he went TO Gar,
and got control OF the policy gam'
there. lie bought a hotel. a taverl
and was understood TO have a ma
ior interest in the Gary American
weekly newspaper. As vice lord
he dictated o the Gary underworld
and was q power In politics. In tn
1895 elections. he personally spen
several thousand dollars in tn
fight 10 have his city and count
candidates elected, but he was no
so successful last year. The ne'
administration turned h u m b
down IN him and the policy racket
Two years ago, ne, attempted I
start daily newspaper III Chica
go. 1t appeared for several days
but dissension among stan mem
hers caused It to soon close down
lie spent several thousand dollar
in the project, and planned to re
vive the publication, but Ties
plans fell through.
Walter and his brother were un
derstood 10 own four Of Chicago
biggest policy wheels. The LAX
Michigan, Tia Juana. Lucky Strik
and Greyhound Kelly had mad
plenty Of money and was consid