Evening star., 1950-09-26
Crime
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OF the Daily Mirror and Lee Nor
timer, Mirror Co1umnist, disclosed
Mr. Drury had supplied them in
formation for their recently pub
lished book, Chicago, Confiden-
tial." The book deals with under
world activities.
Mr.. Lait said Mr.. Drury's part
in gathering information for the
book Ibid get him into some trou-
BILE" with mobsters but probably
was not the reason for his murder.
Don't Waste Bullets.
Professionals don't waste bull
let's to pay off a grudge," Mr..
Lait said. ''Being professionals,
they are not men of emotion, and
they don't kill for revenge, but to
prevent further disclosures. Their
method Is to knock off guy who
is going to do them future harm. .
Mr.. Lait said he believed Mr.
Orury's prospective testimony be-
fore the Senate committee caused
his death.
1.-THE underworld is terrified by
the Kefauver Committee" Mr..
Lait said. They would do any
thing to stop it"
Mr.. Lait said Mr.. Drury, as a
private detective, recently had
been investigating reported under
world efforts to obtain control OF
several traction and bus lines.
Mr.. Mortimer said he and Mr.
Lait received a number of threats
while writing their book. In ad-
dition, offers to pay enough $50
you won't have to work any more"
were made to the authors in at
tempts to halt the books prepa-
ration, he said.
Wrote Crime Series.
The Chicago Tribune today re-
ported that Lester Velie received
information from Mr.. Drury for a
current article in Golfers Weekly
on Chicago underworld figures and
politicians.
Mr.. Drury also wrote a series
recently for the Miami Daily News
linking Chicago hoodlums to
Miami gambling.
The only apparent tie between
activities Of Mr.. Drury and Mr..
Bas was that both had offered
underworld information to John
z. Babb, Republican candidate for
sheriff. Mr.. Babb said that Mr..
Bas had submitted one written
report on crime to him and was
preparing another.
Mr.. Babb said he was to have
conferred with MIR. Drury today on
information the former police Of
f1cer had volunteered.
Police Commissioner John c..
Prendergast said that he had as
signed So men to investigate the
killings. He said Mr.. Connolly had
been questioned, but was unable
to supply any clues as to the
identity of Mr.. Drury'S Slayers.
Two squads of police were as
signed to protect Mr.. Connolly.
FBI Hasn't Entered Case.
George r. McSwain, chief agent
of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation in Chicago. said he has not
entered the Drury shooting in
vestigation.
In Kansas City. Mr.. HALEY, the
Kefauver Committee counsel, said
the Drury shooting "is a shocking
thing and it shows that gangland
has not given up the gun"
There was no thought of robbery
motives in either of the slayings.
Mr.. Bas' pockets were found to
contain $50 and a check for $500.
Mr.. Drury's wallet contained $619.
Mr.. Drury lay for nearly so
minutes on the front seat of his
expensive car before his wife,
worried by his lateness for supper,
went to the garage and found his
body. A .38-caliber pistol was in
the locked glove compartment. He
had no chance to use it.
Refused to Sign Waivers.
Mr.. Drury and Mr.. Connolly
attracted wide attention when they
refused to sign immunity waivers
before testifying for the grand
jury in connection with the gang
killing of James Ragen, wealthy
racing news service operator. It