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4 Sainte Se a ca ce me ee a a i i a ———— — e —S Killer Jc Jack McGurn Is Slain; surprised by Three Assassins As Machine Gunner Shot Dead in Bowling Alley on Mil- waukee Avenue. VALENTINES ARE CLEWS BY EDWIN A. LAHEY. Jack McGurn, who learned the arts of homicide when most youths are still playing run- | theen-rin, was shot and killad Babes aay OG Dae Ge FRE Pt alley and started cracking. at nism. ith guns. The valentine portrayed, an and a woman dispossessed \ and standing in front of a house with their furnishings. The verse wes: You'rs lost your dourh: . Your jewels and handsome houses; But things could stil] oe worse, you know, | At least you haven't lost your trousaa, i Shortly after the killing, Sgt \Francis Donohue of the coroner's inffire rang the hell sf Meflurn's wees Par ee ee home at 1244 North Kenilworth avenue, Oak Park, and was an- swered by McGurn's blonde wife, the former Louise Rolfe, who was his “alibi girl” in the massacre of seven Moran gangsters on Valen+ nee day, seven years ago yester=' ‘loday in a bowling alley at 803, 4 Milwaukee avenue. McGurn, who rose to promi- | nence with police and public under the expert guidance of “Searface Al” Capone, was about 32 years old. In his crowded career as chief .ma- chine gunner of Capone in prohibi tion days he was reput- ed to have killed at least two dozen men and gone through several hundred thousand dol- lars. | in recent years McGurn, who wag born Gebhardi, had yearned for re~ spectability and a low golf score fe died in the low 80's. ' Three Men in Attack. * Some wag had given MeGurn yomic valentine a short time before | hree men barged into the bowling " eteard about Jack?" said Sgt '{Lonohue laconically. | $“My God,” said Mrs. McGurn, a)“how bad?” : “He’s washed up,” answ sergeant. The gun widow became hysterl- cal, but dressed and accompanied Set. Donchue to the Racine avenue station, where she appeared weep- ing bitterly. Wife Views Body, Then Mrs. McGurn, beautiful in her grief, and attired in an ermine coat, was taken to the cofinty morgue, where so many of her huse band's subjects had previously Jain, She was shown the body of her husband, and became hysterical again, Later she lapsed into a quiet cry as she waited for the inquest to be convened. Attorney Mal by Assistant State's ttorney Malachi Coghlan failed toy . pring forth from Mrs, McGurn any~’ ining that would shed light on the , Murder. ; Mrs. McGurn made a striking tig~* i he Fa wered +