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SEES Fhe mmngrinn hc oy 31 . C fone While gangland’s siain chief executioner thus was going to police spurred their h for clues to his kilksrs. At ithe same time, Anthony SCospola, ‘bodyguard for the jdeatl man, was acquitted of agrancy charges on which he’ Nhad been held in $50,000 bail. ; The charge against Coppola: ‘}was dismissed in Manhattan; Court and immediately he was: {taken in tow by detectives for! another round of interroge-| :| tion about last Friday's murder i of his boss in the Park Shera- ‘Jton Hotel barber shop. f : Stories Conflict. : |” Much official attention cen: tered on Coppola, the pudgy [man who wasn't there when the man who hired him as a [bodyguard was shot to death. |\Coppola, 49, had given con- flicting stories as to his whereabouts when his “boss was killed. He was described as “uncooperative” by police Police feel Coppola ould be of aid if he wouh! talk because they said they know, he has been present at_meet ings between Anastasia and other gangsters. st ebetey Meanwhile, Chief of Detec tives James B. Leggett said it has been established the two guns police found Friday affer the sjaying were the muider guns; but were connected, to no. ojher .crimes and bore no fingerprints. - z It Was also learned the shop cree at aah aa aan may = meter 9 # rman eS cee ee TS TR Fat flashy Moretti, a pclose pal of cost and Anastasia, 1951, ; . Scalise, a lieutenant of \Charles (Lucky) Luciano, ‘lexiled dope king. was shot. ‘dead outside a Bronx fruit after he conferred with fed- eral narcotics agents and FBI Tmen. = . Costello was shot in the, Jnead May 2, but only slightly, wounded. Detectives investi-' gating this murder attempt learned that the elder states | man of mobdom had been discussing gangland business with an outsider, who repeated Costello’s revelations to fed- eral officers. Costello Rumor. When Anastasia was slain last Friday morning in the barber shop of the Park Sher- alon Hotel, a rumor circulated that the Killing was in reprisal for the Costello shooting. But, those who knew Anastasia from the bloody days of Mur- der Inc. promptly discargec this report. ~ wood “It Albert A. had wanicd] Costello cut of the way, Gos- tello Avould be dead,” one @po- lice ‘pfficial commented. “Al- bert’s} boys didn't bungle a job." blabbing louc, and . long a New Jersey {rrand ymous called asked. “Yes,” said Mr. even, were givin! warting now.” the caller said. in ich Anastasia met his *ldeatht would be close for a slfew days. The hotel: said St “had attracted too mary sight- While police ‘appeared to be -|up against & blank wall as to lwho, several well-informed pc- like other gang chieftans be fore him, rival -mobsters feared he was about to break the underworld code of silence, they believed. These sources pointed out that Anastasia had been ques tioned several times in recent months by Federal Bureau of Javestigation agents and other federal investigators, His last session with the government sleuths was about three weeks : a United States Attqrney Paul viwWilliams and his assistants iiied the formec: boss of urder, Inc, alwout labor Jdrécketeering. the Sen- sJale labor rackets committee planned to haul him in as & jjwitness. Co lice sources theorized as te