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— ee . “cut Yt" -an-the Bog Wack sd} [Cang’Massacre \Gypone, Meet Burke and "Moran's ‘headquarters. were’ in’ ‘a orth Clark street For days "Bo ported to have ‘watched jhe place. and then given ‘the alarm when he saw Moran's orts enter, Motan with them. e killers entered, two dressed in lice uniforms, unlimbered ma- ; @ guns, lined up their victims, d biazed away. Moran disap- and has since “retired.” - Arrests and alibis follewed and Ino solution was forthcoming, al- ee ee ee ee } [rank Rat Tine Police Lieut. ! Valentine Day ‘Is Held Solved! : Chicago Reports Suspect | Confessed, Implicating 5 Others in Crime. [. Frank Cusack said ballistics tests : Chicago, Jan. 23 ° (.—Reports' |pointed to Belton, former Navy ma- af were published here today that the jmchine gunner, ., ; underworld’s most gory ¢rime—the . |_, Meanwhile, ‘hunt for Alvin Kar- _| 1829 Valentine Day massacre of. pis, desperate co-leader of the Kar- seven gangsters—had been solved ¢. jpls-Barker gang wanted for the by the statement of Byron Bolton, &. $200,000 Kidnapizig of Edward G. | held as a member of the notorious , a Bremer, St. Panl brewer, centered ‘ Karpis-Barker mob. in the Midwest as Federal agents, The Chicago Americah in # copy-' police and sheriffs’ officers by the righted story said Bolton had hundred followed every lim clew named all participants in the ta and report and that his written statement was’ | eee how in the hands of J. Edgar Hoos! — ver, head of the division of investi- gation of the Department of Jus- tice at Washington. Dissemination of the story! brought immediate and conflicting | statements, Said Hoover: “There's | hot a word of truth in it” Said! Police Capt. John Stege, under- world autherity of the Chicago | 1 force: “It sounds probable.” Said D, M. Ladd, agent in charge at the Chicago Division of Ir.vestigation: “Federal agenis have not ques- tioned Bolton about the massacre.” Named as “trigger men” and plotters in the massacre by Bolton. the American said, were: Murray Humphreys, one time No. 1 man of i the Capone mob, now serving aj term in Leavenworth for income tax evasion; Claude Maddox, nood- lum still at Iarge; Fred (“Killer’) - Burke, serving time in Michtgan ‘ for murder: Gus Winkler, slain un-. derworld go-between; Fred (‘The Brains") Goetz, University man turned gangster, and Bolton. Slain in efforts to exterminate the George (“Bugs”) Moran gang on Valentine Day were Peter Gusen- berg, former convict; Frank, his}, ‘ brother; Adam Heyer, alias Arthur ~ Hayes, former convict; James Clark, 47 brother-in-law of Moran; John May, garage mechanic; Albert Weir- shank, and Dr. Einhardt H. Schwij 1 ‘ ¥ mer. The whole plot was a story ofthe familiar “double-cross,” the effort ot Al Capone to maintain control = dee teaelk toeawe grhieh of a aog Wath at aay WLLD, nh, waoith one of his affiliates, Frank Uale. Chicago and New York gangster, ‘eoveted, Ualé wes teported to have thrown hig allegiance to Moran, North Side leader, in attempts to mr. Ci Griet Mr. Calley - Mr. Edwards Mr. Nathan.....-. Mr, Folisom..-.---- Mr. Baughman _- Ci1erk - Mr. Egan --.+.----- arbo.....-.-- Mr. Mr. K Mr. L eith ....----- ester .....- Mr, Quinn... ----- Mr. Sciviider.... cae ne