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vee, Prisoner Claims He Slew ' Zn Valentine Massacre | By JAMES D. FOSTER here two watks ago when Federal CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (U.8.)\—Au-|agents killed his partner, Russell thorities investigating the story | Gibson, in a raid on their apart , ment. circulated here today that Byron |” authorities pointed out that; Bolton had named himself and Jton ma ting to have five others as the Killers in the Bonet rebated to tus State for famous St. Valentine Day mas-|trial in connection with the slay- sacre in 1929, tonight expressed | ings hoping in the meantime for | doubt it was true, almost at the |.ome avenue of escape, in order ‘same time that J. Edgar Hoover | +t, gefeat the Federal kidnaping of the Department of Justice) prosecution which is almost cer- labeled the tale as “bunk. tain to send him to prison. Bert M, Massee, foreman of the | ‘The Valentine Day massacre 0¢- coroner’s jury which remained in-| cyrreg before the noon hour, Two tact two years investigating the | men disguised as policemen drove erime which cost the lives of seven yn to the North Clark Street ga- “Bugs” Moran gangsters, said: yage and entered, holding the “I do not recall the name of /saven men in custody and making Bolton ever being mentioned, | tiem line up, facing a wall. Four but other names attributed to | Giher men entered bearing ma4- Bolton have been published | chine guns and mowed them down. frequently in connection with Only a pet dog survived. Bolton, the slaying.” in his tale, claimed he’Was one of | Bolton, at St. Paul, where he ‘is hin ers, - held ss a money passer in the machinegunners, =e ion " a ts kidnaping of WAY : mer, was arrested Masinig® ay Herald LYE -9SF ee