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Ne "Om WANTS 70 i Tere 0 QUIZ a mm | | Police and Federal Men ; Both Say They’re ‘Not | -. Interested,’ | ONCE AID OF CAPONE - Claude Maddox, alias Johnny, AWpore, found himself in a polige c@l today because -some’ one sal { he was one of the Capone mj- cHine gunners who wiped out sev Moran gangsters in the St, Valen- tine day massacre five years ago, Chief of Detectives John L. Sul-: livan didn't quite know what to do! ‘bout Maddox. “So far as I know,” said Chiet! Sullivan, “Maddox has no connec-t tion with the massacre. We don’t! want him in Chicago for any crime. “But on general principles we'll: ‘hold him for the showup tomorrow afternoon.” Sits in Cell and ‘Broods. Mr, Maddox sat in his cell. and: ‘brooded over the evils that can be-; fall a poor, hardworking tavern- ' keeper who gets his name in the} paper. a Since the government repealed} the “Scarface Al” Capone gang and! ‘prohibition, Maddox has been op- erating a tavern at 2241 South Cicero avenue, Cicero (advt.). Mad-| ox used to be a trusted member. of the Capone gang, doing various | i T odd jobs in the way of educating the wisdom of mel pout of the syndicate’s territory. f } Mr, Nathan... Mr. Tolson,._____. Mr. Clege...-.-.-. Mr. Baughman... Chief Clerk Mr. Coffey ._-.... Mr. Edwards .._.. Mr. Egan ........-- Mr. Harbo......... Mr. Kaith ...-.. 2. Mr. Lester ........ Mr. Quinn...,-.... Mr. Senlider.w... Mr. Tamim ........ ass Gandy 2... eos ; in Court at oS i Earlier this week reports: w; ‘published that Byron Eolton, Parker-Karpis gangster, had “con- fessed,” naming himself, Maddox and four others as the machine qun- pers in the massacre. The only.dis-- erepancies_in the report were ‘that government agents ‘who had Bolton in custody branded it as so much hooey and that Maddox—who is not wane of the Dionne quintuplets—was | 4n court at the time of the massacre. ' A reporter for The Daily News went out to see Maddox the day the “confession” Wil pebiched. Mad- dox -was found hiding behind a, straightup of beer. He pointed out that he was in court at the time the massacre was perpetfated, that he eouldn’t be in two places at once and so had nothing to fear, . The court statement was sup- ported by his attorney, Tyrell Rich- ardson, and by officiais, me | ; Officials Seize Maddox. Two zealous Berwyn policemen is morning seized Maddox as pe’ s entering his home at 2 0; uth .Oak Park avenue. T y | fond no weapons. other thanjfa| il file in his possession, Berwyn authorities turned him him over to Chicage police. After ‘ the showup tomerrow Chief Sulli-! van said he would turn Maddox back to Berwyn. Daniel M. Ladd, agent in charge of the division of investigation here, said he didn’t: want Maddox, obody wants Maddox, it seems., e¥cept his bartenders and wait d, so far as Chief Sullivan is coj}- egrned, they can have him and gojjd r&idance.. i a ee