A GANGSTER.
CHARGES OF MURDER AND ROBBERY. VUXITBD PBBSS ASSOCIATION—*Ti XLSCTMO- . . TBLSOSJUPH—COPS3IOHT.) (Received March 27th, 5.6 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 20. Fred Burke, indicted for the St. Valentine Day massacre at Chicago in February, 1929, -was arrested in a farm house'' near St. Joseph, today. * i Prisoner is characterised by the Chicago " authorities as "the most [ dangerous man alive.'' He was jplaced I in a specially', constructed cell in-the, 1 gaol at St.. Joseph'with two guards. ,- A Jarge number of xSfitnes charged against Burke, including halt a dozen murders. besides the Chicago massacre, and robberies totalling one million dollars.' . [Two automobile loads of gangsters raided a garage in Chicago, where a caHage company had its headquarters, and seven employees. The roar of shots' was so great, that persons in the vicinity thought on. explosion had occurred. The . victims were shot down without being given a chance to defend thems'elves. The outrage was regarded by the police as ian outgrowth of the so-called "beer i war." Thev were of the opinion that, i some employees of the cartage con^f 1 had been engaged in running .. eer.j . : / ! t I t i i i r i | I
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 15
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194A GANGSTER. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 15
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