VICTIM OF GUNPLAY
SHOT DOWN BY MASKED MEN United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 31, 6.30 pjn.) NEW YORK, January 30. A message from Lyndhurst (New Jersey) says that at the Parking Automobile Sales Company, two masked men entered and shot dead the proprietor Frank Paolillo, aged 40, whom the police termed a racketeer, during and since prohibition. The masked men then drove away. Investigators are working on the theory that the victim had owed money to the slayers since prohibition and had refused to pay. Paolillo was awaiting sentence after conviction for operating an illicit still.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19370201.2.47
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20640, 1 February 1937, Page 6
Word Count
99VICTIM OF GUNPLAY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20640, 1 February 1937, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in