Brutal Chicago Murder By Negro Bandits
NEW YORK. April 25.—Four bandits kicked and jumped on the body of a policeman after they had killed him in Chicago today. Th policeman Wilham Murphy, 52, had just gone off duty when he saw the bandits robbing a it ore near his homo. He fired one shot and fatally wounded one of his attackers before he fell with three bullets in his body. 'The police said the murder was one of the most brutal killings in the history o' Chicago. After Murphy fell the bandits kicked, beat and jumped yon bis body and then fired three mere 9 bullets into him. One of Murphy’s arms was broken in four places and his nose and .jaw were broken. A wounded negro staggered into hospital several hours lai er, and when he knew he was dying he admitted ♦hat he had tak*»n pari In the killing or Murphy, and named three other negroes as accomplices. He said lie ard his companions had taken drugs before attempting the robbery.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 27 April 1950, Page 5
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