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0 <a ae aa —fAY —3f ‘SECRET SIX" REVEAL MASTER CRIME RING Organization Functions ia All Parts of the Country, Chicagoans Assert. Chicago, Sept. 183 (U.P.)}.—The “Secret Biz," mysterious sextet af Chicago miliicnaires banded togetber Against cfime has uncovered “amaz- ing” underworld ramifications dur-| ing the last year, Col. Robert Isham Randolph revealed tonight. Col. Randuph, fighting president | of the Amoclation of Commerce, is! the only me.nber of the “secret six” ; Whose identity is known. “The secret service force of our committee,” said he, “has found that Practically ai) of the crimes against business are being conducted Sy nationally organized gange. In ane recent case involving a bucket shop’ specializing Ip grain market opera- tions, we traced the dealings of the cwprits in nineteen States. In our work with the banks it has been ebown conclusively that 235 per cent of the daylirht robberies about the United States, particularly those of the acare-head variety. Involving ishootings and large thefts, are belng conducted by one country-wide body of supercriminals. MOTREOORDED pete Ft 39-1594 © se \ “yt ee “This * ‘Fis ‘i. aid © include a6 ‘Many as 148 killers, located all over. the Nation. and for slong the ‘wad ‘@iracted by Pred (Killer) Burke, re- tly sentenced to life inapriscninent, fa seinen . 4 Randolph disclosed that the t Bix” hes cleared the way for on of 51 ortminal groups, Mncluding the cases against Gangsters pal Capone, Ralph Capone and Mops Volpe. The colonel #aid his sohorts Had 31 other investigations now tn e including 170 defendants, at a wtage securing thetr early tranafer to @ prosecutors, and that 84 newer attacks on crime rings are progress- | ‘fing sufficiently ta make eventual vic- | 2 “In one ihstance,” added Col. Ran- @olph, “an. underworld figure in Chi- ‘cago was foumi to have balked jus- “thee py getting 22 continuances be- yiween last December and July. In- ,Westigation of bis status by the “Be- oer Six” was followed by his tmme- ‘@lste conviction to Joliet Peniten- OZeany of those who have been fol-. iiowing our cooperation with the Fed- @ral authorities in the prosecution of ‘the Capone crowd seem ignorant of ‘the fact that we are interested in combatting any crime that affecis ‘Business. So far we have been suc- Obesful in matching wits with forg- | TObbers, business and labor rack-— woteers, hi-jackers, pay roll bandits, ‘kidnapers, promoters of fake chari- ea, short-welgnt merchants and as ‘peore of other criminal specialists. “although we have kept our activi- Hine as quiet as possible, we do feel that in digging up evidence, by pro- | tecting witmessas and by letting the | “underworld know that it has a non-' Political foe to contend with, we haye- pided materially. in driving wut -of Qhicggo many undesirables.” 3.4... ms ce a ee en ae I Rr ae cn ee vo see the ay ROY RIA Prone NEW