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THE ST. VALENTINE DAY MASSACRE MYSTERY MURDERS The next act that startled the whole world was the famous gangland Massacre on St. Valentine’s Day, 1929. Seven victims were lined up facing a wall, with hands up, and shot down.by two machine guns. They were James Clark, Johnny May, Adam Kyer, Albert Weinshank, Dr. R. H. Schwimmer, Pete and Frank Gusenberg. The latter was still alive when taken to a hospital and had 27 bullets in him. It was alleged that an attempt was made to wipe out, the . leaders of an opposition liquor ring in their own head- quarters, a Garage on North Clark St., Chicago. Two cars, thought by onlookers to be Police Cars, were seen to stop, one at the front and one in the rear of the garage. Two men in Police Uniforms and two others entered through the front door and two through the rear carrying several machine guns. | There were probably 150 shots fired, nearly all of which tore into the seven men in the place. The “police” were then seen to return to their cars and drive away. ; One man who later looked in curiously, gasped, “There’s dead men all over the place.” When the po- lice came they paused in horror. A- week later one of the cars was found partly burned: It had been faked to resemble a Police Squad Car. No other evidence: useful as proof in Court was ever found. Chicago’s reputation had received another serious blow. | Police estimate the length of life of a Gunman Racketeer at 31 years. Few have been known to live past 38 years. 9