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a, Ay ; Auguat 27, 1936 Ge. Q } S & wl. - . a a / MEMORAMDOM FOR MR. JOSEPH B, KEERAM, a dj ACTING ATTORNEY CEBERAL fc -\ With reference to your inquiry: ‘as to information furnished Ll, by 8 ryeittbatton concerning the identity of the persons perpetrating the ‘Y “St, Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Lllinois in 1929, you are sed that Bolton was questioned tonterning this offense. Bolton sta that the persons who actually perpetrated this sassecre were ots, Cus\Winkler, Fred Wurke, Ray Nugent und BobNarey. Bolton eteted that he personally purchased the Cadillac touring car which was used in this wassacre, having been furnished with the money to make this perchase by Louis ‘Lipschultz. Bolton claims that he purchased this car \ .\, frog the Cadillac Company on Michivan Avenue in Chicago sometine before the! massacre happened and assumed at the time that he purchased the car thet it was to be used in hauling alcohol. Bolton believes thet he usec " the name James /Martin in purchasin, the car. The object of this massacre, ; mocording to Soliton, which was planned by aembers of the Cupone organi- | sdtion, was for the purpose of eliminating *Bu,s"{Moran from the boot- | Legging racket in Chicago. Bolton clainus thet the plot to perpetrate it this killing wae initially developed at a place on Cranberry Lake, six miles north of Couderay, Kiscansin, where one} George ore rred a resort. Al }Gapone, Gus Winkler, George: deigier, Louisy Burke, Bill frabellt (reported | to be an Illinois State Senator and ae ‘aratelle are rn oe ee ee reported to have been at the resort operated by George on Cranberry Lake at the tine the killin, was first planned, this being in October or Moveuber of 1928. bolton states thet Ji WcCruszen end\Jiamy "The Swede" Moran were selected to watch "Bugs" Moran's yerage, since they both imew Moran by sight, in order to leurn his movements. Bolton states that Al ji Capone went to Florida before the Massacre wus perpetrated énd left Frank rt Amittd in charge of the operations and that one FrankieMieo, how dead, was / \ $attlts assistant in the transaction. Bolton claims thet néne of the | / ; actual perpetrators of this offense wore police uniforms, dlthough they Ww + ‘ aid wosr police badges and that when the killing took place the persons a er er re ewe , actually perpetrating therein did not know the tHentity 0 of each of their ? UA victims but rather than risk the possibility of aissaing. Moran, Killed .. r all of the persons found in the garage. . ’ Dd yy SeRPOORDED & INDE BI: , _ da As indicated above, Holton states thet Fred Goetz, ‘Gus idler, Fred Busse, hay Nugent end bob Carey were the actusl perpetrators of va ae ! I9