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“ee 20 me + 4B, + Bag. f gounds probable.” Said D. M. 23.—(AP)— held as a member of the notor- _ fous Karpis-Barker mob. copyrighted story that Bolton The Chicago American in a the crime and that his written statement was now in the hands of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the division of investigation of the Department of Justice at Wash- ington. The story brought immediate and conflicting statements. Said ‘Hoover, “there's not 9 word of _ truth, in it.” Said Police Capt. John Stege, underworld author- ity of the Chicago force, “It d,. agent in charge at the hicago division of investiga- ion, “Federal agents have not estioned Bolton about the ; wy ty oy oa . | ain view of the had named all] participants in - conflicting: statements it was recalled that for 10 days federal agents denied having tn custody Mrs. Lester Gillis, “half pint” widow of the slain “Baby Face” Nelson and the refusal of local federal of- ficers for days to admit they had custody of Arthur “Doc” Barker, apprehended. the same night Bolton was taken after a raid in which Russell Gibson, another EKarpis-Barker satellite «Was slain Named as trigger men and tters in the fassacre by Bol- the American said, were: Murray Humphreys, one time No. 1 man of the Capone mob, now sé a term in Leaven- worth for income tax evasion; Claude Maddoz, hoodlum still at large: Fred “Killer” Burke, _gerving time in Michigan fer ' murder; Gus Winkler, slain un- derworld between; Fred “The Brains” tz, University man turned gangster, and Bolton. _(Continued on Page 11, Col. f- and his mother, Kate (Ma) Barker, Wi siain by federal agents in, & t 5 er, Adam Heyer, Hayes, ex-oonviet; J. ‘brother-in-law of Moran; ‘garage mechanic; Albert Welt and Dr, Einhardt H. Schwaimmer. The whole plot was a story of the amiliar “double cross,” the efi jof Al Capone to maintain control af: rack at Lyons, Tl, which one: f affiliates, Frank Uale, Ohi- | “cut in” on the d pone hired “Killer”. Others to protect bis interest, Moran's headquarters were in {North Clark strect garage. For days Bolton was reported to have waten- ed the place end then given the talarm when he saw Moran's cohorts ienter, Moran with them.'The kill- eniered, two dressed in poilea— uniforms, unlimbered machine guns, lined up their victims, and blazed away. Moran had disappeared and since “retired.”’ ; NO SOLUTION FOUND - -Arrests and alibis followed and no at that tlme Police Lieut. Prank Ousack setd ballistic tests pointed to | Belton, former navy machine gun- ner, ving under an alias. : ean w. bunt for Alvin Barpls, | desperate leader of the Earpis- ; Barker gang wanted for the $306,000 Kidnapping of Edward G. Bremer, St. Paul brewer, centered in the mid-. west as federal agents, police arid | sheriff's officers by the hundred fol- jowed every slim clue and report. Sunday is and his trigger- crazed pal, Campbell, shot their way thr & police trap in| Atlantic City, stole an automobile | and escaped, Since then they zoom- ed their way toward the mid-west, stealing cars and kidnaping. the owners temporarily. . ‘Today two roughly dressed fen ‘n | an automobile bearing Ohio license | plates overpowered two bank offi-: clals and two customers at the Tri- | voli (Tll.) state bank xear ying and escaped with neat! Authorities saw the ibility of ' the desperate hand of Earpis and Campbell in that crime, Yesterday Earpis and Campbell abandoned a Pennsylvania doctor's car near Monroe, Mich., after re-- easing the doctor in Ohio on their flight. They were next reported seen near Pontiac, Mich., and state police combed that area. . ORDERED TO sHOOT i Ghicago police, with “shoot to ‘kill’ orders from Detective Chief ‘John L, Sullivan, expected the pair ‘to head for Chicago for one of their ‘numerous hideouts, All entrances to the metropolis were scanned minutely, «. Karpis and bell -the only ‘twa of the im { members of the gang sought for the Bremer kid- tr i t k kz Mr, Nathan Mr: Tolson Mr. Clegg....._.... Mr, Baughman.. Chief Clark .._.... Mr. Coftey ........ Mr, Edwardes _ Mr. Lester... . Nir. Quinn... Mr. Schilder._.... Mir. Tamm solution was forthcoming, although wz pth plhe L es SEE oO” 4 44 trvd V2.0 3