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Fame Is Slain CHICAGO, Feb. 15—(Ssturday) | “Machine Gun Jack Mc-| Gurn, gangster, was shot and: Killed in a bowling alley early today, ‘The victim was Identified posl- favely as McGurn by Sergt. Kyran ¢ scene of the shooting was on near Northwest Side, First reports of the shooting ere that several unrecognised men walked into the bowling al- ley, drew s mschine gun flred directly at McGurn, Th then turned and fled. i ‘McGurn was allied with the | forces of Scartace AI Capone, now serving time tn Alcatray prison for evasion of federal in- come tax, The slain gangster was reputed- one of Capotie’s gunners in ¢ days of the prohibition era, hen the Capone gang was one bt the most powerful and bloody ! in the history of the city, a! McGurn's death came just sev- en years and = day after the St. Valentine's day massacre in, which seven George (Bugs) Moran gangsters were slain in & near Northside garage. The Mo- Sun gang was previously @ rival af the Capone mobsters, i . The bowling alley where Mc- Gurn was killed was reported to ! have been owned by him, | The name McGurn was an alias, His true name was Vincent Gebardi, Fle also used the allag Jack Demory. t McGurn had been arrested sevi eral times in Chicago, He wad qharged with participation in the ft, Valentine's day massacre in He furnished his famous ‘Diond alibi” to beat that rap. The “blond alibi" was Miss | Loulse Rolfe who testified that | they were together in a hotel al the time of the staying. ‘The state talied to convict: McGurn but the federal govern’) ment stepped m with » Mani i | i t charge against both, They | ere convicted in 1931 and Me- | ' I \ i jurn was sentenced to serve two ears in Leavenworth, Mise Ite was given @ lesser term, fore their conviction the couple wite-tamsalad legally, gy i Fesaluiy 15 Pt faa | f 1 i | i 3 5 De Hoek The 1956.