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and gunmen by politicians ‘Berman, brother of Barney, the there began lo Torus the shot; Roy Rogere Gaorge Somers,“ | ‘Benny Rinder, Mose Barnett, Fiipsy ‘Share,-Pani “irish” Gottlieb, and ‘Barry, Witten, ‘attention of the middle west upon That clty early tn 2925, ‘ In that year Frank Brunakil was, ehlet ot police, His part in thy -eave of the Kidnaping and slaying ‘the Rev. Koute B. Birkeland, charged by the Birkeland family and ypheld by « jury in thé Crim. ‘inal courts, was told in the first io- Mtalment of this story. ‘Bruns was a veteran pollo moan in Minneapolis {n 1925, “Begin. Bing hia career ay a slable buy after verriving in the Twin Cities with @ ee som obtained 2 job ax driver of In 2904 Jake Kunze, presigont of the brewing company. arranged for Ang beer. In six years Brunakill Decame a detective, Meyor Thomas Van Lear, who later was to become the star de fense witners at Milwaukee for the gunman, Jack Davenport, and yirtu- ‘ ally obtained the acquittal of that habitual criminal in the case of the robbery of the Northwestern Na onal bank of Milwaukee, made Brunakill chief of detectives. In 1923 Brunskill became chief of the entire force, holding the job untit Mayor George E. Leach removed him tn 1928. Brunskill wad removed after the mayor obtained evidence proving ‘that the policeman was habitually shielding criminals, . In recent years a number of private citizens have filed com: plaints against Brunskill with the commission, but the policeman wha now is captain of the Minneapolis Forth side alation never has been asked to defend himself. ‘One of the latest charges bears repeating. In the informs to the commission it ‘that on May Li, 1992, police tearned that an automobile belleved to have been used by bandits who had, month earlier, held up the North American branch of the Northwest Netional bank of Minneapols, tak- ing # large sum of cash and securl- tes, war discovered In & garage at 2045 South Pillsbury avenue in Minqeapolia. we Garage attendants were in the act of armer plating the car when De- ‘thur Welbe arrived to selze It The two detectives did not take the car, Lut reported back to Mayor William A. Anderson that Captain Brun- BkiN) walked Into the garage as they wer about to drive it away and tolé them “to leave the car alone.” ‘Th automobile, at that time, was gai wo de owned by one John J. Brennan. Later ft was learned tha’ Brennan wen the allas used by Har. wey Bailey, leader of the Urechel kidnaping gang and a bank robber and Killer. He now Is serving time Tafta brothers, Sam 4 ~ wt Mis ‘helght this organization howally handled miltions of dollars taken from Ulieit enterprises, “-° “" Ag im other citita where large ith elicaas end” ple eteroucy for police protection among al! rariks bf law enforcers, the hoodlums were “secure frow any molestation. Perhaps this tz one explanation xunman shot abd kifled Joba Wise Jee, a petty dootitagde, In The freb doce of Td witnesses fn a waloca at 301 Hennepin avenue. =! + After the Milling Davenport waa =. zhipment of horses from the ows Jor the faJlure te prosecute Jack ~ © “farm comuruntty where he was born, “Daverport ta March, 1977, afler"tha |... A Minneapolis riot scene, one of several displays of violence in ott and the striter Sevon men from Minneapolis and St. Paul in a courtroom in Oklahoma City awaiting call as the feders kidnaping of Charles F. hearing several witnesses Intro- duced by County Attorney Olson. ‘The widow of Winkler was vislted by Davenport only a few days after the shooting. At thet time, she says, Davenport told her: “I've pald 40,000 In the right place and I'm not gotng to be prosecuted. At the same (me T'd Uke to have you keep. your mouth shut to keep as much heat off me as possible, Tl bargain with you. I will give you $7,500, the state clvil damage maximum in. case of death, if you'll keep your trap shut. The widow agreed. Davenport then handed her $3,500, telling her he would pay the remainder later Tt never has been paid, according to Mrs. Winkler ‘The most concrete evidence cow: cerning the activities of the alcohol and vice syndicate was obtained by rschel, wealthy oll man. In the front row: (Kid Cann} Blumenfeld, (5) bkador A week later, however, detectiver raided a place where Althen hed deen living at one time. There hey found ledgers, account books, some correspondence, some old freight and truck waybills and other ree: fords. These, although merely In. dices of the actual accounts, dis closed that Althen kept separate statements for each of the gang big shots. Code numbers were used In the Indices, ‘The indices also showed "quietus accounts,” “McCoy accounts." in which tecords of Che Sir brand of uncut liquors demanded by cer taln patrons were kept; @ pron! and Joss statement for the entire orgar ization, and separate accourtiin: for each of a doze Pquor nrerues plants, for gambling hou vice resorts. Some of the Information lackin. and tor 1) Berney Berman, (2) Sam Keaberg 6) Pete Miller, (7] Pete Arnold. cut of the car and shouting mer while, “Damn you, Gullford, we got you now." ‘Then the caf We Critically wounded in the abd men, Gufiford jotted down thet cense number of the gang car an drove to @ hospital. + ‘As en Individual Howard Gullfo: had no Importance. He had be attacking the city and county at cials, however, charging them wi nccepting graft and protecting the open operations of the syndicai: These attacks had been growing in intensity over m perlod of severs! months, and Guilford had received mary warnings that unless he gu printing stories about the unde wocié he would be slain nea ( fe] ; 4