Show OFFICER AS Hf HE BA BAffLES 5 Two Other Policemen Are Wounded as Armed Men Raid Cafe CHICAGO Jan 1 United PressA Press A A policeman was killed and six men ono one a notorious gangster were wounded in New Years Year's d day y battles between officers and holdup men in I Chicago I John an tn officer detailed detailed de dc- de- de tailed to guard suard a a. west side taxicab office was slain in a n. battle whIch he ho started with five bandits who attempted to hold up tho the office It Ji was as believed he wounded at least one of or the gunmen before ho fell fel himself a n. bullet through his head Two other policemen were shot through tho the stomach two cabaret cabar t patrons were were wounded rounded Sam Battaglia Bat- Bat and another bandit were shot and another r reveler was lIlt hit on tho bead head in h he e that developed v when hen J en Battaglia BattaS' I one of or tHe UW moot meet notorious gangsters In the city le led two others In an attempt to hold holdup holdup holdup up a a. New Years Year's party on North Clark street POLICE HAPPEN IN Battaglia and his pals ate a mIdnight midnight midnight mId mId- mid mid- night lunch at the C. C 0 O. cabaret cabaret cab cab- aret alet and at 4 a. a m. m when the New Years Year's eve celebration was was' was was-at at its height attempted the holdup A squad of ot police from froni the tho East Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago cage avenue a station happened in a R afew afew few Cew minutes later and the battle began Battaglia was wae shot In tho right arm and right side George his partner was shot In tho the mouth Continued on OD page 7 III OFFICER KILLED AS HE BATTLES W WITH TH S 5 BANDITS S Continued from page 1 flie member of the holdup and escaped Policeman John Maier Maler Who ree re- re reI I e Uy gained much notoriety In with the suicide of ot a IUM English Englishwoman wo woman nan was waff shot In Sn Inho ho he stomach Ho He was not with the quad but was celebrating with ther Ither revelers reveler's In the cabaret Mather Y Joyce a Q policeman was hot In the tho stomach John Ruppert t. t patron also was hit In tho the ich by a a. a bullet and Eugene Brooks mother patron was Injured when of ot tho the bandits hit him on the tho with a agun gun Th The rho ban bandits with whom ca a 3 fought entered the cab office oUke vt t 6 a. a m. m as drivers w were we're wro re turn turn- ng no In their receipts for tho the rhey left without obtaining any i oot oat Witnesses believed who vho shot three times Umes wounded at nt 1 ono one of ot them SI t |