Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 1 | 'Secret Six' Deals Kidnap Ring Blow

SEC SEW ET SIX DEAlS KIDNAP RING BlOW Eight Victims of Extortion Syndicate Released in 24 Hours B Br fly CHICAGO Nov 12 Release U Release withIn with with- In 24 U hours of eight kidnap Victims victim by the Midwestern gang which ha has abducted more than men bud col col- an estimated in ransom ransom ran ran- som was obtained by a concerted drive drUe of p police Uce and Chicago's secret secre six officials disclosed today Aroused by the depredations of the gang operatives s attacked the he syndicate syndi syndi- cate in half hall a dozen cities with the result that eight victims were free tree today Those freed treed Pat Roche chief Investigator investigator Intes of the stat states state's s 's attorneys attorney's office said were Alexander Berg wealthy st. st Louis fur tur dealer who had been held hours bours Ralph J. J Fu Fuzzy Fuzz Pearce Rock Rock- ford Ill gambler held eight days Me r Gordon Chicago jewelry store proprietor Jackie Fields reputed millionaire malt manufacturer Four others whose names are arc known by the secret six but whose identity was not revealed Police pointed out that release of the thc kidnap victims was made shortly after Lawrence Dago Mangano a Capone gangster and five others were arrested The men were released re- re leased cased after return of the abducted re-I re men to their homes Roche ordered William C C. C Ryan Rockford and Jack Wall Beloit WIs held for tor questioning in the Pear Pearce e At St St. Louis authorities held Paul A. A Richards a lawyer and md Mic Michael Cutting an convict ex as they started started started start start- ed investigation of the Berg kidnap- kidnap Ing ng Most of the victims were gamblers gambler wealthy business men bankers brewers or gangsters who were anxIous Ious bus ous to avoid publicity and in most cases paid huge ransoms rather than obtain police aid ald S 'S