Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-20 | Page 9 | Whalen Warns Decent People to Shun Gang-Controlled Night Clubs

Whalen ViL a I en r W Warns ams Decent D' D e f en t P People eo I e. e to t tot t lf v l v I I S Shun Shim Gang Controlled ll Night Clubs NEW KEW EW YORK YORKi J Jul July l 2 20 AP AP Vial Vial- tore tors' to New NeWYOrk York and nd decent people peo peo- pie bye bave b been n w warned by Police Commissioner Whalen lo to keep away vay from tram night clubs dUbs h he s says ys are controlled by Those who fall taU to heed warning he said aid are arc liable to get a a. lot of po poco police po- po lice Uco co att attention The commissioner Issued b Ws lila 5 s warning naming Jn In nn announcing o th the Indictment Indictment Indict Indict Indict- ment o ol John Jolin Diamond notorious Unman gunman and nd ra racketeer and Charles ex convict t for last Sat urd ys y's double slaying at the Totsy club of which Diamond was 1 part owner This Indictment s said ld the com com- brings to the fore tore the fact act that Is In control olho of ol th the ho nl night ht clubs It would be w well wellor 11 for tor or decent p people ople t to keep from such such uch places for they're going to get lots o of oC police pollee attention from now On n. n The ho T. T Totsy tsy club is one of or orthe the he- less pretentious of the he Bro Broadway Broad Broad- dway d- d way district t resorts Diamond and disappeared d after the ble shooting In hi which William V r h alleged bootlegger and iid W t mon Walker VA ke r a a for former er ct were yi v 1 lUlled killed ed i 11 Commissioner ncr Wh Whalen Whalen's lens len's r zed z 1 Broadway Broadw y squad d dea descended c ender dea upon more than a lea I In In t the e midtown n Action e tl Ja last t. t night S i and early today seizing a quantity of f liquor r end and arresting g n um z p of persons The raids caused a gea- gea I. I cral eral shutdown fews Wi place J that r remained I open open were rep reported rt ct to have e Immediately Jumped jump thIP th th tb price IcCI of 50 ISO to 75 15 ce cents cent tM a a glass t f v I J. J y f 11