Show y yB B SH SHOT J I TO DEATH B BY ASSASSINS Husband Wealthy Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian Rum Seller Escapes Slugs 3 GANGSTERS SLAIN St. St Valentines Valentine's Massacre Suspect Killed HAMILTON Ont Aug 14 Associated Associated Asso Asso- elated Press Press Mrs Bessie Bessi Perri Pern who as wife of Rocco Perri wealthy styled self-styled bootleg king was was called mentor of the rum ring wh which h built up her husbands husband's wealth during during during dur dur- ing the days daYI of the Ontario temperance tem tern perance act was shot dead l last t night on the back steps of her home She fell eli under three char charges cs of or slugs fired ired from two t shotguns 5 out of the darkness of ot the Peril garage where only a fe few tew v moments before sho and hd her husband had alighted from Crom their automobile Per Peru was ua unharmed He stood maneuvering the garage doors out of range range of the guns When When Mrs Perrl Perri screamed earned at the first firt shot her assassIns fl fi fired ed two t moio moro charges at ather ather her then three men darted from t the e I garage iud And esca escaped cd in fri an a aut automo automobile ul m mobile mo- mo bile parked in tho the alley poll Police e found the two shotguns In InIde Inside inside In- In side Ide or of the garage ge one one a a d double double- weapon Perri said ho he believed the m mur mur murderers r- r planned to rob lob his wife wiCe of jewelry she was wearing valued at atmore atmore more moie than but police said th there re was another motive as the gunmen made no attempt to seize her jewels Police o believe the men nen h had Intended Intend intend- ded d'- d' ed to kill kin Perri The co couple had been vl vi visiting relatives i and ret home shortly ho tI before midnight The killers evidently knew of of their movements and hid in a big sed sedan n nin in tho the Fern Perri garage Peril PerrI admitted police said that his wife vie was r responsible for his ll r fortune for for- r- r tune ha having directed his former bootlegging activities 3 Slain in Slot I i Machine Machi Fight I ST. ST PAUL Minn Au Aug 14 AP AP- AP I Three Thre men were slain last Jast night victims of ot a gangland nd warfare in what police believed was the outgrowth outgrowth out out- u growth of a quarrel over o slot ma- ma chino chine concessions On One man still unidentified a and d Continued on page 7 7 7 S S BOOTLEG QUEEN SHOT TO DEATH BY ASSASSINS Continued from page ge 1 l Frank Coleman Kansas CIt City who wounded fatall found Cound was as fatally w were re last ast at night by General Jeneral W. W F. F Rhinow head o of or the state bureau of ot criminal while touring a a. lonely loney lone- lone ly y road rond near neal Wildwood an amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment resort on White Bear lake northwest rot fot here The third victim at first unidentified tilted was found early today after authorities searched the vicinity following the discovery of three hats hate lats FOUND BY AUTO One victim later lateras was as Identified as Sammy Stein a also o known as Samm Sammy Sammy Sam Sam- m my Hackle of oC Minneapolis All three welO found Cound within a radius of ot OO yards ards of ot the spot where a a. small car cal was parked beside the road rondo Identification of ot Coleman who sheriff Maher Malier of Washington county termed a member of ot a MisourI souli mob tend tended ended cd to strengthen his theory the therlo trio was slain by a rival gan gang The automobile bore bora Missouri license plates and papers in Colemans Coleman's pockets Indicated he had lived In the thelIs Missouri lIs dt city Coleman was as shot three thre times from rom close range rane officers said There were powder burns about his hend Police believed the third victim icUm was Butch Myer of or St. St Paul SteIn they said as was wanted as a suspect In the tho recent Minn b bank rObb robbery ry when five men armed with machine guns escaped esc with in cash and securities io Ho also was Wan wanted ed In In hi Kansas City Cily for Cor murder murd r they said His bod body was vas lJ found o nd near Colemans Ho He had been sh shot t. t back Of ot the right fight car ar A pistol w was s found rie near r by and andin in In his pocket asa t was 5 a cup clip Up of nf I Ic c cartridges cartridges- which loaded wis-loaded loo cd with wah tear gas gas gasi r r- r v Possibility that a aS fourth b dy ml might ht be found was disclosed after a a. fourth hat and gallon n of or moonshine moonshine moon moon- moon moon- shine was found near the same mc spot |