Show DRIVE SHOWS RESULTS RESULTS' IN TWO CASES CASES' Gang Arrested Confession Confession Confession Con Con- Obtained in Luer Abduction By my Associated Press Prell PrellA A concerted drive was producing results in various sections sections sec sec- of the country officials claimed today C Captain Daniel Gilbert chief investigator for the Cook county states state's attorneys attorneys attorney's at at- torney's office in Chicago asserted that he had reliable information that three of four members of the gang o of Roger of Chicago arrested in Elkhorn V were Involved in the recent abduction of John Factor the speculator The police at Elkhorn said the prisoners prisoners pris pris- were identified as Willie Sharkey Gloomy Gus Schaffer anc and Ed McFadden They added that tha Schaeffer had 1200 in in 10 bills in his possession R Reports ports at the time Factor was released were that his ransom reputed to be from to was paid in 10 and 20 bills The suspects were returned to Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago where here they are to be questioned about about Factors Factor's abduction bc cU as w well ll as about the of William Hamm Jr wealthy St. St Paul brewer At the same time progress was claimed by officials in their Lion ion of ot the abduction and subsequent release of ot August Luer Alton Ill banker with the announcement that one of five suspects suspects Percy Percy Michael had Fitzgerald had confessed participation tion lion In the crime Mayors of fiC fifteen n municipalities near Alton AIton met to formulate formulate for tor- plans plans' to rid their localities of undesirable persons Almost simultaneously with these developments came an announcement announce m ment nt from rom Senator Louis Murphy of oi Iowa that the federal government was investigating all forms of major racketeering and especially kidnap kidnap- ing with the the idea of ot strengthening laws to cope with the situation Two other members of a senate subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee are arc en enlaced engaged a ed in investigations In Michigan and New Ne York They are Bre S Senators Vandenburg of Michigan Michigan Michi gan and Copeland of New NewYork York Meanwhile however kidnapers still held young John J. J OConnell O'Connell Jr who was was was' snatched by abductors in Albany N. N NY Y July 7 I i |