Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-04-18 | Page 2 | Torture Thugs Take $25,000

Torture Thugs Take CHICAGO April 18 INS INS INS- Four hooded bandits one flourishing flourishIng flourishing flourish flourish- I ing a n sawed off shotgun escaped with Friday after alter police said they h y tortured a n union official until he revealed th the combination of oC the safe in the offices of local A F L International Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood of Teamsters The victim Louis 33 3 a clerk told fold police he was beaten and burned with matches on his left eft foot until he finally le led the tho bandits to the union headquarters and disclosed the Information about he the safe is an assistant to Hershel Wood treasurer secretary of the union said he was seized In his own automobile and taken to a strange building where he was tortured tortured tor- tor until he consented to open the he union safe He said the bandits then scooped up the loot In cash and checks and fled led said he could not Identify Y S C the men because all aU were were masked and wore e frocks r resembling butchers butchers' butch butch- butCh I ers ers' coats while they were forcing him to give up the combination of ot the safe