Show MUSCLEMEN IN o New Type of f f Criminal Preys on on Those Outside Law CHICAGO April 25 2 25 AP AP Un Underworld Un- Un argot h has s a new term term term- muscle man man a a v ne new variety o of criminal to whom Chicago police pollee now are giving serious and special consideration A n muscle us le man is one line r. r rf a a. band ban 3 of ot criminals who has talt taken n to the 1 extortion and robbery robber of persons who themselves are are en engaged engaged en- en aged s-aged illicit enterprise The field of ot the muscle man has gained m many ny recent recruits because the victim victim- by reason of oC their own shady practices cannot squeal to the police As long as the muscle men confine their banditry to other Underworld un underworld un- un d figures res the police are not particularly particularly- conce concerned ned but the tue success of ot this ne new type of criminal crimmel crim crim- inal mel In iq his own circles has prompted the fear rear th that thiet t wealthy men In re respectable re- re pursuits will be next TWO Sa Sappho pp 0 io Joe L' L Lawro wt and Jakie Adler Adler Ad- Ad ler owners of ot the Midnight Frolics cafe caCe ani and known no non n figures In Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- Chi cago night nightlife life lite gained their freedom freedom freedom free free- dom from muscle men nen several days dars ago only after aCter the reported p payment of ot Neither man has sought police aid despite the fact that they were at atthe atthe atthe the point of ot a revolver and kept to iron be beds s during their five d days ys o of incarceration During th the last lat few tew days the tile muscle men h have ive been especially active operating operating- against bookmakers ers era and gambling houses escaping with as much as as In none of these c cases ses howe however honeter was a a. re report report report re- re port made to police because the places were themselves O operating in defiance of ot the law |