Show i i H I i 7me5 y zree: X e if' ' ' ! -1 1 r - j v I - i is - i I 4 - - 4 S 4 - 4' IK X is''-- CIiicag:o I Gangdom Turns Out for a Funeral The Above Picture Was Taken at the cuneral nf I linn YVni!JM rl-- i --i'1r —L Ilacketeer" Who at One Time Was Jack McGurns Chief - If j e s " ET out of Chicago and stay ouU" That was tho edict of the Windy City'3 gangland to its "wistful boy gangster" and it broke his heart! With "bombs bursting in air" and machine guns spraying dangerously around thaj streets Chicago enshrined in what Americans at least DehevQ to be 'thro most civilized country of the globe presents a paradoxical study Racketeer giant3 lead their" "hoodlums" to the fray the homes of judges and city officials are bombed and shot up and until recently the corpulent figure of "Big Bill" Thompson has hovered over the scene a study in prespiring pomposity and political flag waving But every so often the smoke of battle rolls ftway long enough for "mere citizens" to get a brief ghmpse into the heart of gangland and rarely does such an occasion fail of an interest-In- s story The most recent and certainly one of the most interesting 'is concerned with Jack alcGurn strike breaker racketeer "alky" T)oss politician and the "wistful boy" of gangdom Jack came to Chicago with few prospects and fewer belongings According to those who know mm best he had seen service as a "tough guy" In other areas and he was materia- lplastic to the hand of some enterprising Chicago ready aiivitcer ui course he was not taken on ror some time he clavnd frnnnH immediately a breaker and dangled on the fringe of Chicago's gangland Gradually however he worked in with the "racketeers" and in a burst of enJ VV?slsm ha rose t0 be a "lieutenant of "Scarfaca AJ" Capons "Scarface Al" hi a measure has dropped' from the news of the day But when HcCiurn was his lieutenant "Scarface Al" Jack was active which is just another way of saying that he dominated the horizon of gangdom After a year or so the czarsChicago of Chicago's underworld awoke to appreciation of a strange' phenomenon Jack McGurn in the strict senla of the word never was a real "big shot" Ho always took orders from someone higher up and while he functioned as an important cog in the machine he still was regarded as a "hoodlum" r tua reai leaders Now however the captains of the cnderworld awoke to the fact that Mci Gurn through his political connections' enjoyed a place of power and influence! !!-He had not won thi3 place and the leaders' did not think he was wise enough to keep it In fact they anticipated exactly what happened and one wise old czar of the alky" racket forecast that RIcGurn tirunk with power but still a "hoodlum" et heart would run wild McGurn's wildness as the leaders ex- pecLea cook tne torm of a violation of gang ethics Joseph Lewis a cabaret ' singer and comedian with "other inter- -' ests" had been causing the gang of which McGurn was a part some trouble accord-- i Ing to the police There had been conferences and finally the matter was settled Lewis was pxumiseu noc cniy ireedom from actual molesta tion but protection in addition McGurn was not satisfied with the settlement however and one morning the underworld czars learned from their newspapers that the cabaret ' singer had been the victim of an attack the night' before and that he was in a seripus condition with many stab wounds kP1?vPo1 Ca 'T? wolkins on several "theories" didn't bother Chicago ' sSorf tlme They knew what to do and in a & "jUry" of hi9!S- J"pee?l"GUra M 1 k 1 j! i ii' 1 I jf V v i3— r ASf ' 1f -- six''' fFTv f i Vs iPH V'! ::il V ltU!w"- i- -f "I - ' ' j " " 1 I s II! - J - i j 1 i r i j ii'I r' X V 1 ' ' i i j ? s - 1 it - i : J 4 'cy— "7 —-"- s f f x J 1 I if 6 Joseph Lewis Cabaret Entertainer and Comedian Who) Was Promised I'roteftloa by McGura's Gang 1 Later the Actor ' Was Attacked and McGurn naa Lianied His1 Exile FoUowed I i) I !'' j ' I ' ' A v ' - r nni?5ii Mi® f1 " " n i T j n : ' I ' - " 'v'a-:-- rs "Jack" McGurn "muscle J Sf£ — " ! t 1 f sub-machi- t- ul i ' ff M Top: Jack McGurn as that there 1ft At I! i ' i llli IB! ft i i i t a j k Vf 8m iSl i " u m '" ' ' ' mrtm nt The actual fact is that will be a hid fnr i Chicago leaders There measures and the most uccuictaiiajjf recent murder is that of Tony Lombardo — ::? wv was &nown as of the Uhetto- - was very ciose ij-- inbbcr ULar ii n s npun Tnrflrt r raiiK k orate precautions to nrotppt fimir last few months he nevpr ha nmJari in rK lie His most onvate annnmnrpa r mau- the presence of a strong hnHwtrnnrH TbUS it WaS a Simal honnr tho nthor Unn rL Capone attended the Lombardo rites in: person The men packed about him kept their right hands th?1' coat Pockets and it was evident that the slightest spark dropped into this ready tinder would have precipitated gun blazings on a large v- " Scale it j i ScarflIan U r? : ! I ' li -- f ti v I it u r M Iv'St llr M V f e ' rv-r- i i LrSl U 1 j ' j ' ! i M - - 1 j I I I 'I I i f J f M Immediately after the funeral came the from Capone headquarters that the Chief was planning to establish his own headquarters in the Bronx Thus he will carry on where his lieutenant Frankie Yale left off At this writing McGurn still is in He Uvea in momentary terror of violentChicago death— existence of a hunted animal — yet he Is deter-minte- d to stick it outl There even is a rumor that his courage In braving the vengeance of the gang has won 6ome of the leaders over to ' bis side and that he may be "pardoned" How true that rumor is remains to be seen' Meanwhile if the gang still Insists upon enforo-i ing its sentence of banishment and if' McGurn jkuswi uyuu remaining in VOicago mere S going) to be work for the police somewhere! : ':: 1 s j v h y y ' : K: I New York territory there already has been such a bid 'Scarfacel' Al Canon e who nut nn a fV first really important Chicago "racketeersj has had his eye on the New York possibilities for sometime Toward that end he is said to have sent Frankie Yale a former Brooklyn bov! and later one of his trusted lieutenants to survey the Eastern territory BuWio gangster isj going to get the rich Kew York territory without a fight Yale was bumped off" recently and this is accepted as "10 vvviuus jfun me war lor New York con trol Matters of such naturally require all the attention ofimportance the m 1 U3 Ill - i ne — is -- Police mirrorl For viecks he employed this method of warding off deathl Every time he left the building be was dressed in overalls and a slouch hat He avoided his former haunts and only a very few of hi3 most trusted friends knew that ' fUl V Shown In the Hospital with a Surgeon Bending Over Him Jielow Is McGurn's Expensive Car Which Was Riddled with Marhin Cnn Rnll- Yhen the Gang Chased Him Out of Chicago the occuuu i i in R r Jack McGurn faced himself in the leave his favorite city! Facing a fight McGurn prepared for It He stacked nls apartment with arms including two guns several pistols and repeating rifles a sawed off shot gun or two and a supply of dum-dubullets All of this artillery came to light when police raided the apartment on a tip from other gangsters The officials declare that McGurn was surrounded with enough arms to start a South American revolution of his own He was examined by the police and then freed: Asked why he had made such a collection of arms he stated frankly that they were merely for protection and that he feared death at any time But he also stated flatly that he would NOT leave Chicago 1 Rather death than tanithmentl Meanwhile the bosses of Chicago's law-def- y ing element have found other things than Jack McGurn pressing upon their august attention Their ever widening spheres of influence which continually are clashing have bridged the gap between cities and the probability of an Intercity gang war between New York and Chicago looms large Those with their "ears to the ground fn Chicago are not at all uncertain over the situation New York they say offers almost virgin gang operations While territory for large-scal- e Chicago still is s mine for the "racketeer" the business thee s so well organized that there Is little room fo expansion Accordingly say the initiates it is logical ip L - II He Appeared! Recently When Arrested by y t j j f ''' ' forever It was not long before McGurn learned that gang leaders had heard of his ruse and that they were planning to "get him" again He had no illusions about their third effort and he was convinced that this time it was to be a fight to the finish Still he would not leave town —and It Is a singular fact of the story that he must have accepted the probability of death rather than ' I - s Til Jii v - ---i y4: :' he was back in town But he could not keep the secret ndn-shattera- ble " f N ' tn he took off Ms makeup— ind which P p i-- Y ft i 1 - v : i " '- but not wounded up Again he left town and by this time his pinched and worn features showed the strain of his terror Chicago the lodestone drew hira Irresistibly yet he could not spend a moment In the city without the danger of being shot tabbed or clubbed to death For weeks he brooded in the seclusion of the hinterland His restlessness may easily be pictured as he longed for the excitement of the big city and the companionship of his old friends and cronies There is no doubt that he considered the sentence of the gang unjust and too eevere Finally unable to stand It any longer he resolved to make a third attempt to remain tn Chicago He planned an ultimate plea of mercy before the gang but decided that it would be better to slip into the city by stealth at first and try to cover up for a time In this latter manoeuver be was successful Just how long he was able partly to live tn Chicago without being discovered Is not known But bis method U known and ft has attracted the attention of entire gangdom Through friends in Chicago McGurn rented an expensive apartment It was furnished and he was careful to have Itlavishly adequately protected by locks and burglar alarms One evening a critical observer might have noticed a somewhat suspicious looking laborer" entering the expensive apartment house where' McGurn was to live The "laborer" the elevator was taken up and producedentered the keys to one of ha best apartments Lttin i Y v-- '' ' k V ' - - I J - r? v y " - x Ui - - ii 1 0?t ' 1 ' '"v hi r fSra ' i ' in Brand leaders a few minutes But theygang were not lone deciding what should be done McGurn had started out by violating ethics and now he was defying the gantr rule f the 1 rear crowded h!m off the road and there was a spray of machine gun bullets McGurn had better luck this time — and indeed It seemed that he had a charmed life The glass In his car was of the variety and undoubtedly saved him seriou injury De was shaken and bruised I : ' I- f r " til I I I : ' N - &: ©nrieiiing ueaaunes Lake l!us 5 r 1 f on establishments lcIufn"ai of th3 move on the rart JTheaudaclty of McGurn worrried the ' to Ousted UQSUnaj' North Side Gamblers I" The History of Jack McGurn's Residence In Chicago Can Be Culled from ? f t A&s li 4' i ii "Gun Feud Blamed l - i s v i I3 n3 : ill S4J he was livin ' fell -- town i I ' - it f V ' f ft riff : of toe hoodlum 'court Erantrstr" was wise o— v i ooey me order prompt y He departed wiugaio foreparts unknown and for more than week there was no unusual trouble in gangland Of course shootings and beatings went forward nn oacK in m J - - uiftW'-- c)JhafVvar£enttnce boy 1 VAVV) ' ' - s-tyi- I "Get out of Chicatrn and stav If I — I ? the eighth a startling rumor filtered inn morning n$fe3h Jac£ ¥?Gurn was ba in townl scratched their heads Jhe scouts to verify the report enough it was true Jack not onlv wn! ExileeVa? nil!! What developed at the "trial" probably! will be known but it is generally undertbol ?5 the underworld of the "Windy City that Jack COnVlcted of Aspiring the attack UponULew?saS Then - - 1 s bnd 5? w YY ' ' £ i i o' ' V! YY ' x " - j A r i 5 I V ' - h j ! JVS ' j i - ' s f ? -- i is ? wj- - czars A nicfe: murder' ' was in order and there were no dissen$i'n? voltes The cigar' store Adjoining the hotel wa3 fee- ' ! lected for the shooting and the gang bided its vi ' ' ' V: v time The "wistful troy gangster" ' may have ' ' "' thought he wa$ f'ge'ttirjg away with something" but he changed his mind ? Swanky ItesidentiaJ Hotel suddenly one! (evening when the gang sharpMcGUr?hTfe° WV1113 FLrSt Return from ' shooters surprised him in Adjoining the IIoteL ' a telephone booth Machine guns snapped othe customers fn the This time he stayed longer but the cigar store scrambled for f:over and MeGum old lure was strong and away would not be denied pitched from th4 'phone bodth' clutching a two He simply HAD to get back to automatic pistol in underarm holsters f He Chicago so back he came never had a chance t6 draw and was taken to I tn°LZ0HnZ w" Impossible for McGurn the hospital wftb many buDet wounds ofie of out the knowledge of 1 T them m a lung j It 8t?£ n uthe fH shots" of the "big racket They 11113 ob but time McGuro ug(? £n heard be was back and in"alky" addition they heard thought he had better stick to the code of the that he was planning to make a Dlea for ! L underwor d mercy 'Itdon't wan t0 see he said! 6f Pleas for mercy do not get coppers" course I know who shotftny — very far In a a nvr!ntn m— hilt" tnia '"--'- £' tvi-- H J aicW J crpokdom and this time the gang' ' au '"'seiue u wnen i get out! —7 uituuru a cnance to plead K0 t the hospital i?r? re?overed--ef' 800n LL:: J Txrach iLr n t after his return he was mor?lnff "vwua iciuio acnennipn rim a ta rnrecrtaii uuvtiig nioii qne oi tne Doulevards in his extempt to murder himaa he was leaving and again pensive motor Another car came from the i i 1 f ! ' " I s fo " vv"v i l I " nicagol - ! i i t rom - V ' w A w X - I t'v j P SUNDAY HORNING OCTOBER 7 1923 Braved the Bullets of tljerMob" Because He r" Could Not Bear Their Sentence ofiEanishment X : I" V- 'KxMWMUBHBi - ? ' 4 ' i V- i R ' I n v KDARD-EXAMINE- ' ( f N n -- i 'w 1 THE OGDEN STA I :: ii-- £ i y i i |