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Show I' 'BIG JIM' SLAIN BYBLACKHAND Victim Wore. Diamonds on His Garters and His Sus- penders, Also CHICAGO, May 12. A black hand plot or a labor war was responsible for the, murder of James "Big- Jim" Colosirao proprietor of a famous levee district cafe, in the main room of his restaurant yesterday, police believe. Thirteen suspects are being held -while detectives are hunting for Colo-elmo's Colo-elmo's first wife, from whom ho was divorced six weeks ago. Tho widow, formerly Dale Winters, a singer in tho cafe, married to Coloslmo at French Lick, Ind., three weeks ago has been released after being questioned ques-tioned by tho police. Irouco declare today that Coloslmo's death was voted a decado ago by tho Mafia but for various reasons the murder was postponed from time to time. , Coloslmo's love for diamonds was disclosed when police examined tho clothing he wore at the time of the murder. On each garter clasp was three diamonds of a carat each. His suspender sus-pender buckles wero adorned with carat stones flanked by two of a half carat each while tho elastic straps had been replaced by gold chains, closely woven. Ho wore a ringr set with a seven carat stone. Coloslmo had been known for years as a. gem collector. At tho time of his divorce he gave hLs first wife $30,-00 $30,-00 In diamonds in part payment of her alimony, nn |