GANGSTERS KILLED

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1930, Page 5

GANGSTERS KILLED

MACHINE GUNS USED

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyrighi.J VANCOUVER, .June I. Three notorious th.cago gangsters were slain hv their lei lows early today, at Roadhouse. Machine-guns placed on a window ol a dining room, poured three hundred slugs at five persons seated at a table. The two remainder, one a woman, were gravely wounded: The dead include Sam Pellar and Michael Quirk, who were twice acquitted of murder and .Joseph Herts lie a sale blower recently released from gaol. Three oth&r men, who drove the Avounued sixty miles to Chicago University hospital, refused to give their names. • ... Chief Detective Stage is not sure whether it Avas' a war betAveen the Moran and Capone, gangs. He, Hoavever, expects retaliations. THIRTEEN' LIVES LOST. NEW YORK, June 2. Eleven gangsters, and tavo policemen Avere killed OA-er the Aveek-end in one of the Avorsi recrudescences ol gang warfare ever recorded in the Ens and Middle Western States. Chicago led all the rest Avith tlirce killings this morning, Avhen a machine gun was trained and fired through a suburban hotel window by a rival beerrunning faction. These Avere two other gang murders on Saturday and five murders on Saturday and five other imdet'AVorld characters', including a woman, Avere Avounded. Detroit reported that Javo police officers wore slain by bootleggers, and three men killed by gangsters. Passaic (New Jersey) reported that three notorious beer-runners Avere shot to death. Poston reoorted that tAVO gangsters were seriously AA'ounded by machine gun fire from an autombile.