St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 13, 1924

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reer PAY 12; ae ss at 7 : LARS ® it s _- ‘ [fo “8 4 : ia” % cs ) DU ¢ L d — et — ae - a : we © Seavice, Inc, © 4 i in / FONTAINE FOX ~~ ADIO . (Copyright, 1924.) ~ APARTHOST WITH » ARTISTIC SURROUAIB a! PMOVENEMTS~— 1 es (O HIS CARLY ‘that Linehan MUST” RENTING ee OFPFicCeSe 4 ‘ex q McNaught Axpdicate, foc. N- F. NS opyri 1924, C. Fisher. — Trade et Reg. o ait Pat. en 3 = | re MY TOTAL A i INCOME WAS ef Ea ea WEE CENTS : -- Vv y ee . . 4 ’ Pr je’ Linehan, member of the us Egan gang cf criminals gunmen, was not present when ‘atrial. for mail robbery was calle today in Federal Court at Gpringficld, Il. For his body, tidied with 19 bullets, lies in the A black lap robe in the middle of Goodfellow avenue, near Pen- toe street, was revealed by the of a police automobile at 0a. m., and policemen who got } gut of the car to investigate found n’s body, wrapped in an au- i blanket, in a ditch at the side of the sparsely settled Thoroughfare. The feet were on a i with the edge of the street mithé head was in the ditch. Bvi- he body had been tossed automobile. Riddied With Bullets. “wag shot from nearly Feonceivabel angle. One bullet t him squarely between the | another shot away his right ohe entered his throat at the ‘s apple, six made a perfect f across his back between his loulders, three went into the back his head and he was hit in the t, arms, thighs and shoulders, fome of the bullets were fired at lose range, as there were powder urns on his tace and the lapel of is overcoat. Where or when the murder oc- turred has not been determined by detectives. At the morgue it Was said Linehan must Mave been ead more than an hour before his Bbody was discovered. Detectives expressed the belief was killed some- Shere in the county and brought ‘to Goodfellow avenue in an auto- § mobile. They say that the St. Louis nts of gangsters were deserted night, when extra squads of Police night riders were touring city in search of “red hots.” Linehan was indicted with two t Egan gangsters, Ray Renard “Sticky”’ Hennessy in connec- on with the $4000 mail robbery "Pocahontas, lll, June 15 last. essy was killed Dec. 13 when Fran his automobile against a hone pole on Olive Street road . Louis County. They were at under $$9,000 bonds. @ trial of Linehan and Renard get for today at Springfield, “postoffice inspectors had been ed that it would be post- ‘Wntil March 18. A summons ding him to appear in it today was in Linehan’s pock- & Beneath the date of the trial eared in printed form the warn- hat appears on all Federal . °U Simmonses: “Govern your- M setordingly. pe ) | noon, idictive that, . Prosecutor’s Theory. met Attorney Thomas Wil- Pol charge of the prosecu- lh mail robbery case, to- | expressed the opinion that oy ‘s slayers were afraid Line- Might “spill something he Cope them. However, Line- fh shown no intention of ‘ening € State's evidence. ee mn and Renard were ar- at 11 a. m., yesterday after had been chased in an auto- by policemen along Etzel from Hamilton avenue, to mt just beyond the city limits. f said they were serving sum- fs on defense witnesses for trial, and were released with- ne booked. @n was 22 years o'. He with his parents at 1402A De; avenue. His widow and two reside at 4820 North Sec- . His father said today han had not been home Friday. " 35 times since 1917, h had been questioned by in connection with three fs and nearly every other ® Mentioned in the statutes ago. two years ago. when he in the arm while running | a policeman, Linehan had a “eop-hater. ”" One ef the Sof the Egan and Hogan gangs shoot a cop.” pee CARTER CLOSES TOMB AND ENDS WORK FOR SEASON; ‘DISCOURTESY’ THE CAUSE By the Associated Press. LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 13. WING to what he charac- terized as the “discour- tesy” of the Egyptian Public Works Department, Howard Carter, head of the excavation work, closed Tutankhamen’s tomb today and abandoned op- erations for the season. It is understood the crisis was precipitated by the refusal of the Egyptian Government to permit the wives of the exca- vators to visit the tomb this morning. FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW; COLDER LATE TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES. > ar a te ee 2 oe % a. m, 34 7+ Bs a bg bac wet 39 Ye 4S awee (i eS | ee 44 2S, See Re Os os ces 49 2 ae Sree ey Sarr . ie WR b's oe ae se DS eS ae ae 57 Highest yester- day, 44 at 2:30 p. m. Lowest, 33 at $ a. m. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair to- night and Thurs- day; colder by Thursday after- noon; the lowest ‘temperature to- night will be about 32. Missouri: Gener- ally, fair tonight kjand Thursday; ticolder Thursday ‘and in northwest neon tonight. Illinois: Part- J & ly overcast to- umns of the Post-Dispatch ean also be found the names, addresses and tele- phone numbers of, St. Louis’ rellable real estate dealers. Their lists of properties for sale include homes in every residential and suburban section. Call them up and make an appointment to talk the matter over with them. In this way you save both time and trouble and are assured the utmost sat- isfaction. The Post-Dispatch St. Louis’ One Big Want Directory The Perfect Market-Place r. J ; - , . * 5 ¥ ‘ A - wg J F " 7” 7 / . e - the E f ) 5 * " % at 3 oe a « : hie a ~ wae . F +" *< Ro 4 et), a Bat A gt? Syne +. Kase e veka yp 4 ~~ F aga! Oe ME. gn Sit! 5 eee * ys betas < nw : xa ae ‘ _ re . 7 ne 3 “ wien PEAY 3 A A Jv 4 r ” ; RTD Bini 27 age ® 3 - 4 . . t + e a 4 LS Figs id t aks r § r Possibly Both. By the Associated Press. a WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. — Karl Pe C. Schuyler, a Denver attorney, te : egrapned Senator Walsh, (Dem.), | Montana, today that he has in his’ possession correspondence whic he thought the Senate Oi! Commit: tee should have. Senator W said he would be summoned. the'same time the Montana Senati a telegram from’ D. Stackelbeck, reporter of the Den Post, saying he had@ good td believe that the corresponden in Schuyler’s possession was sensa-" tional. President Coolidge apparently preparing to withdraw from Senate the nomination of Silas x, Strawn, Republican, of Illinois, ag special Government counsel in thee _ oil lease cases. It is possible tha the name of Atlee Pomerene, Med Es eg aie Ss. * Py ocrat, Ohio, Strawn’s | also will be withdrawn. James Garfield of Ohio, of Interior under Roosevelt, may chosen as counsel in place Strawn. Garfield was called to the whité P House today by President Coolidge Garfield has been: serving on t Department of the: Interior’s co mission to determine a policy wits respect to reclamation, : J. Leo Stack, a Denver ofl testified today before the Oil Committee that Pioneer Oil officials had told him confi tially a week before Teapot Do was leased that Harry F, was to get the lease. Stackelbeck’s Telegram. Stackelbeck’s telegram fo “Have good reason to that Karl C. Schuyler, Denver torney, has sensational ence in his possession Teapot: matter. I believe he show be subpenaed and asked to any correspondence had by with newspaper publishers.” Schuyler’s telegram sald: “I a ed as personal counsel to John Stack in connection with his tract with Pioneer Oil Co. and claims arising therefrom. have been made in the local papers which, by ‘Implication, volved me in wrongdoing in nection with the subject matter. ©“ also have in my possession correspondence which I bel your committee should see hereby request an opportunity appear before you at earliest venient time. Please wire.” (Stackelbeck is the newspaper porter whose revelations set ator Walsh on the track of 7 tional evidence in the oil scandal. Counsel May Be ae The question of changing cou was talked over with Coolidge by Chairman Len (Rep.), Wisconsin, of the oll mittee and Senator Curtis of sas, the Republican Henate w and afterward there was in evidence that the committee refuse to give approval to one both of the men nominated counsel by the President. Senator Walsh, leader in oll inquiry, is one of the most v orous opponents of Strawn an Pomerene. Senator Dili ¢ the oe . ‘= Po Sees : 3. = Seo 44 y TB Baer SOS 2 be aa ve Mus tiSses Feo ARS