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STILL A T LARGIicat-; ,The ersy and I isl-(By Doited I'ressiChicago, III., Dec. 12.—Rfflo squads with ordars to shoot to kiU scoured the underworld today for Lucky Tommy O’Connor today the grand jury probed his sensational escape from jail. .Charges that O’Connor, notoriusgunman, escaped through aid oi: jail attaches were made by Police i Chief Fitzmorris and State’s Attorney, Crowe. b Vi-Disclosures that the underworldTlftri.|had recently raised a fund of $25,*. * j 000 to save its leader condemnedr,vi Vto die Thursday for the murder of with j Detective T. J. O’Neil, from Ui noose were made by Crqwe.David Strauss, guard frho war-overpowered by 0’jConn#r prison pals when they escaped yes | terday was under arrest with par*ling Dave O’Connpr, the gutunarbrother. Both were grilled but df the *eatyecialmoisannois nied all knowledge of an inside \Uy.Dix-litiesto free the prisoner.The city council offered a rewardof $5,000 for O’Conner, dead o:Bel- alive. Tips that O’Conner Wsts to various parts of the city we^e lrsaryriiiehda rd and2. 1.1 V 1%A Ch 1 Quently received by police* bn 1 ] posstc returned empty handed^ T1 ts ° | luck of Lucky Tommy still held.Chicago, 111., Dec. 12.—MLuc Tommy” O’Conner* Chicago’s n notorious killer and gunman, beat the noose today.O^Conner, scheduled to ili* lt;n Thursday, for the murder ©t 1 iceman, slugged his way to ff -dom when he broke from the bn pen of the Cook county jail.Police Chief Fitzmorris branded the escape of the criminal as a“frame-up” And ordered hih officersto shoot to kill iawi.**The underworld haunts of the gunman were combed today by pea* ses. Investigation or rumdra thatO’Conner would never hang whichemanated from the underworld wn^conducted by Police Chief Fitzmc ions. Yi^. . ^!' Da.vid Strauss, guard, who was overpowered by O’Conner whenREbeen i notfam-i de-ago i de-r. he |broke jail yesterday had delivt lt* *two companions to freedom. -nightthereondi-under arrest today.Darling Dave O’Conner MMMh.\» also in custody.■ was about ttf be lock. ,, n. ath cell when Se made hi-j escape.Smiling Jake HurtClarence Stoaagel. “Smiling Jake.” convicted bandit, made possible the escape. Two prisoner the I ask^*d for hospital passes fromle to Prison Guard Strauss. The gate chin- of the bull pen was unlocked Ston-cene|air0i grabbed the guard. O’Conn. ;RKwhocom-hich tting that da vspocket a*fcltta stee2pisfol, which had * evidently beennlt;T^smuggled in to him, ancS jabbedStrauss in the riba, saying, lt;4Olm-me the keys or I’ll kill W'4 The gunman, together with Ed* Itecl win Darrow, James LaPifte andpro-ouldHTStonagel, stepped on a freight elevator ahd ran down fromfloor Of the jail. They jfrom a window to frut Stonagel, who broket ,.a the jump, escaped # WWhen last heard of early tod►’Conner was speeding away in h uto he commandeered. It coniajr itureled a man and a woman. Tlits wa dern!a*ter ki|ler had forced two me ice a torists to drive him a\ the j he commanded, which reap It#*}the wrecking of their oar, a:Tln father of Lucky TommyawhAn tioned?i%y the ipoiioe? shouted. -** Wciti-Sen-four-unch enate dalio, 1 sil-s ex* :*h toVire going to toure«*sneer lt;m,-- fmas at our house, now. vState** Attorney Crowe * twfc said: lt;• * •* ,,h.fowS ,“I am gohig to the^bodotn of th! ’act t affair. How was the escape Affee led? Howr did it happen tha^WiI one guard was on duty at the timeHow dkl O’Conner get that gun?’’Lack of clews today f.othI thatO’Conhot had completely coveredhis e8Caje. . jBeiihf that a man and a girl whose into O’Connor was last seed were involved in the plot, was ex^ pressed when the p0lfo#*ve«feivetj)ni°r- j no word from them.romJara^f ’C. O’TTrteu, noted criniins lawyer, who Was appointed by th court to defend 0*Conn«^when tiwas chained with slaying Detect!*rnia Patrick II. stated he believeI O’Connor would never be takewho alive.i
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Dekalb, Illinois, US
Mon, Dec 12, 1921
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