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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
8
Frank Nitti the Enforcer of Al Capone fame lay near death in a prison hospital after four bullets struck him during a police raid on his headquarters in a loop office building. Doctors said survival unlikely as he muttered prayers and faced critical injuries.
Hilda Shaw a 26 year old Newport schoolteacher confessed after a seven hour interrogation to forging her father’s name on certificates of deposit and taking 1600 dollars from banks in Marietta Ohio. Sheriff Gay Thorn filed charges while her father William Shaw refused to prosecute.
Four officers enter the LaSalle Wacker Building and confront gangster Nitti and six henchmen in the Quality Flour House offices. Nitti allegedly fires as detective Lang is wounded, and Nitti calls the scene baloney while police seize records for Mayor Cermak's crackdown on rackets ahead of legal beer.
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