Case Number: 11347
Weinshank, Albert - Age 26 - One of the seven Moran gangsters who were lined up facing a brick wall and mowed down with machine guns and shotguns, in a garage at 2122 N. Clark St., at 10:40 AM. When the killers left two had their hands in the air and two others, in police uniforms, followed pointing the shotguns at their backs. They all got into an auto disguised as a police squad car and escaped. On 2/22/29 Sam Loverde and Michael Favia were booked. On 2/27/29 John McGurn and Rocco Fanelli also were booked and held 3/16/29 without bail by Judge Schwaba. 3/6/29 John Scalise was booked and indicted; he was found murdered 5/7/29 with Anselmi and Guinta in Hammond, Ind. 5/29/29 Scalise cause abated - dead - Hopkins. 12/2/29 McGurn case nolle prossed - Trude. Fred Burke captured 3/26/31 near Milan, Mo. 3/29/31 taken from St. Joseph, Mo. To St. Joseph, Mich. For the murder of Officer Charles Skelly on 12/14/29. On 4/27/31 sentenced to Michigan State Pen. For life. Folowing Skelly�s murder, the massacre machine guns were found in Burke�s St. Joseph, Mich. Home.
Circumstances
Date of Offense | February 14, 1929 |
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Date of Death | February 14, 1929 |
Time Between Offense and Death | Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene |
Address | 2122 N. Clark St. |
Type of Location | Other |
Location Description | garage at 2122 N. Clark St. |
Description | Mafia |
Total Number of Victims | 7 |
Location | garage at 2122 N. Clark St. |
Victim
Name | Weinshank, Albert |
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Age | 26 years |
Gender | Male |
Race | White |
Employed | Yes |
VictimEmploymentType | Outside labor force (incl. criminals) |
Ethnicity | German |
Known to Chicago Police as | Known criminal suspect |
Occupation/ Skill | Other, outside labor force, inmate |
Defendant
Name | Mcgurn, John |
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Gender | Male |
Ethnicity | Other, european |
Race | White |
Employed | Yes |
Employment Type | Outside labor force (incl. criminals) |
Occupation/ Skill | Other, outside labor force |
Police
Allegations of Police Corruption | No |
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Date Defendant Arrested | 27-Feb-29 |
Time Between Crime and Arrest | Weeks |
Total Number of Defendants Arrested | 4 |
Legal
Date of Coroner's Decision | March 16, 1929 |
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Outcome of Coroner's Judgment | Defendant held to Grand Jury |
Trial Judge | Schwaba |
Allegations of Police Corruption | No |
Date of Grand Jury Decision | December 2, 1929 |
Outcome of Grand Jury Decision | Indictment for felony murder |