Evening Star Newspaper, October 9, 1930, Page 22

“BABYFACED” MAN HELD IN ROBBERY Chicago Police Doubt Sus- pect Is One Who Held Up Mayor’s Wife. By the Associated Press. OHICAGO, October 9.—A “baby- faced” man—Samuel Battaglia, 25 years old-—was held today as a suspect in the $16,000 jewel robbery of Mrs., William Hale Thompson, wife of the mayor, but there was considerable doubt about his being the right one. Battaglia, a minor hoodlum and racketeer, had been arested as he walked out of Judge Lyle's court, freed of & charge of assault. Peter O'Malley, the policeman-chauffeur who was held at bay by one bandit while three others took Mrs. Thompson's jewels Monday night, was unable to make positive identification of Battaglia. Not Positive of Opinion. Early today he denied earlier reports that he had done so. ““He ]ooks like one of the robbers,” he said. “I am almost sure of it. Buf I will not say positively he is the man." Mistaken for Dog, Wolf Messes Up Parachute Jumper By the Associated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., October 9. — Jimmy Donohue, parachute jumper, arrived at the airport looking like he had land- ed in a hedge. “I ran over a thoroughbred police dog and I'm afraid he is going to die,” the lacerated jump- er mourned. “I captured him and put him in my car.” Attendants went to the aid of the injured animal, but suddenly recoiled. Donohue’s ' police dog was a full-grown pairie wolf. RESEMBLE REAL FLIES Hygiene Exhibit of Insects Deceive Child Visitors. DRESDEN, October 9 (N. A. N. A) — ‘The children will miss the flies at the, International Hygiene Exhibition with the closing of that much-visited show. The insects were so realistic it was difficult to prevent the young visitors from carrying off specimens as treas- ured momentos. ‘The flies formed part of the chil- dren’s welfare traveling show, and have thclr being in the secunn called the “chamber of horrors.”. The flies are, collectively, one of the “horrors,” since they are shown settling on food. Their popularity is perhaps scarcely what the THE EVENING FRED MANN-ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET Caterer to Chicago’s Night Life -and Friend of Politi- cians Found in Park. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, October teams of marathon dancers paused for one minute last night in their weary shuffle around the floor of what used to be called “Fred Mann’s Million Dollar Rainbo Garden.” The orchestra ceased to play. The | crowd sat; hushed. The endurance | dancers halted, tired arms dropping at | their side. Mnsseuu trainers, foot doc- | tors and the other enwunlge of the| non-stop terpsichore lolled, silent, in | the background. The jazz age was paying tribute to 9.—Fourteen WASHINGTO STAR, Fred Mann. Sixty seconds of silence, then the tap of the leader's baton. Strike up the band! On with the everlasting dance! Found Shot in Park. Fred Mann, who had come to Ame'r- fca as a 10-year-old boy and risen to become caterer to Chicago’s gay night life, had kijled himself. Only a few hourn earlier his body had been found, a pistol still gripped by the fin his right hand, on a bench in Lincoln Park. In his pockets was less than $3. He was 57 years old. He was widely known not only as a reat.nunteur md sports promoter, but as the many politicians. Mayor Winiam Hlle Thompson was one of the public men who often visited the Rainbo Garden and who was numbered among Marn's friends. Beginning life in America as a waiter in the old Green Mill Gardens, Fred Mann appeared to have attained suc- cess with the opening of his “Million Dollar Rainbo Garden” at the corner of — e BURLINGTON HOTEL S8 s D cnur 0500 wmu Ps 1120 Vermeont RS | TS| RS | RS | e ISaeT Special for Friday and Saturday Smart Autumn Frocks || at the D. G, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1930. Clark street and Lawrence avenue. It |1k wife and & son, Al, yes- became one of the bright spots of town. wmy"mh:wund his usual gay spirits. Dry Law Put Out Lights. Volstead act flnllly t out the lllhu Financial losses 1&‘-“. game of jai -hl l puum. puh\r in Spain and u 18 per- mitted, was lt-llled at tho Garden. It was not as successful as Mann had hoped. The German immigrant boy's dream of wealth was dissipated. An to the Mauretania in 1908 uolnd & msmu engineering prob- Having built a dine-and-dance place lem Xn the course of & voyage the| distinguished for its ciisine and in liner broke one of the four pro-| which as many as 1,500 pleasure seekers llerl with which she had originally often were gathered, he lived to see it gen ftted, and it was found that her padlocked by the United States Gov- th three ers was faster ‘ernment as a public nuisance. '-\u.n :ny previously ed by Atlan- ‘When he left the home in which he tic liners. k and sat on a He went to the parl | gat on 8 | | | Endurance Craze Hits London. LONDON, October 9 (N.ANA)~— London is taking up the endurance contest craze. Wilfred Westley has set the town agog Wwith a record for riding. trolley cars. He started at 5:22 am. and continued without stopping until 12:05 a.m. the next day. He covered 175 miles and then returned home, proud and happy, i tired. (Copyright, 1930. by North News- paper_Alliance. GiZTIN S wuz.hmg"? was taken z;lbe Lla;t nlgh; authorities had in mind. e Gold Coast apartment home of AHE, L1830, b NGt s ¥ the mayor. Later he was returned to | ‘""" 10502 Qffyichmerienn ol the Detective Bureau and subjected to further questioning by Police Commis- sioner John Alcock. The commissioner Sensatlonal Price .75 Large Size Range! Speciall $ 1 .00 FORMERLY §3.00 declined to say whether Mrs. Thompson had been able to identify him. Second Man Held. Battaglia and Willilam Carr, who was arrested with him, were reported as having been seen loitering in the neigh- borhood of the mayor's home shortly before the robbery. 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