Springfield Weekly Republican, 25 September 1930, page 5: Chicago grappler is believed victim of gangland guns

Page 5 of the Springfield Weekly Republican for 25 September 1930 prints an Associated Press item datelined Chicago, Sept. 19, under the headline “CHICAGO GRAPPLER IS BELIEVED VICTIM OF GANGLAND GUNS.” The deck reads “George Peters is Target in Soft Drink Parlor as Authorities Hunt Down ‘Public Enemies.’” The item reports the shooting of a wrestler, George Peters, in Argo, a South Side suburb, and says police were searching for the men “named by the crime commission as ‘public enemies.’”

The sentence this archive cites is: “In their search for ‘public enemies,’ police raided the Lexington hotel, South Michigan-avenue Capone haunt, in a vain attempt to find Frank Nitti, reputed Capone lieutenant.” The page prints the street, South Michigan Avenue, and no house number or cross street. The same item says a younger Capone brother was arrested “in a raid on the Capone home” and freed in traffic court; no address is printed for that home.

“Capone haunt” and “reputed Capone lieutenant” are the wire writer’s words, not findings. This archive cites the page for the hotel’s name, the street the paper gives, and the date of the raid as reported.