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Last week before the bar of justice in Chicago stood Jack Guzik, notorious gangster, payoff man for Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone. The charge was "vagrancy," a legal excuse conceived by Judge John H. Lyle who issued warrants for 26 "vagrant" Chicago thugs and thereby received national publicity (TIME, Oct. 13). The State set out to show that "Vagrant" Guzik had no visible livelihood...
Last week he named an All-Big-Three team based on 26 years football experience. He chose Tom Shevlin (Y) and Tack Hardwick (H), ends; Ham (Congressman) Fish (H) and Century Milstead (Y), tackles; Stan Pennock (H) and Fiske Brown (H), guards; Winslow Lovejoy (Y), centre; Lyle Richeson (Y). quarterback; Marvin Stevens (Y) and Eddie Mahan (H), halfbacks; Bill Mallory (Y), fullback...
...death by a jury. They face electrocution for the murder of Christ Patras, which Bell's recent "confession" linked to the Lingle and Zuta slayings (TIME, Oct. 13). Another jury upheld the first test vagrancy warrant issued against 26 "public enemies'' by Judge John H. Lyle...
...gangster, greatly pleasing the Judge. He, curly-haired, grinning, loud-voiced, obtained much publicity last summer by resurrecting a law of 1874 which provides that anyone unable to earn an honest living may be sentenced to six months on the rockpile. Although not endorsed by the Bar Association, Judge Lyle was easily re-elected last month. As accused under-worldlings are brought before him, he violently lectures them, brusquely sets their bail at $10,000 or more. He it was who detained Jack Guzick for Federal trial, and Jack's brother Harry has also been indicted. Sample of Judge...
Last week, radiant at the prospect of getting more & more of the 26 Enemies before him, Judge Lyle ordered Sammons held in $150,000 bond for Federal prosecution on hijacking charges. He cancelled all bail for Gang Leader Frank Nitti...