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Three gangsters, including Cuckoo Gang leader Tommy Hayes, were shot and killed in East St. Louis, Illinois, while traveling from Chicago to St. Louis. Hayes attempted to escape.
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., April 16 (AP)—Three gangsters were shot to death in the Madison suburb here as they were enroute from Chicago to St. Louis.
One of the gangsters was Tommy Hayes, the leader of the "Cuckoo Gang" whose war with the "Russo" gang accounted for 20 deaths. The other two gangsters were Willie Wilbert and Harry "Pretty Boy" Lechler.
Hayes' body was found beside an expensive automobile some distance from the other two who were found on the road. Hayes had apparently attempted to escape.
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East St. Louis, Ill.
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April 16
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three gangsters shot to death
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Three gangsters were shot to death in the Madison suburb of East St. Louis as they were enroute from Chicago to St. Louis. One was Tommy Hayes, leader of the "Cuckoo Gang" whose war with the "Russo" gang accounted for 20 deaths. The other two were Willie Wilbert and Harry "Pretty Boy" Lechler. Hayes' body was found beside an expensive automobile some distance from the other two who were found on the road. Hayes had apparently attempted to escape.