Was this date in 1927, it was, when Timothy
Looman was walking on the lower West side when one Thomas O’Brien, approached him from the opposite direction. When the two
men were about thirty feet away from each other, both pulled out a gun
and started blasting away in true old west fashion.
Witness’s said up to
thirty shots were fired, (but can you really trust a witness?) and Looman collapsed on the corner (not unlike
Rocky Raccoon who collapsed "in the corner") but before
dropping dead he managed to hit O'Brien. Severely wounded,
O’Brien tried to run away but only got as far as the St. Bernard’s Roman
Catholic Church, before crumpling to the sidewalk. A Monsignor and a
priest (who bore striking resemblances to Pat O'Brien and Spencer Tracy)
were the first ones to reach O’Brien and after viewing his wounds,
administered the last rights, which was good cause he died the following
day.
"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933
2 comments:
Sounds like a couple of self-solving murders. Cops like those. They prevent Angela Lansbury from showing them up by solving the case before they do.
No lengthy trials or prison time either. Everyone is happy.
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