At around five a.m on this date in 1927 T.P. McCarthy was traveling
along the Collinsville Rd. in East St. Louis. When he was a block north
of the terminal railroad tracks he saw a dark object about three feet
off the road. Being of a curious nature McCarthy pulled over and went to
investigate. Guess what the "bundle" was?
If you guessed St. Louis gangster Michael Jones aka Mickey Joe Morris
you win. Jones, we are told, was well known by the St. Louis police
having been arrested fifty-three times in a few short years. Jones had
been shot four times in the head after being conked over said noggin
with some heavy instrument. Police say he was killed elsewhere and
dumped.
"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933
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