Eighty-seven years ago this afternoon three St. Louis gangsters were
keeping a rendezvous in what was called a "chicken yard" on the
outskirts of the city in Wellston. The trio, James Russo, Mike Longo and
Jack Griffin pulled into the yard at 2:00pm and waited. After a moment
two cars pulled up and blocked the only way out.
The threesome seemed to realize they were on the spot and jumped from
their auto with their guns out and began firing at the cars that just pulled up. From inside a
nearby chicken coop a Thompson went off. Longo dropped by the car fatally wounded as
Russo and Griffin ran for cover. The former caught an extra crispy dose of lead
while heading for a tree and dropped dead. The latter caught six bullets but
managed to make it to a nearby house.
A witness to the shootout described the machine gunner to a police sketch artist:
2 comments:
Apparently, those three couldn't keep their mouths shut. Everyone knows that the first rule of Fried Chicken Club is that we don't talk about Fried Chicken Club. The secret recipe will remain secret, no matter the cost.
Uh oh, you just publicly mentioned Fried Chicken Club.
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