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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Great was the regret of short, round-faced Boss O'Connell when the spatter of bullets broke the peace of his demesne on an early morning of last week. Into the heart of "The Gut" had marched Prohibition Agents Irving Washburn and Wilfred Grisson, bent on arrest. Suddenly, a group swarmed from an open doorway. Guns were drawn, fired. Agent Grisson escaped uninjured. But Agent Washburn fell to the pavement, mortally wounded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Gut | 7/23/1928 | See Source »

Last week's visit by Agents Washburn and Grisson seemed to indicate pressure from high Federal powers. "The Gut's" murderous loss of self-control boded ill for the Brown Derby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Gut | 7/23/1928 | See Source »

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