Daniel Moriarity, a policeman suspended from the state's attorney's staff, was a "confessed fixer for an abortion ring." On April 29, 1941, he shot 24-year-old Ada Jane "Jennie" Martin dead in her home at 4367 Lake Park Avenue in Chicago. Moriarity admitted to having shot Jennie, indicating that it was a case of mistaken identity. He had intended to shoot her mother, Ada Martin, who was under indictment as head of an abortion ring. Moriarity said he feared that Mrs. Martin would expose his illegal activities.
Source: "Open Hearings on 3 Abortion Slaying Cases," Chicago Daily Tribune, July 10, 1941
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