Youngblood insisted to police he had no idea who them or why they were shot. The business agent and his wife had just left a building at 2222 Jackson Blvd. where they had been inspecting a remodeling job for the owner and their friend, Mrs. Marie RUDDER, who is out of town.
Herbert DRAIN, 36, of 3344 Ogden Av., and Verne STYCK, 38 of 4917 Altgeld st., linoleum layers, had finished work there and were waiting in their car to take the Youngbloods home. As the couple approached, Youngblood carrying a vacuum cleaner, a black sedan containing two men drew ___ to the curb, and one m___ a half dozen shots.
Although Youngblood, who is 48, and lives at 2227 W. Monroe st., declared there was no trouble within the union, police recalled that he was questioned in connection with the murder, August 8, of James DUNGAN, his friend and associate, business agent of the Painters Union, Local 191, and has been involved in various union troubles.

Capt. Martin MCCORMICK, of the Warren Av. police, sent Sergt. James FANNING to question Arthur WALLACE, international secretary and treasurer of the painters; union, at 1446 W. Adams st., headquarters of District Council NO. 14, but Wallace is in Florida. Other officials of the union were questioned by Capt. McCormick, who said:
"There is no doubt that this shooting resulted from internal troubles in the union. Youngblood is not only business agent for Local N. 147, but is chairman of the business agents - sixteen of them in Council No. 14. As such, he is in a 'hot spot'.
"A meeting of the business agents was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at headquarters, and it's possible somebody was determined to keep him from attending. On the other hand, one official expressed an opinion that outside gangsters are trying to 'muscle in' to the painters' union."

Dungan was the sixth person whose murders within the past eight years were attributed to painters' union troubles. Youngblood has a police record that includes a robbery term in Joliet." [Sub. by source #24]

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