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Mr. PETERSON. In fact, prior to last December I had conferences with several mayors that were having difficulties with the organized crime problem. Estelle Carey was once the dice girl employed by Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean. Mr. Brown has been here since yesterday and wants to go back home tonight. Just recently, however, in 1948, John C. Stofel became the village president out in Cicero and was doing a very excellent job. Ill. After his recovery he served his jail sentence and then he abdicated his underworld throne in Chicago to Al Capone. As I will show you later, he then became tied up with Costello in New York. He has been arrested numerous times. I mentioned a short while ago the records recovered by the Los Angeles Police with reference to Jack I. Dragna and his lieutenant, Mo Mo Adamo. In 1943, Accardos close friend, Paul (the Waiter) Ricca, allegedly assumed control and appointed Accardo underboss. He threw an extravagant wedding for his daughter, took his wife on an extended vacation to Europe, and picked up deep sea fishing as a hobby. Enter Tony Accardo. The press alleged that was killed by the Capone gang in order to take over the Motion Picture Operators Union. The Chicago Crime Commission, as I understand it, is a voluntary association supported by contributions of the interested citizens; is that correct? On July 28, 1933, Humphreys, Al Capone, and 22 others were indicted by the Cook County Grand Jury on charges of conspiracy to control the cleaning and dyeing industry and the carbonated beverages and linen supply industries, through kidnapings, strikes, bombings, and acids. He has been arrested on numerous occasions but has never been convicted or retained in jail for any length of time. That company has the cigarette-vending machines where you put in 20 cents and get out a package of cigarettes. The CHAIRMAN. But their holiday would be short lived. On May 11, 1920, Big Jim Colosimo was killed in gangland fashion in Chicago. Wide open gambling operations have taken place at this establishment for many years. In recent years, Accardo divided his time between Palm Springs and a palatial estate in the Chicago suburb of Barrington. It was claimed that Joe Adonis had an interest along with members of the syndicate. Mr. Peterson, you have notes that you are following. Ralph Buglio, who was referred as a former Capone gunman, was sought for the shooting. Released on parole in 1947. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. The CHAIRMAN. Months later, Anthony Little Tony Borsellino and Gerald Jerry the Dinger Carusiello were slain with bullets to the back of the head. No witnesses could be produced and the case was then dismissed. Five days after Mendell went missing, his second-in-charge, Bernard Buddy Ryan, was discovered dead behind the wheel of his car with four bullet holes in the back of his head. Mr. PETERSON. In 1935 when Rocco De Grazio was convicted of income-tax evasion he admitted he was operating 18 handbooks, many of which were in Melrose Park, Ill., and he paid $1,200 per month for protection. In September of 1978 a federal grand jury held hearings regarding this situation. At one time Tony Accardo, the top-ranking member of the syndicate, was in partnership with him. (Whereupon, at 12: 25 p. m., the committee recessed until 2 : 30 p. m. the same day. O'Hara was formerly associated with Thomas Malloy in the moving-picture operators union. He was 86 years old a remarkable achievement for someone who had spent most of his life in such a dangerous business. Guzik's brother-in-law, Louis Lipschultz, has been active in Cook County. Ryan was a known burglar, and when police discovered his body he had a police scanner on him, which is used by a lot of burglars to monitor police activity. Mr. Peterson, will you continue with your testimony, please? Peskin's principal office for juke-box distribution in southern California is located at 2663-67 West Pike Boulevard, Los Angeles, where he did business under the name of J. Peskin Distributing Co. Another important syndicate man is Rocco De Stefano, alias Rocco Nicholas De Stefano. CHICAGO Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo, reputedly the longtime head of the Chicago mob and a former associate of gangster Al Capone, died Wednesday night. On June 26, 1931, Lawrence Imburgio was arrested in a roadhouse near Wheaton, Ill. in company of Claude Maddox, Tony Capezio, Rocco De Grazio, and Doc Stacey. Theres nobody else left now.. Joseph Aiuppa, alias Joe O'Brien, is allegedly one of the owners of the Taylor Manufacturing Co. in Cicero, Ill. The arrest occurred at Wabash Avenue and Congress Street. This killing was in connection with the street-cleaners union. He is known as a gunman and dangerous. Jack Guzik's son-in-law, Frank Garnet, has been very prominently identified with the distribution of juke boxes in Illinois and recently in California. The first floor contained a saloon, cafe, and the office of Torrio. The significance of that is that it then means that successful candidates who depend upon that particular revenue for their election to office then must listen to the racketeering or criminal elements with reference to law-enforcement policies, and some of the law-enforcement officials then are under the control of your law violators. He has also been known to maintain close relations with some of the individuals who have been prominently identified with the underworld on the east coast. These boxes were in Chicago - except in the first ward, where the Century has the monopoly - Cicero, Argo, Calumet City, in Illinois, Hammond, Indiana Harbor, and Whiting. Senator WILEY. About 1930 it was rumored that Ralph Capone then owned an interest in the Grand Central Surety Co., a bail bond company which signed bonds for numerous well known hoodlums in Chicago, such as Tony Accardo and other members of the Capone syndicate. The real beginning, of course, is much earlier, but many of the most important criminal gangs operating throughout the country today stemmed from the major gangs operating in Chicago and New York City, in particular, about 30 years. The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on American society. He spent a lot of time before the grand jury. Interesting story, Sunshine was investing with some of the Outfit's skimmed money. Mr. PETERSON. He was convicted and sentenced to prison. . It was also understood that Epstein visited Mexico City in the early part of 1949, where he met Virginia. And for a while, it was unclear who the best man for the job would be. I am giving this from memory as far as what they testified to, but that is my recollection. There was also an indictment returned at that time and when the case went to trial, George McLane then took the witness stand and said he refused to testify on the ground - he exercised his privilege. I don't think he was ever confronted by anybody with it. Mr. PETERSON. O'Hara was then indicted but won a directed verdict on June 7, 1933. are important figures in the Capone organization. Campagna was one of those restrained in that order that I mentioned a few moments ago from looting the treasury of the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Union, Local 276 in 1940. From the East coast all the way to the West coast, and everything in between was controlled by twenty-some mob families. Tony Accardo was the most successful mob boss of all time.At the top for 48 years!To put that in perspective Al Capone was boss for 5 years(1925-30)and John Gotti from 1985 to his death in 2002,but more than half of that he was in jail.Accardo did it all,from young apprentice of Capone favorite "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn to shooter in the St . Some time later Torrio was sentenced to serve 9 months in the Du Page County Jail and received a $5,000 fine. The testimony you refer to was before the Hoffman committee? Hertogs was found in. These persons were charged with conspiring to violate the Federal lottery laws by distributing price lists across State lines. Are the rest of them American citizens? During the days of Al Capone there was some competition, but they were dealt with in violent fashion. "Chew Tobacco" Ryan, Hymie "Loud Mouth" Levin - I think that should have been Jack - Harry "Greasy Thumb" Guzik, the owners of the 400 Club at 29 West Randolph, and Maurice L. Goldstein operated an unlicensed radio-broadcasting station in violation of the Federal Communications Act in 1934. The defense attorney represented Ralph Capone as a race-horse man and bookmaker. Kastel, incidentally, was also a friend of Nickie Arnstein. Last reports were to the effect that Imburgio was suffering from Burger's disease, which has incapacitated him. Accardo, Anthony Tony Tony died on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales. Pat Manno has been in association with a number of nationally known gangsters at hotels in Miami Beach, Fla., during the past season, and that Manno also owns a residence at 5812 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach, Fla., which is in his wife's name, Dorothy Manning. But many experts believe thats one of the main reasons for his success and a testament to his intelligence. His draft card in 1944 which was found on him when he was arrested carried the address of 5123 University Avenue. In 1948 investigators observed Gus Liebe and "Killer" Kane on duty as floormen at 4819 West Roosevelt Road where three dice games were being operated. Some sources claimed that Torrio, who had already established himself as a tough gangster in New York, was sent to Colosimo by Frank Uale. He also wasnt immune to time in court. The De Grazios. A five-bedroom, 6,200-square-foot Colonial-style mansion in River Forest once owned by legendary Chicago Outfit figure Anthony "Tony" Accardo sold Friday for $1.13 million exactly half what. The Big Tuna himself died peacefully in 1992, having served close to a half-century at the helm of the Outfit and never doing any significant time behind bars. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately becoming the final Outfit authority in 1972. What did their tax returns show? In April 1924 a raid was made on a brewery - Sieben Brewery - operated by John Torrio and his gang. Though Accardo technically retired from being a Mafia boss in the late 1950s, he continued to pull the strings as a consigliere. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. William Roemer, a retired FBI agent who tracked Accardos career for years, said recently he could never charge Accardo but believed he was one of the triggermen in the St. Valentines Day massacre in Chicago in 1929. Senator WILEY. I think I went into that case just a few minutes ago. That is very obvious. He is still on the outside, but the litigation is still pending as to whether or not he will have to return in accordance with the decision of the court in New Orleans. Mr. PETERSON. Phil D'Andrea, as you know, was recently - in 1943 - convicted with other Capone gangsters in the movie extortion case. It was charged by the State's attorney's office in Chicago on August 21, 1941, that Pat Manno together with the others that I mentioned a few moments ago had attempted to loot or actually spent a large amount of that $910,000 from the Retail Clerks Protective Association. The premises on which the Primrose Bar in Los Angeles is located were previously owned by Jack Dragna, notorious west coast gangster who operated a vice resort upstairs. Should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court? Several months ago it was alleged that Harry Russell had "muscled" into the S. & G. Syndicate, Miami Beach, Fla. Harry Russell, together with his brother Dave Russell, operated a handbook at 186 North Clark Street, Chicago. Accardo must've been worried. Matt Capone became a fugitive for a time and later the case was dismissed against him with reference to this murder. Ralph Buglio's name was also mentioned in connection with the gang killing of Maurice Enright. And he and Swanson also had their throats slashed. Two persons familiar with crime. In the early 1920's while the Torrio-Capone organization was flourishing in Chicago, the principal underworld leader in New York City was Arnold Rothstein. I would have to check that, however. I believe Willie Heeney admitted that "Little New York" Campagna got 60 percent and Corngold got 15 percent from the Cicero "joints." DeMere approached Buglio and asked him to go outside for a conference and a few minutes later the shooting occurred. From 1934 to 1937 Evans was connected with the Equipment Loan & Discount Corp. On August of 1937 this corporation was merged with the Security Discount Co., 1000 North La Salle Street, Chicago, which Evans was operating at late as 1947. In the past he has spent a large amount of time at Russell's Silver Bar, 400 South State Street, Chicago, operated by Harry Russell, a big shot in the gambling set-up in Chicago and more recently in Florida. Ralph O'Hara is a man who, when the Capone organization formed a Nation-wide news service for racing information in competition with the Continental Press, was virtually the manager of the service. The Italian-American Mafia, known as La Cosa Nostra, was doing great. About 70,000 people. He was indicted also by the Federal grand jury in New York City with Paul Ricca, Phil D'Andrea, Nitti, and the others in connection with the movie extortion. Now, of course, nobody can prove that that was the Capone syndicate, but there was certainly a lot of influence there on the part of people who didn't want the town closed up. I think Campagna indicated that he got around $200,000 as his share. No arrests were made until April 25, 2005, when 14 members of the Chicago Outfit (including reputed boss James Marcello) were . Among the secret names and addresses of underworld characters found in that address book was that of Humphreys, who was listed as J. Harris, 7701 Bennett Avenue, Chicago. Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial, Drug trafficker Peter Shue on coke vs. heroin, doing 21 years, Suge, Alpo, Keith Sweat, Madonna & Mike Tyson, Inside Italy's biggest Mafia trial in decades. Mr. PETERSON. Tony (Big Tuna/Joe Batters) Accardo testifies to Congress - YouTube 0:00 / 0:47 Tony (Big Tuna/Joe Batters) Accardo testifies to Congress 161,850 views Oct 15, 2008 Tony Accardo (AKA. Shortly after the shooting, Accardo was seen in the lobby of Capones headquarters, the Lexington Hotel on Michigan Avenue, with a machine gun. I think the union was thrown into receivership. There is just a little bit left leading up to the background of the Capone gang here, and then perhaps that would be a good breaking off point. De Stefano controls a chain of retail liquor stores in which Fusco is supposed to have an interest or did have an interest. When Peskin and others were indicted for conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law the Government contended that Peskin during that time was furnishing 100 stills with corn sugar for alcohol and it, is alleged that a million dollars worth of corn sugar had been sold to alcohol manufacturers by Peskin. There again there are documents in connection with hearings held in New York concerning that matter. Meet Tony Accardo, The Elusive Chicago Mobster Who Succeeded Al Capone. He, together with Tony Accardo and Jack Guzik, have attempted to muscle into the Continental Press according to a statement made by James M. Ragen in 1946, and you will recall that shortly thereafter Ragen was ambushed and shot and later died. Feedback or questions? It was claimed in particular that Evans had muscled into the Ruby Cleaners, 2801 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago. Interestingly he never spent a night in jail in his entire life. This evidence was not considered sufficient to sustain a conviction. Beginning in 1943, following the gang killings of Danny Stanton and Martin "Sonny Boy" Quirk, Sam Hunt became the generalissimo of Chicago's South Side gambling racket. At the time of Mangano's death he was riding in a car owned by Cavaliera. Harry Levinson was one of those men who could call Antonino Accardo a friend. After John Torrio left Chicago about 1929 is when Al Capone became the ruler of Chicago's underworld. In 1943 Ricca had a suit pending against the tenant and owner of a downtown building for personal injuries suffered during an elevator fall. I don't think it could be done, Senator. Rocco De Stefano and others were indicted February 24, 1936, in Cook County on robbery charges wherein the loot was totaled at $75,000. And eventually, he would take over the entire Outfit. So he decided to call his friend Joe Batters. A Dutch journalist living in Atlanta, Tim Brinkhof graduated from New York University, where he studied modern history at the graduate level. As I understand it, today you are testifying on behalf of the American Municipal Association. Tony Accardo was the longest-serving boss of the Chicago Outfit. I believe it goes farther north than Roosevelt Road. Tony Big Tuna Accardo is now the head of the Outfit since the remaining top leaders were sitting in jail because of the Hollywood Extortion Scandal.In my last article I went to Accardos other nickname of Joe Batters. The article was Tony Joe Batters Accardo the Outfits Ultimate Boss Part I He received his second nickname of Big Tuna, . The CHAIRMAN. As I understand it, its membership represents about eleven or twelve thousand communities - cities or local communities. But despite his violent tendencies, Accardo also had a reputation for a quiet and calm demeanor that allowed him to climb the ranks of the Outfit faster than anyone had ever done before. That was prior to the time they were released from the penitentiary. He admitted he operated a pool hall owned by his brother and thathewas a poker dealer. Cicero has long been the headquarters for the Capone gang. Accardo was called to testify, but he took the fifth and revealed nothing. That gives a brief background of the beginning of the Capone syndicate. The CHAIRMAN. The offer was turned down. Matt Capone formerly operated a tavern called the Hall of Fame, 4839 Ogden Avenue, Cicero, Ill. John Larisen, a gambler and a doper of race track horses was shot and killed in the Hall of Fame tavern a few years ago. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. Max Caldwell incidentally is presently located in Miami. The house included high vaulted rooms, an indoor pool, a gun and trophy room, a pipe organ, a walk in safe, wood spiral staircases, carriage and guest houses on the backyard half acre. Then Michael Volpe, the man responsible for watching the house, was called to testify. On February 14, 1929 - I am sure you are all familiar with the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago. Another important individual who apparently has had a falling out after the Moving Picture Operators Union, but his name should be remembered, is Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean. While he was slowly becoming an important voice in the Outfit, he wasnt ready to become the boss of the whole operation just yet. In recent years O'Hara and his wife spent some time in some of our big hotels down in Chicago. Mr. Peterson, what are the Whitely brands? Though he was eventually released, his health had so declined that he was unfit to lead the Chicago Outfit. The CHAIRMAN. But despite receiving multiple convictions for several crimes, Tony Accardo only ever spent one day in jail when he was picked up for questioning in a gambling case. In 1946 James M. Ragen, who was then part owner and manager of Continental Press, made a signed statement to the State's attorney in which he alleged that Tony Accardo, Murray Humphreys, and Jack Guzik, all of them members of the syndicate, attempted to muscle him out of 40 percent of the proceeds of the Continental Press, a racing information news service covering the entire United States. He never did any jail time in connection to these killings. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. Of course, the significance of the organized-crime problem is its effect on government. He lost an arm in an automobile accident several years ago, which gives rise to his nickname "Armie.". At that time O'Hara was working for Thomas Malloy in the Motion Picture Operators Union, which the press described as a $750,000-a-year racket. What position did you hold with the FBI when you left? Mr. PETERSON. A few years ago Rocco and Andrew De Grazio were indicted in Federal court in connection with a narcotics charge. S. Res. Max Caldwell, alias Max Pollack, an ex-convict, had been in charge of the union funds. Our files would probably show whether they are or not. Sedway's testimony apparently did not carry a whole lot of weight, as the final 11,500-page Kefauver Committee report included just four pages from the Las Vegas proceedings. The second indictment alleged that four men, Frank J. When he went to work one morning he found his store in a mess. And so he bought a twenty-two room mansion at 915 Franklin Avenue for $125,000. At their meeting last year where you made a report, I believe it was, in Cleveland, Ohio. He, Evans, was indicted with these men and Louis Romano and Thomas Panton in 1940 on a charge of conspiracy in the bartenders' union that I mentioned previously. Mr. PETERSON. The CHAIRMAN. This is from recollection. The committee should know that that Mr. Peterson made every effort to have a copy of his statement that could be made public in the committee's hands by yesterday, so it could be mimeographed, but he found that the pressure of work was such that he just could not do it. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Steven Garcia's throat had also been slashed from ear to ear, but instead of being shot, Garcia had multiple stab wounds. And of course, the mob also had to find a new leader. They recently just built a large addition to it. He is a prominent businessman. At least, they were, the last that I inquired. That was what it was. He was 85 and a lifelong resident of Hester. Were there subsequent developments? Other big betting commissioners in Chicago include Edward M. Dobkin, who has maintained offices at 325 West Madison Street, Chicago, as well as at other addresses. 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