Some of these fellows have been city office holders in Cicero? Mr. PETERSON. Some time later Torrio was sentenced to serve 9 months in the Du Page County Jail and received a $5,000 fine. One of the early bodyguards of Capone was Louis (Little New York) Campagna. Mr. PETERSON. At least, they were, the last that I inquired. At the time of the arrest $4,300 in cash was found on the person of John Capone, who claimed he had been spending most of his time in Florida and denied any knowledge about the Capone syndicate. I don't think it could be done, Senator. He writes daily for The Oakland Press in Metro Detroit and focuses on Mob activity in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and New England. In April 1924 a raid was made on a brewery - Sieben Brewery - operated by John Torrio and his gang. In fact, Capone trusted Accardo so much that he may have even asked him to participate in the 1929 St. Valentines Day Massacre. 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. It was also understood that Epstein visited Mexico City in the early part of 1949, where he met Virginia. He is vice president and general manager of the Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. Phil D'Andrea, as you know, was recently - in 1943 - convicted with other Capone gangsters in the movie extortion case. Evans was born in November 1898 in St. Louis, Mo. Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 - June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high ranking member for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s.. Spilotro managed the Outfit's illegal casino profits (the "skim") when four of the casinos, The Stardust, The Fremont, The Hacienda, and The Marina, were managed by Frank Rosenthal, replacing Outfit . Now that youve learned about Tony Accardo, read more about Al Capone, his infamous predecessor. In 1942 he was indicted along with other important members of the policy racketeers, namely, Julius Benvenuti, Edward Jones, George Jones, McKissick Jones, Pat Manno, Julian Black, and numerous others by the Cook County Grand Jury. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. After four trials, Hunt was found not guilty on January 11, 1943. It was claimed that this territory was secured through the assistance of Frank Garnet, a son-in-law of Jack Guzik, the one-time business manager of the Capone syndicates operations. Paul Ricca, together with several other members of the Capone syndicate, including John Roselli of the west coast, and Louis Kaufman on the east coast, conspired to extort a million dollars from the movie industry. And for a while, it was unclear who the best man for the job would be. In fact, it was brought out that Heeney was one of the men who handled the contact with State Senator Brady and. This company manufactures or supplies gaming-house equipment to gambling houses throughout the Nation. Getting back to the Capone syndicate, I think it might be important briefly to give you a brief background of some of these individuals who are now the leaders of the Capone syndicate. 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. The Italian-American Mafia, known as La Cosa Nostra, was doing great. I don't remember the exact testimony. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Al Capone was suspected of organizing the hit and Tony Accardo was accused of participating. A separate municipality. He has been prominently identified with big-scale gambling by James M. Ragen up until recent years. While he was slowly becoming an important voice in the Outfit, he wasnt ready to become the boss of the whole operation just yet. He founded and runs The Gangster Report (www.gangsterreport.com) newsmagazine website. It will be recalled that both Maddox and Tony Accardo were both sought as suspects in connection with the St. Valentine's Day massacre in February 1929. Accardo died of heart and lung diseases, said Carrie Quidayan, night nursing coordinator at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center. Murray's first conflict with the law occurred in 1918 when he was arrested as John Humphreys on a charge of burglary. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. Tony Accardo has operated gambling places in Chicago in partnership with both Harry Russell and Dave Russell, and he has also been a partner of Lawrence Imburgio. In addition, Fusco admits ownership of three other wholesale distributing houses for liquor. He had recently instructed a burglary crew led by associate John Mendell to return a bundle of cash, gold and diamonds acquired in a jewelry store heist pulled off in the days before Christmas 1977. How many years ago was that? On August 21, 1941, the State's attorney of Chicago charged that Rocco De Stefano together with Harry V. Russell, prominent handbook operator, Peter Tremont, policy operator, Patrick Manno, policy operator, Max Caldwell, Milton Schwartz, and Maurice Margolis, had helped spend $910,000 looted from the treasury of local 1248, Retail Clerks Protective Association, union funds. All of those are well-known syndicate members. By the late 1970s he had stepped back, letting others do the work and take the heat. Seventeen of the defendants were found not guilty and the charges against Humphreys, Al Capone, and others were stricken off with leave to reinstate by the prosecutor's office. He was released in each of those instances. Yes. No arrests were made until April 25, 2005, when 14 members of the Chicago Outfit (including reputed boss James Marcello) were . I think Campagna indicated that he got around $200,000 as his share. When the cops arrived they told Levinson that the thieves had done a superb job, leaving no traces. Around this same time, Accardo was made capo or captain of his own street crew. The CHAIRMAN. Gus Liebe has been a manager for numerous gambling joints. After moving in, Accardo added a $10,000 black onyx bathtub and an indoor, two-lane bowling alley. But where the five New York families had to compete for criminal talent, and fight over territory, Chicago had no such problems. 4 or 5 months in connection with the reorganization. It was surrounded by a seven-foot-high wrought iron fence and two electrically controlled gates. The third indictment named Edward M. Dobkin, Cornelius J. Sullivan, James Rossi, alias James Ross, all Chicago gamblers, and charged them with receiving Continental Press News and distributing it from the Victoria Hotel to numerous bookies. The stock is in his son's name at the present time, James Patton; and Robert Larry McCullough, for example, whom I mentioned here, has been the chief of police of the Miami Beach Kennel Club down there to help them maintain law and order, I guess. Campagna was one of the early bodyguards for Al Capone. Lipschultz at that time said he was merely a spokesman for friends. He repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination. The family lived together in a lavish house in River Forest, Illinois. But even in Mexico, Giancana was unable to keep a low profile. They were indicted. In New York the company was known as the True-Mint Co. Specializing in bookmaking, Accardo took control of the wire services that carried racing information. Pat Manno also has listed as his permanent address 1439 North Franklin Street, River Forest, Ill. Lawrence Imburgio, alias Hindu, is the brother of Joseph Imburgio Bulger, former mayor of Melrose Park, Ill. You will recall that Bulger's name was used by Tony Accardo in gaining entrance to the Federal penitentiary to visit Capone mobsters whose parole created a national sensation. Accardo was famously protective of his beloved River Forest mansion, having even bumped off the architect who designed it out of suspicion that he had shared the blueprints with the FBI. Until 1921 Kastel had operated a bucket shop under the name of Dillon & Co., which it was claimed resulted in swindling clients out of approximately a half million dollars. It would be a pretty fast mimeographing job. The De Grazios. Mr. Peterson's statement will take approximately 4 or 4 1/2 hours more and he has to leave at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon; so, much as the committee hates to work overtime and anybody else hates to work overtime, we will have to go on for 30 minutes this afternoon. That was in testimony before the Hoffman committee. 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. That was before the paroles. He is also a stockholder and director of the Citizens Brewing Co., of Joliet, Ill. in affiliation with other members of the Capone mob. There again there are documents in connection with hearings held in New York concerning that matter. A confidential address book was seized from Dragna's principal lieutenant, Giroloma Adamo, alias Mo Mo. Mr. PETERSON. Several years before he was killed, Colosimo had imported to Chicago a bodyguard by the name of John Torrio. In the autumn of 1931 Al Capone was brought to trial in Federal court for income-tax evasion. The committee will meet in the morning at 10 o'clock in room 457 of the Senate Office Building, when Mr. Peterson will resume his testimony. On March 2, 1933, Ralph O'Hara shot and killed Fred Oser in the office of the Motion Picture Operators Union, 506 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago. On September 25, 1932, a doorman to a road house located on Lake Street west of Mannheim Road was killed. It soon became clear that there were some issues with the new Outfit boss, Sam Giancana. Without any question he is one of the leading members of the syndicate. Mr. HALLEY. Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, whose real name is Samuel McPherson Hunt, has been closely associated with many prominent members of the Capone syndicate including Murray Humphreys, Ralph Pierce, Jack Guzik, Charles Fischetti, and others. Senator WILEY. Mr. Peterson, at that point, that is a statement of fact, and how do you know that? Of course this didn't sound reassuring to Levinson. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. It was also alleged at that time that Humphreys and other hoodlums were attempting to muscle in to a milk-drivers union. Did the Federal Government take any action for the collection of back taxes? 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. As an interesting sidelight as to how he got the name, in May 1930 Sam Hunt was arrested in the State's attorney's office as a member of a shotgun squad that kidnaped and wounded a man at Berwyn and Ashland. In 1942 Hunt was involved in an automobile accident. Harry Russell, proprietor of the Silver Bar, 400 South State Street, Chicago, is a big-time gambler with affiliation with some of the most important, members of the Capone syndicate. Taran was finally located in Brainerd, Minn. De Lordo was named by James Egan, the payoff man in the gang killing of Martin (Sonny Boy) Quirk, which killing occurred on September 18, 1943, as having been implicated with John Joseph Williams and others in the killing. Wikimedia CommonsIn his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. They were convicted in Federal court in New York City in 1943. In fact, Heeney was prominently mentioned in the congressional investigation of the parole of Paul Ricca and other members of the Capone mob. Charlie Fischetti, one of the leading gangsters in America today, was present with Frank Capone and other hoodlums during the time the election violence was in progress. But their holiday would be short lived. He was found not guilty on June 17, 1942. He was murdered in the Rouse House in Libertyville, which was the site of a 1980 crime in which 15-year-old William Rouse used a shotgun to murder his millionaire parents, Bruce and Darlene Rouse.. A Dutch journalist living in Atlanta, Tim Brinkhof graduated from New York University, where he studied modern history at the graduate level. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth District, New Orleans, has ordered that, Campagna and Gioe be returned to the penitentiary, but there is still further legal action pending. Information has been received to the effect that Cavaliera has operated as a front man for the Capone syndicate and operated Barbout games in the Halsted-Blue Island area. Another member, John Patrick Borcia - that I believe I mentioned briefly before - alias John Borcy, has been very closely associated with many prominent members of the Capone syndicate. Public DomainAn undated mugshot of Tony Accardo. Most of those activities of course were in the bootlegging field. About 1948 Louis Lipschultz, according to the chief of police of Cicero, Ill., contacted him and offered him $100,000 to permit gambling to operate in Cicero. On June 17, 1942, there was a finding of "not guilty" as to Tremont and other individuals indicted. The vendor of the gun testified that he had sold a machine gun to Edward J. O'Hare, who was then manager of the Hawthorne Kennel Club and who actually became the czar of dog racing for the Capone syndicate. The first floor contained a saloon, cafe, and the office of Torrio. He has a long criminal record. He was in partnership in one gambling joint with Tony Accardo. Released on parole in 1947. Subsequent testimony proved they were killed in a basement and their bodies later dumped in a grave. Sometime prior to September 21, 1941, Lionel Nathan and Albert Chapman, also an employee of Peskin, had left Peskin's employ and formed a partnership. As I will show you later, he then became tied up with Costello in New York. Later Fred Morelli once Cooney's bookkeeper, then became head of Century Music Co. Lawrence Imburgio, while himself not active recently, was reputed to be a muscle man in the Capone mob, was very active in helping the gang muscle into union rackets and later represented the Capone syndicate in the operation of handbooks. The CHAIRMAN. I think you either told me or you stated somewhere that Mr. Annenberg and Molasky were indicted for income-tax evasion. While it was never confirmed that Accardo ordered the hit, many experts believe that no one but Accardo wouldve been powerful enough to do so. Allegations were made a number of years ago that - these were public allegations, never proven - that Maddox and Capezio were active in attempting to control Local 705 of the Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union. He appointed, as chief of police, Joseph Horejs. In recent years he has operated the Primrose Path, 1159 North Clark Street, Chicago, and in recent months has operated a place called the Primrose Bar in Los Angeles. Mr. PETERSON. John Capone is a friend of Pete Tremont, big-shot policy racketeer on Chicago's South Side, and is also a friend of Joe Fusco of Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. Fusco was very closely affiliated with Al Capone many years ago. In fact, as far back as 1931 he testified in connection with a case that he was a commission man and that when business was good he handled from $25,000 to $50,000 a day in bets. Frank Costello of New York has admitted having an acquaintanceship with Ricca several years ago. He was born in Chicago July 16, 1908. In 1946 Hunt had an interest in a tavern at Sixty-third and Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago. Lester A. Kruse, alias Leslie Kruse, alias "Killer" Kane, has been actively associated with members of the Capone syndicate and has also been prominently identified with racing news service activities. On October 1, 1926, he was indicted, together with Al Capone, the mayor and chief of police of Cicero, Ill., and many others. An undated mugshot of Tony Accardo. On October 27, 1934, Humphreys pleaded guilty to income-tax evasions and was sentenced to serve 18 months in the Federal penitentiary and was fined $5,000. But he said he had never been a boss.. What did you say about Lester Kruse just a minute ago? I am not positive about that. Accardo used his new status to steer the Outfit toward gambling. While he was released a year later, he soon fled to Mexico to avoid any further grand jury questioning. The CHAIRMAN. But Accardo was known by his colleagues as Joe Batters, apparently out of respect for his skills with a baseball bat. Scott M. Burnstein, a journalist and true-crime historian, is the author of five books on organized crime. Steven Garcia's throat had also been slashed from ear to ear, but instead of being shot, Garcia had multiple stab wounds. Torrio even actually envisioned a vice monopoly for the entire county. though he was picked up in Miami Beach in 1929 on vagrancy charges while playing golf with Al Capone and Jack McGurn. By the late 1940s the "Capone mob" was called The Outfit, and was run by Antonino "Joe Batters" Accardo (photo right). 48.8k members in the Mafia community. But he was still available for advice. In recent years August Circella owned and operated the Gold Coast Lounge, on North Rush Street. Did they return what they made on Federal income tax returns? Ricca frequently has used the name of DeLucia, and the owner of record of the property in Long Beach, Ind., is in the name of Nancy DeLucia. That is the King's Ransom Scotch. Among the most important syndicate members operating out of Cicero at the present time are Joseph Aiuppa, Claude Maddox, Joseph Corngold, and Willie Heeney. Torrio had previously been connected with this brewery during prohibition. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesA young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. The 71-year-old Accardo seethed, less for rage over property lost than over the breach of respect. Another man in the syndicate, Ralph Cavaliera, alias Armie, 2815 Dickens Avenue, Chicago, was a close associate of Dago Lawrence Mangano at the time of Mangano's death in 1944. 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. Is that the same person mentioned by Mr. Brown that he bought his stock from? He was taken to the Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago, where he recovered. Too much time. During the 1920's and the early 1930's Frank Costello numbered among his associates such individuals as Louis Lepke Buchalter, Dutch Schultz, Arnold Rothstein, Joe Adonis, Owney Madden, and Willie Bioff, who incidentally testified at the moving-picture extortion trial that Costello was a member of the conspiracy through which he and George Brown had obtained control of the stage-hands' union. Of course, the significance of the organized-crime problem is its effect on government. John Capone, another brother of Al Capone, at one time resided at 5400 South Park Boulevard. Epstein was formerly the head of a group usually referred to as Stern & Horwick, which maintained gambling offices at 10 North Clark Street and 720 North Wabash Avenue. The CHAIRMAN. What did their tax returns show? The CHAIRMAN. In 1933 Adonis sent his representative to Chicago to help reorganize the Manhattan Brewery. Mr. Peterson, before you start your formal statement I thought we should have a further word about the American Municipal Association. In 1943 Gus Alex was reputedly the owner of a gambling establishment at 2136 South Michigan Avenue, in which dice, roulette wheels, and other gambling was conducted. During this period the Capone syndicate was virtually in control of dog racing throughout the Nation. At the time of the accident Ricca was in the company of Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti. In 1944 it was alleged that Gus Alex, Hymie Levin, Gus Liebe, and others were connected with the notorious gambling. I have no control over anybody, Accardo testified. What position did you hold with the FBI when you left? Is that not true? The CHAIRMAN. Accardo, the son of a shoemaker, was born Antonio Leonardo Accardo in 1906 in Chicagos Little Italy. Campagna was convicted in Federal court in New York City again with Paul Ricca and John Roselli from California and Louis Kaufman from the East, and others. Anyway he wasn't a Wisconsin citizen. Paul Ricca, 812 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, Ill., is frequently considered the top ranking member of the Capone syndicate. For convenience, we might refer to the New York mob as the Frank Costello gang and the Chicago gang as the Capone syndicate. . Capezio's wife Marie is the sister of Frank Nitti, former head of the Capone mob. Once Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. However, that association began before that time, where both the Fischettis and the Kings have spent a large amount of time recently. At the time Capone went to prison the following individuals had grown in stature within the Capone organization and were powerful members of the Capone syndicate: Frank Nitti, Louis (Little New York) Campagna, Paul Ricca, Phil D'Andrea, Jack Guzik, Tony Accardo, Charles Fischetti, Edward Vogel, Hymie (Loud Mouth) Levin, Ralph Capone, Tony Capezio, Ralph Pierce, Murray Humphreys, Frank Maritote, alias Frank Diamond, Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean, Lawrence Imburgio, Charles Gioe, Anthony (Mops) Volpe, William Niemoth, and Sam (Golf Bag) Hunt. So he decided to call his friend Joe Batters. On July 10, 1936, the Chicago press carried an article to the effect that Frank Nitti, State Representative James J. Adduci, and Louis "Little New York" Campagna had been placed under police surveillance as leaders of the revived Cammora to control gambling, bootlegging, and all other rackets in. Federal judge to 8 months in jail for contempt of court. As previously indicated, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, John Torrio, and other members of the gang gained control of legitimate liquor business. Peter G. Tremont owns property in Miami Beach with Ralph Buglio and was associated with Max Caldwell. In the income tax hearing there it was claimed that Lipschultz then received a gross income of $107,111 from the Harlem Tavern in Stickney, Ill., the Stockdale Saloon in Forest View, and the old Hawthorne Kennel Club, which was known as a Capone syndicate enterprise. He was also arrested in 1943 as a suspect in the Estelle Carey murder case in Chicago and in 1945 was arrested for questioning in connection with the murder of James "Red" Forsythe, a notorious hoodlum. Mr. Peterson, I take it we can get started with your testimony and then we will have to recess for lunch and answer the call of the Senate fairly shortly. Throughout the United States the mob held sway. The house was built by a millionaire manufacturer in 1930 for $500.000. Senator WILEY. He spent a lot of time before the grand jury. This killing was in connection with the street-cleaners union. What sections have you been stationed in? An expert at deactivating complex alarm systems, known as the most skilled bypass man in the whole Outfit, Mendell was the first to go, disappearing on January 15. The CHAIRMAN. Pierce, incidentally, was one of those acquitted. Meet Tony Accardo, The Elusive Chicago Mobster Who Succeeded Al Capone. During the 1920's and 1930's Ralph Capone was associated with Al in the operation of gambling houses, houses of ill fame, illegal liquor traffic, and other forms of racketeering in Chicago and Cicero. At their meeting last year where you made a report, I believe it was, in Cleveland, Ohio. So by the mid-1940s, Accardo was the day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit. 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