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The representatives of Joe Adonis remained in the Chicago area for about. Hunt has been prominently identified with the underworld as a gunman for many years. He repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination. The CHAIRMAN. 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. Mr. PETERSON. You can get the information and furnish it to the committee later. Did the Federal Government take any action for the collection of back taxes? Capone's bodyguard at that time was Phil D'Andrea, who, true to form, appeared in court with a concealed weapon and was sentenced by a. He was also alleged to be the owner of the Turf Club, Touhy and Western Avenues, a gasoline station across the street from the Turf Club, and a two-flat building in Skokie, Ill. In fact, Heeney was prominently mentioned in the congressional investigation of the parole of Paul Ricca and other members of the Capone mob. Senator WILEY. Murphy was sentenced in April 1933. 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. The investigation conducted by the police revealed that until 3 days before the massacre Guzik had been holding daily long-distance telephone conversation with Al Capone in Florida. Mr. PETERSON. Dallas authorities never arrested Manno, although others were arrested. Would you say Mr. Annenberg and Mr. Molasky were jointly indicted on income-tax evasion? His father was a humble shoemaker and his mother was a homemaker. Tony Accardo, frequently regarded as one of the leading members of the syndicate, resides at 1431 Ashland Avenue, River Forest, which is a very choice residential suburb of Chicago. But the bodies kept dropping. It was claimed that Joe Adonis had an interest along with members of the syndicate. The operation of the gang has been extended to many places in the United States, and important alliances have been made from time to time with the powerful underworld leaders in other parts of the country, particularly with members of the so-called Frank Costello gang in New York. The Federal grand jury returned an indictment charging the following violated the Federal Communications Act : Jack Guzik, 7240 Louella ; Leslie A. Kruse, alias Kane, 5206 Oakton Street, Niles Center; Maurice L. Goldstein, alias M. L. Goldie. In 1941 he had an interest in the Individual Towel Co. which at that time had a $45,000 annual contract with the Chicago Board of Education, resulting in action by the State's attorney's office. The price for the misdeed would be paid in blood. Tony Accardo was the longest-serving boss of the Chicago Outfit. (Mr. Peterson's testimony was interrupted while the committee took testimony from William P. Brown, Clayton, Mo. Ralph Capone spends a large amount of time in Mercer, Wis., where he is said to own a tavern and summer resort. Other members of the Capone family include Mafalda, a sister, who is married to John Maritote, who is a brother of Frank Maritote, commonly known as Frank Diamond, who was also involved in the million dollar extortion plot on the movie industry. Through Edward Vogel, plans were made for the underworld organization headed by Torrio to elect its ticket in the mayoralty election. 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. Paul Ricca, among other property, has a summer estate located near Long Beach, Ind., worth about $75,000. Accardo said he first met Capone at a racetrack, but denied longstanding stories that he was once Capones chauffeur-bodyguard and that he had inherited Capones criminal empire. The CHAIRMAN. It is a civic organization. De Biase alias Johnny Bananas, of the Twenty-eighth Ward in Chicago, who has been very powerful there. This is from recollection. 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. Email blog@themobmuseum.org. The John Binder Collection Feeling disrespected and unappreciated, a rogue Chicago Outfit burglary crew robbed the suburban mansion of longtime crime boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo. It will be noted that Epstein is a big betting commissioner; and, in view of the fact that Virginia Hill has been so closely identified with Benjamin (Bugsey) Siegel of the New York mob and Allen Smiley, Epstein assumes some importance with reference to the Nation-wide gambling set-up. Ryans right-hand man, Stevie Garcia, made it until February 2 when he popped up as trunk music at the Sheraton Hotel next to OHare International Airport. In 1979 two Chicago Outfit mobsters were murdered. Hunt was wounded. Mendell decided to show his extreme displeasure by brazenly robbing the ritzy, well-manicured estate built by the legendary Outfit kingpin more than a decade earlier. He has resided at 1927 North Normandy in Chicago. Borselino was a member of the notorious westside Wild Bunch, a group of grizzled Cicero enforcers tasked with the Outfits most difficult jobs. He has been prominently identified with big-scale gambling by James M. Ragen up until recent years. Feeling disrespected and unappreciated, a rogue Chicago Outfit burglary crew robbed the suburban mansion of longtime crime boss Tony Big Tuna Accardo. 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. [CDATA[ That is a generalization. An undated mugshot of Tony Accardo. He has been in charge and control of some of the largest gambling establishments in Lake and Cook Counties. Mr. Peterson, what are the Whitely brands? As I understand it, today you are testifying on behalf of the American Municipal Association. So Stofel resigned rather than keep the responsibility, powerless to act. 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. Who is in charge of the union now? Gambling is unquestionably closely associated with the top-ranking members of the syndicate. We stand in recess until 10 o'clock in the morning. 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. 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. In 1944 the chief of the Cook County Highway Police had Alex under surveillance at which time he visited the home of Tony Accardo, in River Forest, Ill. Edward Vogel has also been known as the slot-machine king of Cook County. I think he was shot in Chicago, as a matter of fact. In Prohibition-era Chicago, there was no question that Al Capone ruled the citys underworld. The police recovered records which revealed that John Torrio, John Patton, Al. That is right. Mr. PETERSON. In 1943 the newspapers charged the Nitti-Ricca-Campagna combine had cleaned out the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. I don't know whether the "A" stands for Arnold or not. On January 9 they received a call from Volpe who told them someone had broken into their home. As early as 1932 Joe Adonis, Frank Erickson, and others were promoting a big sweepstakes operation. Two persons familiar with crime. They began operations in Louisiana in 1934, and it is claimed that the first year of their activities there netted them about $800,000. This book contained the addresses and names, in many instances the private telephone numbers, of some of the leading underworld characters in the Nation. I have the exact name of the association in our files which I will make available to you if you want it. In 1931 the crime commission named him as a public enemy. Mr. PETERSON. In 1947 on financial records Peskin listed the name of his company as the Chicago Automatic Music Co. Europe and others push for a standard lunar time zone. His father left unfulfilled a dying promise to arrange for Buddy's care after he was gone. Levinson explained his problem to Accardo, who told him not to worry. The offer was turned down. ), Copyright 2019, Thomas P. Hunt, Whiting, VT 05778 He was found not guilty on June 17, 1942. It is a separate municipality? He claims that he is a citizen. They were released on February 14, 1945, Gincanna gave his age as 36 years and his residence address as 2822 Lexington, Chicago. 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They recently just built a large addition to it. "Little New York" Campagna admitted having an interest in and receiving huge sums of money as his share from the proceeds of this establishment. Last reports were to the effect that Imburgio was suffering from Burger's disease, which has incapacitated him. The next to turn up dead were Vincent Moretti and Donald Swanson. Mr. PETERSON. Dobkin has been a betting commissioner for many years. In other words, I am paving the way to show that these men are still prominent - not all of them. The CHAIRMAN. The house did not attract any attention, which was a good thing, but at some point Accardo must've asked himself why he didn't enjoy his hard earned millions. Mr. HALLEY. They'd learn the key to longterm health and freedom is to act "normal" and respect everyone. The CHAIRMAN. In order to cover his tracks and cut ties from the purge he set in motion, Accardo turned his wrath toward his own inner circle and the execution squad he had dispatched to do his bidding. He has been the part owner of the El Patio gambling place at 5914 West Cermak Road, together with Joe Corngold. That is the name that his private telephone number also was listed under. In order to prevent juke-box operators from stealing each other's customers they formed an association known as the Illinois Phonograph Owners Association, and officers of this association several years ago were Danny Pallagi, associated with Fred Morelli of the Century Music Co., Joseph Mahoney, associate of Eddie Vogel and Joseph Peskin. 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. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. On April 26, 1940, the Federal grand jury in Chicago returned three indictments in which 18 gamblers and horse-race-news distributors were charged with operating a scheme to take over the lucrative racing-information business abandoned by Moe Annenberg. 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. Mr. Peterson, some of the names that you have just mentioned are still operating; are they not? 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. Well, there were some problems. Circella has recently been interested in an air-conditioning unit for which he owns the patent rights. It was claimed in particular that Evans had muscled into the Ruby Cleaners, 2801 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago. Accardo started out as a bodyguard for Al Capone during Prohibition and later had his own 40-year reign as a Windy City mob boss. "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. Following the grand jury investigation there they moved back into the Chicago area. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. They changed the ordinance to read differently than it had before, which took his control over the chief of police. Prior to the time they were released I think there were back taxes on the part of Campagna and Ricca to the extent of about $500,000, as I recall. This burglary was a personal insult to Accardo, no doubt about it. The CHAIRMAN. In Louisiana they organized the Pelican Novelty Co. together with a number of subsidiary companies, one of which was the Bayou Novelty Co. Torrio was arrested and so were numerous other individuals. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesA young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. Much like Capone, Giancana craved attention and loved the limelight. This company---. If anyone,that's a criminal,had any smarts they'd read all they could about Mr. Accardos "mngmt" style. As previously indicated, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, John Torrio, and other members of the gang gained control of legitimate liquor business. Senator WILEY. The CHAIRMAN. Information was received in May 1949 to the effect that Epstein had been sending Virginia Hill three or four thousand-dollar bills every week or two through the manager of a hotel in Mexico City. Gus Liebe has served as the manager of many of their establishments, those that are controlled by Rocco Fischetti. He is about 47 years of age and resides with his wife, Marie Capezio at the above address. I would hate to say that definitely, but it could very well be. Capezio's wife Marie is the sister of Frank Nitti, former head of the Capone mob. He was tried and acquitted of that charge and was represented by Rothstein's attorney. By all accounts he still was the most powerful mobster in Chicago, and thus a good man to have as a friend. As of 1940 he was an executive of the Midwest Oil Corp. which apparently was dissolved about 1941. Is that the same person mentioned by Mr. Brown that he bought his stock from? Thank you. Tony Capezio, "Tough Tony," resides also in River Forest, Ill., 1048 Ashland Avenue, and has been considered a member of the Capone mob since about 1929. Still, whenever Accardo was called to court to testify on his involvement with the Outfit, he firmly denied any and all allegations. The CHAIRMAN. Much to his dismay, he was later called as a witness before a grand jury. The CHAIRMAN. And by the 1940s, the "Capone mob" controlled Chicago. As early as 1932 the press reported that Rocco, Andrew, and Nick De Grazia were in control of slot machines for the syndicate in the western suburbs. 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 Government interpreted pari-mutuel betting odds and racing results as lottery price lists and alleged these defendants conspired to decentralize Nationwide News Service.and take over its business through the formation of Continental Press Service of which Arthur McBride was then director. This company incidentally is owned by his brother-in-law, M. R. DeTolve, president of the company. In July 1938 Rocco De Stefano, his father, Michael, and others were arrested by the State's attorney's police for failure to pay over $14,000 in sales taxes for 15 months. Joe Fusco, designated several years ago as a public enemy, during the prohibition era was a principal lieutenant in the Capone syndicate, handling the manufacture and distribution of illicit beer. Mr. PETERSON. 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. I think a man by the name of Crowley is the business agent of the union at the present time. The CHAIRMAN. Do you solemnly swear the testimony you will give this committee will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Enter Tony Accardo. I think I went into that case just a few minutes ago. The hit parade continued and got more brutal. McDonald was shot in the back of the head, his body dumped in an alley on April 14. Senator WILEY. I do not seem to have it with me. Isn't Patton active in Florida? Bookmaking operations were in progress there under his ownership. Anthony De Lordo, another Chicago hoodlum, is reported to have been in Florida and to have been in contact there with Sam H. Taran. In fact, it was brought out that Heeney was one of the men who handled the contact with State Senator Brady and. O'Hara was formerly associated with Thomas Malloy in the moving-picture operators union. But Nitti quickly found himself in a tangle of legal issues, and he died by suicide in 1943. In connection with the investigation of the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago in 1929, testimony was taken concerning the sale of a machine gun. In December 1940, when the attorney general - that is, the attorney general of the State of Illinois secured an injunction against bookmakers in the State of Illinois, it appeared that Joe Epstein was then connected with Edward Stern, Jack Terman, Julius Horwick, and James Mondi. Born: May 19, 1938, Chicago. He has been associated with Capone gangsters for the greater part of three decades. Again that was the movie extortion plot. . It ships a considerable amount of equipment to Nevada and other places. How many years ago was that? Albert Capone, another brother, has had his name legally changed in Miami to Albert John Rayola. He appointed, as chief of police, Joseph Horejs. There is no indication he has been active in rackets in Chicago and in fact indications are to the contrary. Mr. Peterson, I think we will interrupt your statement at this point. No. Mr. Peterson, at that point, that is a statement of fact, and how do you know that? I believe it goes farther north than Roosevelt Road. He is the son of a restaurant owner. For the past 20 or 25 years Capezio has been a friend of Claude Maddox, an important syndicate member who has operated primarily in Cicero, Ill. This company manufactures or supplies gaming-house equipment to gambling houses throughout the Nation. At that time he lived at 1722 East Seventieth Street, Chicago. Of course, both denied any implication and they were released. What is the estimated amount of money he has in those enterprises? Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. Though Accardo started out as one of Capones low-ranking associates, he quietly moved up in the ranks of the Chicago Mafia as time went on. As a result of that, I was requested to appear before the American Municipal Association at its annual meeting in Cleveland. Another important figure in the Capone syndicate, going on away back to the beginning, was Rocco De Grazio, alias Rocco De Grasse, alias Rocco De Grazia, and his brother, Andrew De Grazio, who were operators of the Lumber Gardens, 101 North Twenty-fifth Street, Melrose Park, Ill. The CHAIRMAN. Accardo was vacationing in California at the time of the robbery. He is a felon, having been sentenced to the Federal penitentiary to serve 1 1/2 years for violation of the National Prohibition Act in 1932. He was a three-time target of the U.S. Senates permanent subcommittee on investigations. These men did work for me and did take some spots away from me. That case went to trial and all they had was Egan's confession, and there was an acquittal in the case. The Chicago Crime Commission credited Accardos long life to his insistence that the Chicago mob should stay away from drug trafficking which exerted a corrupting influence on many other criminal organizations. De Stefano has come into prominence recently as an affiliate of such well-known members of the syndicate as Joe Fusco, vice president of Gold Seal Liquors, Jack Guzik, and Charles and Rocco Fischetti. He is presently suspected of being the respectable front in the liquor industry for the syndicate. Torrio had previously been connected with this brewery during prohibition. Most of the book is regurgitated from multiple other . His face had been burned off with an acetylene torch. Pierce has been known as a bodyguard for Murray "The Camel" Humphreys and is an associate of Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, both of whom are stalwarts in the Capone organization. On July 30, 1931, O'Hara was indicted by the Cook County grand jury on a charge of conspiracy. 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. The heat on Accardo intensified after that when the FBI searched his house and found $275,000, with some money bundles wrapped in bank wrappers from the Valley Bank in Las Vegas. In September of 1978 a federal grand jury held hearings regarding this situation. He was indicted by the Cook County Grand Jury on January 30, 1942, as I mentioned a few moments ago, with others for conspiracy to operate policy rackets. That is out of Cicero gambling joints. Among the various Capone hoodlums with whom Humphreys has been arrested is Ralph Pierce, who was also a defendant in the movie-extortion trial involving Capone syndicate members. Mr. PETERSON. The headquarters for the Torrio mob was at the Four Deuces, 2222 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago. It would be a pretty fast mimeographing job. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. He allegedly owned a home at 5352 LaGorce Drive. Levin was an important cog in the Capone organization during the heyday of Al Capone. Arrested in this raid were John Patton, Robert Larris McCullough, Joe Fusco, Frank Nitti, and others. Among the earlier subordinates of Torrio was Jack Guzik, who was later to become the business manager of the gang during the heyday of its operations, and he has asserted a considerable amount of influence in Chicago up until the present time. The book also contained the name of Joe Batters, which is the name frequently used by Accardo. He was also one of those arrested in 1935 as a suspect in the murder of Thomas Malloy, boss of the motion-pictures operators' union in Chicago. The president of the American Municipal Association, I believe, was Mayor Morrison of New Orleans -- last year? In recent years Humphreys has been associated with Guzik, "Little New York" Campana and many other prominent members of the Capone syndicate. The Chicago Daily News on April 30, 1929, stated, reporting the testimony: Three witnesses supplied the testimony regarding the machine-gun deal through the Cicero police with the Capone dog track, which was owned by John Patton, boy mayor of Burnham, and Jack Guzik, business manager for Capone. /r/Mafia features stories, interviews, documentary and news articles about organized crime around the world. No, it was a State-wide trade liquor association. Joseph Peskin, alias Sugar Joe Peskin, 7625 Essex Avenue, Chicago, Ill., has been associated with members of the Capone syndicate and is one of the biggest juke box operators in Chicago. I believe Willie Heeney admitted that "Little New York" Campagna got 60 percent and Corngold got 15 percent from the Cicero "joints." A Dutch journalist living in Atlanta, Tim Brinkhof graduated from New York University, where he studied modern history at the graduate level. Anthony Spilotro was a soldier and enforcer for the Chicago Outfit who was . I believe Mr. Newton from Denver. This is back in 1940. Powered by. That was prior to the time they were released from the penitentiary. The CHAIRMAN. It has been a losing proposition and we can't continue it * * *.". After moving in, Accardo added a $10,000 black onyx bathtub and an indoor, two-lane bowling alley. And he and Swanson also had their throats slashed. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Outfit in 1947, by moving the organization into new operations and. On May 12, 1920, the press reported that the Chicago headquarters for race information for the entire United States was located in the office of the General News Bureau operated by Mont Tennes at 431 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. 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. John Borsellino and Gerry Carusiello had taken care of the burglars and had now themselves been taken care of. He was asked if he knew who could've pulled off such a heist. Numerous others have grown to power and have become influential within the organization. In New York the company was known as the True-Mint Co. 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. All of those are well-known syndicate members. He never did any jail time in connection to these killings. Accardo must've been worried. He was found, weeks later, in the trunk of his car, stabbed and strangled to death. Rather than stepping down from a position of power, he stepped aside. When Capone was, committed to Federal prison, Frank Nitti became the head of the Capone gang. He founded and runs The Gangster Report (www.gangsterreport.com) newsmagazine website. No witnesses could be produced and the case was then dismissed. That is when Frank Capone was killed. Accardo was convicted in 1960 of tax evasion and sentenced to six years in prison, but the conviction was overturned. The CHAIRMAN. He had to eliminate two more men, men who could tie him to the killings of the burglars. Its no wonder why FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr. called Accardo the genuine godfather.. Accardo, the son of a shoemaker, was born Antonio Leonardo Accardo in 1906 in Chicagos Little Italy. About 70,000 people. Mr. PETERSON. In 1931, shortly after Capone was jailed for income tax evasion, Accardo reputedly was given control of the Capone familys gambling operations in Florida and Chicago. He writes daily for The Oakland Press in Metro Detroit and focuses on Mob activity in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and New England. This was business as usual. They settled it for about 20 cents on the dollar. Then, in 1933, Prohibition ended. He was released in each of those instances. In 1924 he began operating the Evans Co., at 311 Curtiss Street. Rocco De Stefano and others were indicted February 24, 1936, in Cook County on robbery charges wherein the loot was totaled at $75,000. In January 1937 DeMere had shot and killed William Stanley, a Negro, after Stanley had slain Frank Buglio, a brother of Ralph. He called 911 straight away. I don't know. Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo, reputedly the longtime head of the Chicago mob and a former associate of gangster Al Capone, died Wednesday night. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. Senator WILEY. Capezio has also been closely associated with John I. They were also mixed up in that case. That is correct. It is very interesting and most useful. On November 20, 1930, he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 5 years in the Federal penitentiary and fined $7,500. I think the union was thrown into receivership. 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. Lipschultz at that time said he was merely a spokesman for friends. He was 86 years old a remarkable achievement for someone who had spent most of his life in such a dangerous business. It is claimed that he served in the Italian Army during the First World War. Thank you very much, Mr. Peterson. The fallout was swift and savage. Wide open gambling operations have taken place at this establishment for many years. I think that may be correct, but I don't know that I have that. That was a liquor association. With the distribution of alcohol once again legal, the Outfit had to find a new source of income. The activities of the Capone gang consisted principally of illegal liquor racket, gambling, and allied activities such as dog racing. 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