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He was not convicted. 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. If anyone asked him what he did for a living, he was a beer salesman and a good one at that. Among his other partners in gambling enterprises is John Patrick Borcia, whose activities extended from Chicago to California, where he has been operating the Primrose Bar, which incidentally is a hangout for hoodlums. Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Well, there were some problems. Ralph Capone, brother of Al, was born in Italy in 1894 and brought to the United States when he was about a year old. He owns a home, in addition to his address in Chicago at 6471 Allison Road, Miami, Fla., Allison Island. In 1940 a temporary injunction was granted to George McLane on the petition that hoodlums were attempting to take over the financial affairs of the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Union, Local 278, in Chicago. But they would do their best in finding them. 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 a considerable number of sections, not in every section. Too much time. This is back in 1940. Hunt was wounded. In 1947 it was estimated that Joe Peskin of Universal Automatic Music Corp. had about 900 juke boxes placed on location. Rather than stepping down from a position of power, he stepped aside. Then, in 1933, Prohibition ended. The thing is, Accardo wasn't the type of guy you made fun of, and the burglars would find outvery soon. In recent years, Accardo divided his time between Palm Springs and a palatial estate in the Chicago suburb of Barrington. "Tony Accardo is Joe Batters" takes place in 1920s America and introduces the title character, Tony Accardo, a brutal associate of Al Capone and notorious hired killer for the mob. 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. In recent years August Circella owned and operated the Gold Coast Lounge, on North Rush Street. Unquestionably, however, he is one of the top ranking members of the syndicate and has operated within the inner circle of that organization for almost three decades. I will be glad to do that when I get back. Among the most important syndicate members operating out of Cicero at the present time are Joseph Aiuppa, Claude Maddox, Joseph Corngold, and Willie Heeney. So by the mid-1940s, Accardo was the day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit. Tony Accardo was on a par with Don Carlo Gambino.Low key,gentlemanly and wise.Yet if you messed with him then there was only one outcome.Your life expectancy would not be very long. Peskin at the hearing denied the assault and stated : This thing is bum publicity for me and no good for the industry. On July 5, 1945, Joe Aiuppa was fined $50 on a charge of accepting horse- race bets, by a justice of the peace in the Willow Springs court. 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. It happened 40 years ago this month, in the early morning hours of January 6, 1978. He claims that he is a citizen. Mr. HALLEY. 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. While it remains unknown if Accardo was one of the gunmen, theres no question that he wouldve done just about anything for Capone. Humphreys has also been involved in kidnaping. And at age 20, Accardo was officially initiated into the Chicago Outfit. The committee is very much interested in your full statement, Mr. Peterson. 1. Capezio's wife Marie is the sister of Frank Nitti, former head of the Capone mob. He spent a lot of time before the grand jury. In recent years Ralph Capone has been very influential in the vicinity of Lyons, Ill. Circella has recently been interested in an air-conditioning unit for which he owns the patent rights. Mr. PETERSON. On May 2, 1933, the chief investigator for the State's attorney's office described Humphreys as public enemy No. He was given a conditional release from the Federal prison at Terre Haute, Ind., in December 1942. Mr. PETERSON. As a result of that, I was requested to appear before the American Municipal Association at its annual meeting in Cleveland. They bought 150 juke boxes which they distributed and took about 70 spots away from Peskin. Is that the same person mentioned by Mr. Brown that he bought his stock from? In this infamous incident, four unknown men viciously gunned down seven men who worked for George Bugs Moran, Capones most notorious rival. 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. In 1947 on financial records Peskin listed the name of his company as the Chicago Automatic Music Co. Is your testimony going to apply to gangs, as you say, attempting to take over local government? And he and Swanson also had their throats slashed. There were four Counts in the indictment. He was known as Joe the Boss, and was head of the Italian lotteries and similar illegal activities. 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. Accardo gained a reputation as a brutish hit man for his work. Later Fred Morelli once Cooney's bookkeeper, then became head of Century Music Co. John Borsellino and Gerry Carusiello had taken care of the burglars and had now themselves been taken care of. 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. And eventually, he would take over the entire Outfit. Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesThe St. Valentines Day Massacre saw seven associates of Chicagos North Side Gang gunned down. As of 1941 he was vice president of the Cook Oil Co. As of 1944 he had addresses at 2233 East Sixty-eighth and 1722 East Seventieth Street, Chicago. 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. 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. Dobkin has been a betting commissioner for many years. In 1943 Ricca had a suit pending against the tenant and owner of a downtown building for personal injuries suffered during an elevator fall. Of course, Torrio is no longer active. The three named were under investigation following the murder of State Representative John M. Bolton, who was killed on July 4, 1936. Feedback or questions? He had been robbed of over $1 million in jewelry. Humphreys was also one of those against whom an injunction was issued in 1940 that I mentioned a short while ago to the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Union, Local 278. They were holding the election in Milwaukee. Mr. PETERSON. The CHAIRMAN. 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. Peter Tremont has operated in Chicago the Silver Wheel, the Ditto Wheel, and the Rome Wheel. 'They manufacture the equipment and then operate it. Working from the shadows rather than the limelight, Accardo reigned over the Chicago mob for over 40 years. Accardo never reached the same level of notoriety as Capone. The CHAIRMAN. Moretti, a former police officer, had been seen wearing Accardos gold cufflinks around town in the days before he was killed. He served 6 months on that charge. The $275,000 seized in the raid on Accardo's home was later returned to him. However, that association began before that time, where both the Fischettis and the Kings have spent a large amount of time recently. The CHAIRMAN. 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. They were convicted in Federal court in New York City in 1943. 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. His throat had been slashed from ear to ear and he had been shot four times. In recent years in addition to operating the Lumber Gardens in Melrose Park, he has been in control of the syndicate's football pool operations in Cook County. Mr. PETERSON. Torrio had previously been connected with this brewery during prohibition. The CHAIRMAN. He lost an arm in an automobile accident several years ago, which gives rise to his nickname "Armie.". Torrio was arrested and so were numerous other individuals. 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. With his persona as flashy as ever, he quickly attracted the attention of the police. Along with identifying new sources of income, Accardo also moved the Outfit into new areas of the city and beyond. This killing was in connection with the street-cleaners union. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. Frank Garnet has also been operating juke boxes as a distributor in Los Angeles. During the court hearings the Government produced evidence showing that Ralph Capone maintained five separate accounts at the Pinkert State Bank, Cicero, Ill., under the names of Ralph Capone, James Costello, Jr., James Carson, James Carter, and James Carroll, and that he had deposited in these accounts approximately a half million dollars. Too much time. No arrests were made until April 25, 2005, when 14 members of the Chicago Outfit (including reputed boss James Marcello) were . At the time Capone was prosecuted for income-tax evasion he was sentenced for contempt of court for carrying weapons in the Federal courtroom. Not only was he able to work for Al Capone as his personal chauffeur and bodyguard, but he also gained something even more valuable than experience: the trust of Public Enemy No. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. Going back again a long time in 1924, that is when I think I mentioned this morning they actually took over the town out there in an election, manned it with machine guns, and that sort of thing. 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. In 1947 it is known that Evans claimed to be the owner of the establishment. 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. ), (The committee reconvened at 2: 30 p. m. pursuant to the taking of the noon recess.). You may proceed, Mr. Peterson. Senator WILEY. In 1943 the newspapers charged the Nitti-Ricca-Campagna combine had cleaned out the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. He has also resided at 9199 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fla., just north of Miami. Murray's first conflict with the law occurred in 1918 when he was arrested as John Humphreys on a charge of burglary. The following year he was convicted for robbery in St. Louis, Mo. He, incidentally, was shot in Milwaukee a couple of years ago. Accardo said profits from the 'Owl Club' in Calumet City, Ill., helped pay for a Palm Springs, Calif., condo and he had $700,000 in the bank from gambling savings. In March 1943 Lester Kane, who gave his address at that time as 2437 Greenleaf, was arrested with Ralph Pierce, 6514 South Morgan Street, for questioning in connection with the murder of Estelle Carey. Do you call that the agent in charge? After his recovery he served his jail sentence and then he abdicated his underworld throne in Chicago to Al Capone. It is my impression that the man he bought it from is Arnold Kruse, but I wouldn't say for sure. The offense charged in the indictment was described as follows : Guzik and Kruse financed a scheme whereby miniature broadcasts were used to carry racing information to the 81 Club and so on. Of course, both denied any implication and they were released. He is a prominent businessman. O'Hara was formerly associated with Thomas Malloy in the moving-picture operators union. Hunt was indicted for murder and his chauffeur, Hyman Gottfreed, alias Hy Godfrey, was indicted as an accessory. Senator WILEY. 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. It appears in this case that the killers borrowed the automobile, in which they were transported to the place of the killing, from Buglio. The 71-year-old Accardo seethed, less for rage over property lost than over the breach of respect. Despite receiving multiple convictions, he never spent any serious time in jail. 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. Among the names contained in this book was that of Tony Accardo, together with his residence address in River Forest, Ill. The fallout was swift and savage. Campagna was one of the early bodyguards for Al Capone. Lipschultz at that time said he was merely a spokesman for friends. In 1922, O'Hara was business agent for the Chicago Federation of Musicians. But Ricca also found himself in trouble with the law, and he was soon locked up. It is understood that. ORGANIZED CRIME IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE, UNITED STATES SENATE Anyway he wasn't a Wisconsin citizen. Mr. Lahey said that Heeney testified that "Little New York" Campagna got 60 percent out of this joint I mentioned and Corngold got 15 percent. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Peterson, you have notes that you are following. Mr. PETERSON. What did their tax returns show? Up until 1941 his name appeared as one of the stock-holders of some of the dog tracks down there. . It is claimed that. 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. Of course, the significance of the organized-crime problem is its effect on government. The United States Government was insisting that this $50,000 be included in Humphreys' income-tax returns. Phil D'Andrea, who supposedly is in bad health now, formerly the bodyguard for Al Capone, was convicted along with the other Capone gangsters. Charles Gioe, a well-known member of the Capone syndicate, who was also indicted in the movie extortion trial and convicted, lived at the Seneca Hotel, Chicago, and had an office in a building at 145 North Clark Street before he went to the penitentiary. Accardo didn't need the money the drugs provided, he had enough. A young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. 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. The CHAIRMAN. For many years leading to his death at age 80 from lung cancer on January 15, 1983, Meyer Lansky was commonly known as the "accountant" and master business adviser for the national crime syndicate. He was indicted for kidnaping in Chicago in 1929, and that case was nol-prossed. Did he admit making the offer? That way, he could help bookmakers set the odds and collect on bets. In recent months he has been living in California, I believe it is Tarzana, Calif. 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. Albert Capone, another brother, has had his name legally changed in Miami to Albert John Rayola. That is right. The house was built by a millionaire manufacturer in 1930 for $500.000. It is claimed that he graduated from the school of architects and engineering at the university. Nitti, of course, has committed suicide, and John Patton, of course, is an old man, but these other people that I am mentioning - most of them - are active today. Mr. PETERSON. On June 7, 1934, when he was arrested, he was in the company of Matt Capone, Ralph Capone, brothers of Al, and Denis Cooney, who was a powerful figure in the Capone syndicate. He has a long criminal record. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesOnce Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. It thus appears that as early as 1933 there was a close collaboration between the Joe Adonis-Frank Costello mob in New York and the Capone syndicate in Chicago. He worked for Al Capone, then ran the crime group for many decades before his death in 1992. He was rejected for military service. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Born: May 19, 1938, Chicago. In 1924 he began operating the Evans Co., at 311 Curtiss Street. By all accounts he still was the most powerful mobster in Chicago, and thus a good man to have as a friend. All right, Mr. Peterson, if you will carry on. The CHAIRMAN. He knew he wouldn't get his jewelry back even if the burglars were caught. A Dutch journalist living in Atlanta, Tim Brinkhof graduated from New York University, where he studied modern history at the graduate level. Senator WILEY. Some of them may not be, but I don't know. Named in the injunction were Louis Romano, president of the union, Frank Nitti, Murray Humphreys, Louis "Little New York" Campagna, Fred Evans, and Paul Ricca. He is also a stockholder and director of the Citizens Brewing Co., of Joliet, Ill. in affiliation with other members of the Capone mob. It goes into the major crimes and the effect upon the lives of the citizens in the various communities, and so forth? Mr. PETERSON. And what better way to do that than by taking out his rage on traitors? 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. The store was owned by a friend of Accardo a Jewish bookie paying the Big Tuna protection money. That case went to trial and all they had was Egan's confession, and there was an acquittal in the case. I know it is very difficult for them to follow this. Although he was not officially implicated in the movie extortion case the Chicago press reported on June 29, 1942, that the president of the Chicago Motion Picture Operators Union was to testify in New York City on the following day regarding statements made by him concerning payments made by the union to the Capone syndicate. In Louisiana they organized the Pelican Novelty Co. together with a number of subsidiary companies, one of which was the Bayou Novelty Co. In 1937 Haim negotiated the purchase of this J. J. Dailey & Son, Ltd., holding company of William Whitely & Co., distillers. Bookmaking operations were in progress there under his ownership. Willie Heeney has likewise been prominently identified as a member of the Capone syndicate for a long time. In 1932 he was arrested at the Planters Hotel with Frank Rio, Capone's Philadelphia cellmate, Paul Ricca and Michael Costello. Is that the name of the syndicate? I have the one extra copy that I gave to your committee here. In other words, the law violators dictate law-enforcement policies and control certain law-enforcement agencies. An undated mugshot of Tony Accardo. 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. In 1948 Peskin was a distributor of juke boxes under the name of the Automatic Music Instruments Co. in States of California, Nevada, and Washington. Tony Capezio was one of the suspects in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929 and was also a suspect of the murder of Mike DePike Heitler. Under his leadership The Outfit forbode its members to deal drugs, and unlike in other cities, the rule was enforced. 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. 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. While he was slowly becoming an important voice in the Outfit, he wasnt ready to become the boss of the whole operation just yet. Several years before he was killed, Colosimo had imported to Chicago a bodyguard by the name of John Torrio. I think they are all citizens within my knowledge. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. 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. Last reports were to the effect that Imburgio was suffering from Burger's disease, which has incapacitated him. He was tried and acquitted of that charge and was represented by Rothstein's attorney. Even as he got older, he continued to insist that he was a beer salesman and nothing more. Tony Accardo died on May 22, 1992, from congestive heart failure and acute respiratory failure. Moretti had been castrated and disemboweled. Harry Levinson was one of those men who could call Antonino Accardo a friend. Although indicted on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, the case was nolle prossed by the State on April 10, 1931. They then asked me to come here as their representative. 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. Again that was the movie extortion plot. I am giving this from memory as far as what they testified to, but that is my recollection. In the prosecution of this case the Federal Government produced evidence showing that Guzik then had an interest in numerous gambling houses in Cicero and Chicago, that he owned stock in the Hawthorne Kennel Club which operated as a dog-racing track. Powered by. During the heyday of the Capone regime James Mondi was one of the big shots in Al Capone's gambling empire in Chicago, although in recent years he has not been very important. He returned to Chicago after having served his Federal sentence on February 27, 1934. 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 chief of police made the statement that he made that offer to him. Possessing a nimble mind and a canny instinct for survival, Accardo boasted of having never spent a night in jail. 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. Ralph Buglio, who was referred as a former Capone gunman, was sought for the shooting. In 1922 Humphreys was associated with the Meadowmoor Dairy. Accardo, Anthony Tony Tony died on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales. 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. This company---. the trunk of his car on April 6. At one time Tony Accardo, the top-ranking member of the syndicate, was in partnership with him. I think you either told me or you stated somewhere that Mr. Annenberg and Molasky were indicted for income-tax evasion. At the time of Mangano's death he was riding in a car owned by Cavaliera. Though he had vowed not to make the same mistakes as Capone, he was found guilty of tax evasion. Nicholas De Grazia, 121 Twenty-second Avenue, Melrose Park, Ill., has been another important figure in the Capone syndicate's gambling operations. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. The first floor contained a saloon, cafe, and the office of Torrio. As I understand it, today you are testifying on behalf of the American Municipal Association. One of his lieutenants was Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who allegedly succeeded him as head in about 1931. For the Outfit leader the house was a way of showing Chicago he was top dog, and had the wealth to prove it. That is correct. That is out of Cicero gambling joints. 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