He also has been associated with important racketeers in various parts of the country. The headquarters for the Torrio mob was at the Four Deuces, 2222 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Murphy was sentenced in April 1933. Terms of Service, 2023Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org It is a civic organization. I have the address in some of my other notes here. In the early 1960s, it seemed like Accardo was in danger of serving a prison sentence. 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. Murray's first conflict with the law occurred in 1918 when he was arrested as John Humphreys on a charge of burglary. These persons were charged with conspiring to violate the Federal lottery laws by distributing price lists across State lines. For the sake of clarity, I am going to review very briefly the Capone syndicate. Most of those activities of course were in the bootlegging field. A young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. Our files would probably show whether they are or not. TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. PETERSON. Nitti was attracted to Ricca, so the story goes, because of his intelligence and induced him to work at the Lexington Hotel which was a Capone gang headquarters, as a confidential aid to Nitti. 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. Mr. PETERSON. Capezio has been engaged in big-time gambling operations in Chicago. On September 25, 1932, a doorman to a road house located on Lake Street west of Mannheim Road was killed. 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. Evans was born in November 1898 in St. Louis, Mo. And to this day, not nearly as many people know Accardos name. Chicago mobster Anthony Accardo's former home, at 1407 Ashland Avenue in River Forest sold for $1.5 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. Claude Maddox has been a prominent member of the syndicate for many years. The CHAIRMAN. During World War I Kastel was engaged - as a matter of fact, he has been convicted - was engaged in many illegal operations. This evidence was not considered sufficient to sustain a conviction. At that time McLane alleged that he had been told previously by some of the gangsters, namely Frank Nitti, Paul Ricca, and Louis Campagna, that they wanted to take over control of the union in order to loot the treasury. 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. 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. Steven Garcia's throat had also been slashed from ear to ear, but instead of being shot, Garcia had multiple stab wounds. He writes daily for The Oakland Press in Metro Detroit and focuses on Mob activity in Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia and New England. 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? Jack Guzik was very close to Al Capone until the time he died. In 1947 on financial records Peskin listed the name of his company as the Chicago Automatic Music Co. That information, of course, has been a matter of public record over a long period of time. Al Capone was suspected of organizing the hit and Tony Accardo was accused of participating. Mr. PETERSON. Some time later Torrio was sentenced to serve 9 months in the Du Page County Jail and received a $5,000 fine. In 1974, Giancana was arrested by Mexican authorities and returned to America. Among the most important syndicate members operating out of Cicero at the present time are Joseph Aiuppa, Claude Maddox, Joseph Corngold, and Willie Heeney. His brother, Rocco Fischetti, sometimes known as Ralph Fisher, has also been a member of the Capone syndicate since the late 1920's. On February 11, 1933, Frank DeMere, 26 years of age, residing at 7118 South Seeley Avenue, Chicago, was shot outside the Plantation Cafe, a Black and Tan restaurant at Fifty-first and Michigan Avenue, Chicago. On the income-tax evasion I am inclined to think they were on that. 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. 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, . It is my impression that the man he bought it from is Arnold Kruse, but I wouldn't say for sure. Tony Accardo . 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. 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. 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. The De Grazios. Accardo died of heart and lung diseases, said Carrie Quidayan, night nursing coordinator at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center. He also maintains a residence address at, 3100 North Sheridan Road in Chicago, where his brothers, Rocco and Joe, live. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Peterson, will you come around, please? That was at the time when all this mysterious money was dumped in on Eugene Burnstein's desk in Chicago and they paid off these so-called back tax claims. Mr. PETERSON. Still, whenever Accardo was called to court to testify on his involvement with the Outfit, he firmly denied any and all allegations. 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. In 1937 -. His face had been burned off with an acetylene torch. Numerous others have grown to power and have become influential within the organization. In 1943 the newspapers charged the Nitti-Ricca-Campagna combine had cleaned out the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. In fact, Capone trusted Accardo so much that he may have even asked him to participate in the 1929 St. Valentines Day Massacre. I don't think he was ever confronted by anybody with it. On April 1, 1924, there was virtually an armed invasion of Cicero. Rocco Fischetti, Sam Hunt, and Murray Humphreys also. It was further charged that the operation of the United Liquor Stores, Inc., the company lead failed to pay the State sales tax since 1934 and owed a delinquency of $50,000. Mr. Peterson, some of the names that you have just mentioned are still operating; are they not? Ralph Buglio, who was referred as a former Capone gunman, was sought for the shooting. That covers it I think, mostly. Through our files and through research. 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. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. The CHAIRMAN. Before that, St. Louis 1 year, before that Milwaukee 2 years, and then I worked in Chicago for 2 years, in New York City, Florida, Philadelphia. Conditions haven't changed too much in the last 30 years insofar as that situation is concerned. 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. But he was still available for advice. E-mail me when people leave their comments , The Message: Dont Fuck With Antonino Accardo, How The Hells Angels Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider, Bonannos go to war in New York: Shooting in Long Island tied to Mikey Nose and Joe C. beef, Watermelons, submarines & sex toys: The craziest ways cartels traffic drugs, How China Is Fuelling America's Drug Epidemic. Possessing a nimble mind and a canny instinct for survival, Accardo boasted of having never spent a night in jail. That is right. Is that true? He was 85 and a lifelong resident of Hester. Mr. PETERSON. Information was also secured to the effect that Humphreys was a partner of Evans in this enterprise. Accardo never reached the same level of notoriety as Capone. He was born in Chicago July 16, 1908. 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. Federal judge to 8 months in jail for contempt of court. I don't recall the exact figures, but I believe that Ricca admitted in testimony there that he got between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. But he said he had never been a boss.. 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. 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. Are the rest of them American citizens? Mangano was an important figure in the Capone syndicate. 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 has resided at 1927 North Normandy in Chicago. Mr. Peterson, you have notes that you are following. He was rejected for military service. When Mayor LaGuardia conducted his campaign against the slot-machine operations of Costello and Kastel in New York, they negotiated with officials of Louisiana and began large-scale slot-machine operations there. The double homicide came to be referred to as the Strangers in the Night Murders because of the Johnny Mathis song playing on the jukebox as Moretti and Renno were slaughtered by an Outfit hit team. His father left unfulfilled a dying promise to arrange for Buddy's care after he was gone. It will define the activity of the gangs, so it does not just cover gambling and slot machines? O'Hara was then indicted but won a directed verdict on June 7, 1933. Mr. HALLEY. The Government claimed then that De Grazio had an income over $97,000 in 1929, $51,000 in 1930. The store was owned by a friend of Accardo a Jewish bookie paying the Big Tuna protection money. Mr. PETERSON. He is a close friend of Tony Accardo, and was also closely associated with Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean, one of the Capone gang members convicted in the extortion case. That is the so-called Bioff-Brown case. Someone was mocking him and it didnt take long for Accardo to find out which burglars might have an issue with him. It has been a losing proposition and we can't continue it * * *.". 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. He was later indicted in connection with this matter, but not convicted. Spilotro knew just the man, and pointed them to John Mendell. You say that happened in Wisconsin? Torrio even actually envisioned a vice monopoly for the entire county. I was with the FBI about 12 years. Maddox originated from St. Louis, Mo., where he was convicted for burglary on August 5, 1919. The CHAIRMAN. And for a while, it was unclear who the best man for the job would be. 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. The CHAIRMAN. Some sources claimed that Torrio, who had already established himself as a tough gangster in New York, was sent to Colosimo by Frank Uale. Charles Fischetti is one of the most important members of the syndicate at the present time. On April 26 Bobby Hertogs was found with his throat cut and his body riddled with bullet holes. 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. Printed for the use of Special Committee to Investigate Later Fred Morelli once Cooney's bookkeeper, then became head of Century Music Co. I am inclined to think that is the same fellow. He is one of the big-shot policy racketeers on Chicago's South Side. In 1943, Accardos close friend, Paul (the Waiter) Ricca, allegedly assumed control and appointed Accardo underboss. But Ricca also found himself in trouble with the law, and he was soon locked up. 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. You have had experience with the FBI in most of the sections of the United States in the matter of Federal law enforcement? Enter Tony Accardo. A union representative testified that out of $910,000 collected by Caldwell as the union representative, he could find only about $62. 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. You can get the information and furnish it to the committee later. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The defense attorney represented Ralph Capone as a race-horse man and bookmaker. I give you a clean bill of health on that. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. He had to eliminate two more men, men who could tie him to the killings of the burglars. It appears that he did proceed to New York City and was grilled by the grand jury in connection with that case. Did the Federal Government take any action for the collection of back taxes? Mr. Peterson, are you at a place where you can pause for the time being? In 1937 Haim negotiated the purchase of this J. J. Dailey & Son, Ltd., holding company of William Whitely & Co., distillers. 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. On May 2, 1933, the chief investigator for the State's attorney's office described Humphreys as public enemy No. He owns a home, in addition to his address in Chicago at 6471 Allison Road, Miami, Fla., Allison Island. 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. 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. He was also the husband of his wife Clarice, with whom he had two daughters and two adopted sons. Following the grand jury investigation there they moved back into the Chicago area. Mr. PETERSON. 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. A short time later Ralph O'Hara became head of the Motion Picture Operators Union of Chicago, Local 110. What's the use of risking your life, when you can't enjoy the wealth that comes with it? In particular, he became entrenched in a Chicago suburb called Burnham, Ill., with the assistance of John Patton, who became known as the boy mayor of Burnham. Thank you. That is spelled U-a-l-e or, commonly, Y-a-l-e. It would be a pretty fast mimeographing job. 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. No, it was a State-wide trade liquor association. Accardo was convicted in 1960 of tax evasion and sentenced to six years in prison, but the conviction was overturned. An argument followed and the driver of the car was shot and killed. Chicago. The CHAIRMAN. 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. The next to turn up dead were Vincent Moretti and Donald Swanson. John Borsellino and Gerry Carusiello had taken care of the burglars and had now themselves been taken care of. At that time they were charged with violation of the National Prohibition Act. He was found not guilty on June 17, 1942. The CHAIRMAN. 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