The Texas Times Herald, Dallas, Tex., on December 19, 1946, linked Pat Manno with others in an effort by Chicago gangsters to take over $14,000,000 annual gambling and racket concession in Dallas County. Tony Accardo met and married Clarice Pordzany in 1934. Until recent years Guzik has been associated with Hymie "Loud Mouth" Levin in gambling enterprises. Vogel, among other contacts, did have one George "Babe" Tottenelli, who was the trouble-shooter for Ed Vogel on the south side in connection with slot-machine activities for a number of years. Tony Accardo, a.k.a. They'd learn the key to longterm health and freedom is to act "normal" and respect everyone. You say that happened in Wisconsin? In 1929 the Federal grand jury charged Ralph Capone with failure to pay income taxes - November 1, 1929. Max Caldwell incidentally is presently located in Miami. The book also contained the name of Joe Batters, which is the name frequently used by Accardo. Time goes fast. Many of them remained in the same field following prohibition. When Kastel came out of prison he became a partner and associate of Frank Costello. For convenience, we might refer to the New York mob as the Frank Costello gang and the Chicago gang as the Capone syndicate. I think that is one of the real significant points of the entire organized-crime problem. 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. This company was chartered in Illinois in December 1937. That is correct. He is a. big automobile dealer on Chicago's East, Side, too. He has also been known to maintain close relations with some of the individuals who have been prominently identified with the underworld on the east coast. Paul Ricca, 812 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, Ill., is frequently considered the top ranking member of the Capone syndicate. His father left unfulfilled a dying promise to arrange for Buddy's care after he was gone. On January 9 they received a call from Volpe who told them someone had broken into their home. 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. 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. They bought 150 juke boxes which they distributed and took about 70 spots away from Peskin. Accardo would turn out to be a much sharper boss than the man who made him a member at age twenty. I believe there was testimony introduced in the congressional hearings with reference to the parole a year ago. Torrio was arrested and so were numerous other individuals. That is spelled U-a-l-e or, commonly, Y-a-l-e. His death marks the end of the Capone era, the Chicago Crime Commission added. The price for the misdeed would be paid in blood. Scott M. Burnstein, a journalist and true-crime historian, is the author of five books on organized crime. He is an associate of many of the most important members of the Capone outfit, including Nitti, deceased leader of the gang, Murray Humphreys, Paul Ricca, and Louis Campagna. During the Dillinger investigation, incidentally, he was one of the principal contacts with "Baby Face" Nelson, the most notorious killer of that gang. What did their tax returns show? Prior to being operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission, you were associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation? A few years ago Rocco and Andrew De Grazio were indicted in Federal court in connection with a narcotics charge. Too much time. The CHAIRMAN. He is the son of a restaurant owner. 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. The CHAIRMAN. 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. Named in the first indictment were Arthur V. McBride, of Cleveland, head of Yellow and Zone Taxi Cab Co.'s of that city; James M. Ragen, Sr., Lionel C. Lance, formerly of Chicago and now operating in Cleveland, a nephew of Mont Tennes; Thomas F. Kelley, Cleveland, a brother-in-law of McBride and former Baltimore manager of Nationwide; Thomas J. Ryan; alias Frank Walsh, New York City, formerly in charge of Consolidated News Service, then operating in Hoboken and New York; Morris Wexler, alias "Mushy" Wexler, of Cleveland, associate of McBride; Russell Brophy, Los Angeles, son-in-law of Ragen; Alfred Goodman, Chicago, former Nation-wide representative in Houston, Tex. A short time later Ralph O'Hara became head of the Motion Picture Operators Union of Chicago, Local 110. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. Jack Guzik was then the business manager of the illegal empire controlled by Capone. Mr. Peterson also explained that there are some names in the statement that he has there that he would not want to make public, but will give the committee privately. Mr. Peterson, how long have you been operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission? At the time of Mangano's death he was riding in a car owned by Cavaliera. Beginning in 1943, following the gang killings of Danny Stanton and Martin "Sonny Boy" Quirk, Sam Hunt became the generalissimo of Chicago's South Side gambling racket. Rocco De Stefano and others were indicted February 24, 1936, in Cook County on robbery charges wherein the loot was totaled at $75,000. Frank Diamond was sentenced to the penitentiary in 1943. . Mr. PETERSON. 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. Accardo was supposedly heard whistling 'You are my sunshine' referring to a Vegas lawyer nicknamed 'Sunshine'. In 1943 -. Chicago mobster Anthony Accardo's former home, at 1407 Ashland Avenue in River Forest sold for $1.5 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. 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. One of his lieutenants was Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who allegedly succeeded him as head in about 1931. These persons were charged with conspiring to violate the Federal lottery laws by distributing price lists across State lines. It appears in this case that the killers borrowed the automobile, in which they were transported to the place of the killing, from Buglio. 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. Aiuppa was also arrested in connection with the slaying of James D. Larrisen, on April 7, 1944, in the tavern of Matt Capone. He was arrested many times afterward on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. establishment called the Dome at 7466 West Irving Park Road. Yes. In 1936 Lipschultz---. Ill. 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. In the past he has spent a large amount of time at Russell's Silver Bar, 400 South State Street, Chicago, operated by Harry Russell, a big shot in the gambling set-up in Chicago and more recently in Florida. His brother, Rocco Fischetti, sometimes known as Ralph Fisher, has also been a member of the Capone syndicate since the late 1920's. The Italian-American Mafia, known as La Cosa Nostra, was doing great. 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. An undated mugshot of Tony Accardo. Who is in charge of the union now? On May 29, 1936, the charges against De Stefano were nolle prossed on the grounds that there was not sufficient evidence of identity as to the robbery but that he probably did assist in disposing of the stolen goods. Campagna was paroled from the Federal penitentiary on August 13, 1947, together with Paul Ricca and Charles Gioe. I don't think it could be done, Senator. Murray's first conflict with the law occurred in 1918 when he was arrested as John Humphreys on a charge of burglary. When he registered for the draft in World War II Gincanna gave his occupation as that of a salesman for the Central Envelope & Lithographing Co., 426 South Clinton Street, Chicago. 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. Hunt was wounded. 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. Las Vegas enforcer Anthony Spilotro was called back to Chicago to oversee this piece of business. Nathan blamed Peskin for the slugging but later repudiated same, and the case was dismissed. 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. 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. 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