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On February 20, 1943, it was reported that Abraham Teitlebaum, Ralph Capone's attorney, had advised the United States marshal that Ralph Capone might surrender in order that a subpena could be served on him with reference to the New York extortion trial. In recent months he has been living in California, I believe it is Tarzana, Calif. Throughout the United States the mob held sway. Aiuppa was also arrested in connection with the slaying of James D. Larrisen, on April 7, 1944, in the tavern of Matt Capone. 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. 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. But Ricca also found himself in trouble with the law, and he was soon locked up. Tony Accardo, a.k.a. Colosimo's Restaurant become nationally famous. It is stated that Ricca came to this country about 1920 and that his name in Italy was Magleo or Maglio. And of course, the mob also had to find a new leader. In recent years Humphreys has been associated with Guzik, "Little New York" Campana and many other prominent members of the Capone syndicate. It is stated that John Capone married an ex-dancer from Atlanta. Hill at the Acapulca. However, that association began before that time, where both the Fischettis and the Kings have spent a large amount of time recently. They were later returned to the penitentiary. Following the grand jury investigation there they moved back into the Chicago area. I would have to check that, however. 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. It was alleged that from June 1, 1928, to the date of indictment, O'Hara had conspired with others to get applications for moving-picture operators through the department of moving picture operators and gas and electricity of the city. On the west coast Fischetti has associated with Jack I. Dragna, one of the most powerful underworld leaders in that area. You may proceed, Mr. Peterson. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. Pat Manno, alias Patrick J. Manning, has been in the policy racket in Chicago for many years. 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. He was indicted for kidnaping in Chicago in 1929, and that case was nol-prossed. He is a prominent businessman. On June 12, 1931, Fusco was indicted with Al Capone and other members of the Capone mob in Federal court, totaling 69 defendants, charged with liquor conspiracy. Ralph Buglio, who was referred as a former Capone gunman, was sought for the shooting. What position did you hold with the FBI when you left? Mr. PETERSON. A call was made to Las Vegas where The Outfit's Anthony Spilotro (photo left) protected the mob's casino skimming operations. We reach Al Capone's brothers, Ralph, John, Albert, and Matthew - Ralph and John have been the most active insofar as racketeering activities are concerned. He was 86. Most of those activities of course were in the bootlegging field. 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. He, Evans, was indicted with these men and Louis Romano and Thomas Panton in 1940 on a charge of conspiracy in the bartenders' union that I mentioned previously. Feeling disrespected and unappreciated, a rogue Chicago Outfit burglary crew robbed the suburban mansion of longtime crime boss Tony Big Tuna Accardo. Accardo had smashed the skulls of two men with a baseball bat, an act that impressed his superiors, Capone allegedly said: "This boy is a real Joe Batters." On September 18, 1925, Pat Manno was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct and placed on probation for 1 year. 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. After leaving school as a young teenager, Accardo joined a group of local hoodlums. During that time, he used his status to move the criminal organization into new operations and territories bringing it more power and wealth than it had seen in years. You have had experience with the FBI in most of the sections of the United States in the matter of Federal law enforcement? One of his lieutenants was Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who allegedly succeeded him as head in about 1931. The CHAIRMAN. The owner of this place would not allow slot machines in his place and the press alleged that the slaying was intended to intimidate the road house owner. The defense attorney represented Ralph Capone as a race-horse man and bookmaker. 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. Ill. But the bodies kept dropping. Then, in 1933, Prohibition ended. Campagna originally came from New York City, and at first it is claimed that he hung around Taylor and Halsted Streets in the old "bloody twentieth" ward in Chicago. That case went to trial and all they had was Egan's confession, and there was an acquittal in the case. 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. As previously indicated, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, John Torrio, and other members of the gang gained control of legitimate liquor business. However, they were subsequently released as a result of court action and are presently on parole pending appeal. . It is a separate municipality? Did they ever recover any of it? Though he was later believed to have a photographic memory, Tony dropped out of . Nathan blamed Peskin for the slugging but later repudiated same, and the case was dismissed. Matt Capone became a fugitive for a time and later the case was dismissed against him with reference to this murder. His company is known as the Universal Automatic Music Corp., 1506 East Sixty-seventh Street, Chicago, Ill. During the prohibition era Peskin operated the J. P. Food Distributors, Inc., 4446 South State Street, which was ostensibly a wholesale grocery but actually was used to buy corn sugar and other products needed in the manufacture of alcohol. I would hate to say that definitely, but it could very well be. In the opinion of at least the chairman of this committee, you are outstanding in the work that you have done in your experience and you are well qualified to be of service to the committee in telling us not only the matters about the situation in Chicago but in other sections of the country. The couple had four children together, including two adopted sons and two biological daughters. In 1947 it is known that Evans claimed to be the owner of the establishment. In fact, prior to last December I had conferences with several mayors that were having difficulties with the organized crime problem. Early on in his career, Accardo allegedly tracked down colleagues who had betrayed Capone and beat them to death with a baseball bat. He owns a home, in addition to his address in Chicago at 6471 Allison Road, Miami, Fla., Allison Island. Working from the shadows rather than the limelight, Accardo reigned over the Chicago mob for over 40 years. Pollack associated with numerous other members of the Capone syndicate, and it was customary for him to take them on airplane trips from Chicago to Miami. We will resume in about 5 minutes. In recent months John Capone has been associated with Herman Kiefus, who has been very active in gambling activities on the South Side. 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. I do not seem to have it with me. Federal judge to 8 months in jail for contempt of court. Jack Guzik, another member of the syndicate, was the business manager of the Capone syndicate or was called such during the heyday of Al Capone's regime in Chicago. In recent years Ralph Capone has been very influential in the vicinity of Lyons, Ill. Vogel has been the secretary and treasurer of the Apex Cigarette Service, Inc., 1010 George Street., Chicago. It proved an ill-conceived endeavor, and it didnt take long for Accardo to seek his proverbial pound of flesh. Joseph Epstein has continued to furnish Virginia Hill with large sums of money over a period of years. . From 1934 to 1937 Evans was connected with the Equipment Loan & Discount Corp. On August of 1937 this corporation was merged with the Security Discount Co., 1000 North La Salle Street, Chicago, which Evans was operating at late as 1947. 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. Mr. PETERSON. In addition, Fusco admits ownership of three other wholesale distributing houses for liquor. 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. 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 1930 Costello and his lieutenant, Dandy Phil Kastel, were associated with Irving Hain. Mr. PETERSON. They began operations in Louisiana in 1934, and it is claimed that the first year of their activities there netted them about $800,000. The CHAIRMAN. He had decided to appoint Joseph Ferriola as boss. Accardo, the son of a shoemaker, was born Antonio Leonardo Accardo in 1906 in Chicagos Little Italy. Mr. PETERSON. 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. 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. The CHAIRMAN. 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. I said that Joseph Aiuppa was allegedly one of the owners of the Taylor Manufacturing Co. in Cicero. He was found, weeks later, in the trunk of his car, stabbed and strangled to death. In 1929 the Federal grand jury charged Ralph Capone with failure to pay income taxes - November 1, 1929. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesOnce Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. This is back in 1940. He was rejected for military service. It is claimed that he graduated from the school of architects and engineering at the university. "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. Subsequent testimony proved they were killed in a basement and their bodies later dumped in a grave. As I said before, until the repeal of prohibition the principal activities of this group were related to the illegal liquor traffic. TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. Wikimedia CommonsIn his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. When he went to work one morning he found his store in a mess. He was closely associated with "Big Tim" Murphy, a notorious gang leader. In 1943 -. As I will show you later, he then became tied up with Costello in New York. I think he was shot in Chicago, as a matter of fact. He has also resided at 9199 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fla., just north of Miami. Up until 1941 his name appeared as one of the stock-holders of some of the dog tracks down there. He is still on the outside, but the litigation is still pending as to whether or not he will have to return in accordance with the decision of the court in New Orleans. He has been considered one of the most important syndicate members in Cicero for many years. 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. He is presently suspected of being the respectable front in the liquor industry for the syndicate. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. At that meeting the American Municipal Association passed by unanimous vote a resolution stating that they felt that this was a matter in which in some instances they needed the cooperation of the Federal Government in helping them in their law-enforcement problems, and they asked for an investigation by some Federal agency or by Congress. The CHAIRMAN. Harry Levinson was one of those men who could call Antonino Accardo a friend. He became the operator of a restaurant known as Colosimo's, which was located at 2136 South Wabash Avenue. No. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The CHAIRMAN. As late as 1946 Joe Peskin was reported to be the juke-box-syndicate boss of Chicago. Mr. Brown has been here since yesterday and wants to go back home tonight. But Nitti quickly found himself in a tangle of legal issues, and he died by suicide in 1943. Apparently pleased with his work, Capone gave him the nickname Joe Batters.. In 1942 Hunt was involved in an automobile accident. Most of these individuals are still important members of the Capone syndicate in 1950. Mr. PETERSON. Enter Tony Accardo. Torrio even actually envisioned a vice monopoly for the entire county. The CHAIRMAN. 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. At the time of the accident Ricca was in the company of Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti. Hunt was found at the scene with a discharged shotgun in a golf bag. He also maintains a residence address at, 3100 North Sheridan Road in Chicago, where his brothers, Rocco and Joe, live. Tony Capezio's wife is part owner of the Orchid Flower Shop, at 2408 West Chicago Avenue. Through Edward Vogel, plans were made for the underworld organization headed by Torrio to elect its ticket in the mayoralty election. A young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. He has a long criminal record. 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. Mr. Peterson, you may proceed for about 15 minutes and then we will recess until 2:30. He was known as Joe the Boss, and was head of the Italian lotteries and similar illegal activities. I think that may be correct, but I don't know that I have that. As a result of that, I was requested to appear before the American Municipal Association at its annual meeting in Cleveland. It was charged by the State's attorney's office in Chicago on August 21, 1941, that Pat Manno together with the others that I mentioned a few moments ago had attempted to loot or actually spent a large amount of that $910,000 from the Retail Clerks Protective Association. 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. I see you have about three more pages on Chicago. Attorney Paul Dillon of St. Louis on behalf of efforts to obtain paroles for Ricca, Campagna, Gioe, and D'Andrea of the Capone gang. I was under the impression that that was who it was. These men did work for me and did take some spots away from me. Renno had nothing to do with the Accardo robbery; he simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ive never been a boss. While authorities clearly knew he was up to no good and continued to investigate him in his later years they never pinned anything on him. He was a ruthless gang leader in New York City. But judging by Accardos relatively modest lifestyle, you might not guess that he was a wealthy man. Willie Heeney was known to be a contact man for the Capone syndicate with St. Louis hoodlums. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a question there. The fallout was swift and savage. I think he has a filling station out there. By the mid-1920s, Accardo had already met Al Capone. Jack Guzik was very close to Al Capone until the time he died. I believe Willie Heeney admitted that "Little New York" Campagna got 60 percent and Corngold got 15 percent from the Cicero "joints." Of course, in the Apex Cigarette Service Co. he is one of the principal owners as I understand it, but I can't give you an estimate of the amount of money involved in the enterprises. On February 14, 1929 - I am sure you are all familiar with the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago. 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. In 1931, Capone was found guilty of tax evasion and sent to prison. 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. Mr. Peterson, what are the Whitely brands? They recently just built a large addition to it. In 1933 Adonis sent his representative to Chicago to help reorganize the Manhattan Brewery. He has been released from Federal penitentiary. Mr. PETERSON. The three named were under investigation following the murder of State Representative John M. Bolton, who was killed on July 4, 1936. One of the early bodyguards of Capone was Louis (Little New York) Campagna. They conspired to extort a million dollars from the movie industry. An important lieutenant of Hunt on the South Side is Hyman Gottfreed. Hunt has been arrested by the police on several occasions following gang slayings but has never been successfully prosecuted. I will be glad to do that when I get back. Capezio's wife Marie is the sister of Frank Nitti, former head of the Capone mob. The five New York families and the Chicago family, known as The Outfit, held the most power. * * *. I mean the one before that, the tourists' association. Rocco DeStefano has had his name linked with that of Guzik, Charles and Rocco Fischetti, and other hoodlums as being friends of these persons. He died of heart failure at Chicagos St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital on May 27, 1992 at age 86. On December 22, 1943, Nick De Grazio appeared as a witness for a defendant in a rape case. 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. In 1943 the newspapers charged the Nitti-Ricca-Campagna combine had cleaned out the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. At their meeting last year where you made a report, I believe it was, in Cleveland, Ohio. Tony Accardo . There again there are documents in connection with hearings held in New York concerning that matter. Ryan was a known burglar, and when police discovered his body he had a police scanner on him, which is used by a lot of burglars to monitor police activity. The latest unsavory fellow to poke his head and his many misdeeds into the present was born in 1906 and named Antonio Leonardo Accardo. Several years before he was killed, Colosimo had imported to Chicago a bodyguard by the name of John Torrio. Mr. PETERSON. SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE Maddox originated from St. Louis, Mo., where he was convicted for burglary on August 5, 1919. Senator WILEY. At one time they succeeded in having their representative placed at the head of State-wide trade associations and through their influence they were able to have their representative elected to the liquor code authority under the old NRA. . No more ties to Accardo. The Accardo family had for years lived in a modest ranch house at 1431 Ashland Avenue in the Chicago suburb of River Forest. Ralph Capone, brother of Al, was born in Italy in 1894 and brought to the United States when he was about a year old. In the early 1960s, it seemed like Accardo was in danger of serving a prison sentence. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. The house was built by a millionaire manufacturer in 1930 for $500.000. When an attempt was made to start in business in competition with the syndicate it would fail, because the new operators could not get a union label on their machines from the electrical workers' union. Mr. Peterson, will you continue with your testimony, please? He has since been writing for more than five years, developing his expertise in subjects like Soviet history as well as World War II, and his work has appeared in Esquire, Hyperallergic, Polygon, History Today, and The New York Observer. Naturally, this constitutes an oversimplification of the problem, but it really is surprising when there is a full realization of the tremendous influence these two organized gangs still wield throughout the Nation today. 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. The representatives of Joe Adonis remained in the Chicago area for about. As I understand it, today you are testifying on behalf of the American Municipal Association. He has operated handbooks on the North Side of Chicago and has been the owner of the Boogie Woogie Club, 1709 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago. The book also contained the name of Joe Batters, which is the name frequently used by Accardo. Two persons familiar with crime. Paul Ricca, among other property, has a summer estate located near Long Beach, Ind., worth about $75,000. 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. 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. I don't remember the exact testimony. That is correct. On April 26 Bobby Hertogs was found with his throat cut and his body riddled with bullet holes. Thanks to his discreet style, Accardos influence on organized crime was both immense and invisible at the same time. Too much time. Some of these fellows have been city office holders in Cicero? But he was adept at avoiding criminal prosecution and boasted that he never spent a night in jail. Peter Tremont has operated in Chicago the Silver Wheel, the Ditto Wheel, and the Rome Wheel. He was born in Chicago July 16, 1908. In 1947 it was estimated that Joe Peskin of Universal Automatic Music Corp. had about 900 juke boxes placed on location. He was 86 years old a remarkable achievement for someone who had spent most of his life in such a dangerous business. In New York the company was known as the True-Mint Co. Anthony De Lordo, another Chicago hoodlum, is reported to have been in Florida and to have been in contact there with Sam H. Taran. But even in Mexico, Giancana was unable to keep a low profile. About two decades ago he was a member of the notorious "42 Gang." Peter G. Tremont owns property in Miami Beach with Ralph Buglio and was associated with Max Caldwell. Since Frank Nitti committed suicide in 1943, Tony Accardo has frequently been considered the leader of the Capone syndicate. Through our files and through research. He was released in each of those instances. 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. I might say that that resolution was one of the reasons that I happened to file the resolution in the early part of this Congress. 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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. He returned to Chicago after having served his Federal sentence on February 27, 1934. 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. He worked for Al Capone, then ran the crime group for many decades before his death in 1992. 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. And what better way to do that than by taking out his rage on traitors? How long before you will come to another chapter? Senator WILEY. Humphreys has also been involved in kidnaping. During World War I Kastel was engaged - as a matter of fact, he has been convicted - was engaged in many illegal operations. 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. Printed for the use of Special Committee to Investigate In 1979 two Chicago Outfit mobsters were murdered. Is that the name of the syndicate? 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. Rocco Fischetti, Sam Hunt, and Murray Humphreys also. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Among the secret names and addresses of underworld characters found in that address book was that of Humphreys, who was listed as J. 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