Phil was an intelligent and fair gangster. 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. The Capone gang was vitally interested in a track in Chicago known under two names, namely, the Laramie Kennel Club. It was also alleged at that time that Humphreys and other hoodlums were attempting to muscle in to a milk-drivers union. SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE 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. I think the union was thrown into receivership. They were indicted. In 1941 the press reported that on the North Side and in the northwest suburbs the juke-box industry was under the control of Eddie Vogel, an important Capone syndicate member. Torrio was arrested and so were numerous other individuals. The Capone syndicate then formed its own racing news information service which was called the Trans-American Publishing & News Service, Inc. Accardo, as I mentioned before, was one of the alleged plotters of the St. Valentine's Day massacre in 1929. And this year who is the president? That way, he could help bookmakers set the odds and collect on bets. 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. Senator WILEY. By the mid-1920s, Accardo had already met Al Capone. HEARINGS BEFORE THE In 1931 Rocco De Grazio was the leader of the Capone organization in the north and west suburban sections of Chicago. He was indicted for kidnaping in Chicago in 1929, and that case was nol-prossed. 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. In 1944 it was alleged that Gus Alex, Hymie Levin, Gus Liebe, and others were connected with the notorious gambling. But he was adept at avoiding criminal prosecution and boasted that he never spent a night in jail. John Capone, another brother of Al Capone, at one time resided at 5400 South Park Boulevard. 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. Peskin admitted to the police, however, that he had made a threat to Nathan that he would "cut his throat" but claimed he meant it only in a business way. Among the names contained in this book was that of Tony Accardo, together with his residence address in River Forest, Ill. 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. They settled for around $100,000. When he went to work one morning he found his store in a mess. Torrio had built up power for his organization of gangsters, and this was taken over by Capone and became even more powerful as time elapsed. On February 14, 1929 - I am sure you are all familiar with the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago. Joseph Epstein has continued to furnish Virginia Hill with large sums of money over a period of years. 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. I give you a clean bill of health on that. Campagna was paroled from the Federal penitentiary on August 13, 1947, together with Paul Ricca and Charles Gioe. But not all families were equal. From the East coast all the way to the West coast, and everything in between was controlled by twenty-some mob families. Mr. PETERSON. In January 1937 DeMere had shot and killed William Stanley, a Negro, after Stanley had slain Frank Buglio, a brother of Ralph. Campagna was one of those restrained in that order that I mentioned a few moments ago from looting the treasury of the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Union, Local 276 in 1940. 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. He was 86. Accardo was called to testify, but he took the fifth and revealed nothing. I don't think he was ever confronted by anybody with it. Hunt was found at the scene with a discharged shotgun in a golf bag. Mr. PETERSON. He has been the part owner of the El Patio gambling place at 5914 West Cermak Road, together with Joe Corngold. 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. Both a violent and obedient man, Accardo was eager to prove his loyalty to the mob. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth District, New Orleans, has ordered that, Campagna and Gioe be returned to the penitentiary, but there is still further legal action pending. All of you remember him undoubtedly. During the days of Al Capone there was some competition, but they were dealt with in violent fashion. On May 11, 1920, Big Jim Colosimo was killed in gangland fashion in Chicago. /r/Mafia features stories, interviews, documentary and news articles about organized crime around the world. It happened 40 years ago this month, in the early morning hours of January 6, 1978. The arrest was merely one on suspicion, and they were released. Mr. PETERSON. Gambling is unquestionably closely associated with the top-ranking members of the syndicate. Several years ago August Circella was one of the owners of the notorious Colony Club on Chicago's North Side. But Nitti quickly found himself in a tangle of legal issues, and he died by suicide in 1943. Feedback or questions? Campagna has made a fortune from gambling activities in Cook County. As one mutual associate put it: Tony Accardo has more brains before breakfast than Al Capone ever had all day.. 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. Many of them remained in the same field following prohibition. That was before the Taft-Hartley Act, in 1943. A call was made to Las Vegas where The Outfit's Anthony Spilotro (photo left) protected the mob's casino skimming operations. 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. Then Michael Volpe, the man responsible for watching the house, was called to testify. This is from recollection. He was found not guilty on June 17, 1942. In recent years August Circella owned and operated the Gold Coast Lounge, on North Rush Street. He was rejected for military service. The CHAIRMAN. Tony Accardo, a.k.a. He also has been associated with important racketeers in various parts of the country. He had decided to appoint Joseph Ferriola as boss. The $275,000 seized in the raid on Accardo's home was later returned to him. Though Accardo technically retired from being a Mafia boss in the late 1950s, he continued to pull the strings as a consigliere. He has been affiliated in gambling activities with Willie Heeney, an important figure in Cicero, Joseph Corngold, alias Fifke, of the El Patio gambling establishment, 5914 West Cermak Road, Cicero. 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. In recent years he has operated the Primrose Path, 1159 North Clark Street, Chicago, and in recent months has operated a place called the Primrose Bar in Los Angeles. All right. Tony Accardo met and married Clarice Pordzany in 1934. I mean the one before that, the tourists' association. They bought 150 juke boxes which they distributed and took about 70 spots away from Peskin. O'Hara was then indicted but won a directed verdict on June 7, 1933. During this period the Capone syndicate was virtually in control of dog racing throughout the Nation. The next to turn up dead were Vincent Moretti and Donald Swanson. 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. Now that youve learned about Tony Accardo, read more about Al Capone, his infamous predecessor. His face had been burned off with an acetylene torch. After moving in, Accardo added a $10,000 black onyx bathtub and an indoor, two-lane bowling alley. Ralph Capone surrendered on May 9, 1930, through the advice of his attorney, Joseph Lustfield. . He has been in charge and control of some of the largest gambling establishments in Lake and Cook Counties. I do not think you have been sworn. You need to be a member of Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org to add comments! Hertogs was found in. The Cicero contingent of the Capone syndicate is one of the most important. 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 the meantime, Paul Ricca tried to take control as the boss. Another individual who has come to the forefront particularly in recent years in Sam "Mooney" Gincanna, 1147 Wenonah Avenue, Oak Park, Ill. Ralph Capone's conviction was upheld when the case was appealed. Pierce, incidentally, was one of those acquitted. 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. He is a prominent businessman. Gus Alex in recent years has become an important figure in the syndicate and has been particularly close to Jack Guzik. Senator WILEY. I think they are all citizens within my knowledge. As of 1944, Sam Hunt was allegedly an official of the Drexel Wine & Liquor Co., Thirty-ninth and Cottage Grove Avenue. Information has been developed indicating that gunmen who have been involved in some of the shootings on the west coast have hung around Borcia's establishment in Los Angeles. 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. Ralph Buglio's name was also mentioned in connection with the gang killing of Maurice Enright. The book also contained the name of Joe Batters, which is the name frequently used by Accardo. 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. Tony Accardo was the most successful mob boss of all time.At the top for 48 years!To put that in perspective Al Capone was boss for 5 years(1925-30)and John Gotti from 1985 to his death in 2002,but more than half of that he was in jail.Accardo did it all,from young apprentice of Capone favorite "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn to shooter in the St . I don't know. The CHAIRMAN. It is very interesting and most useful. Volpes eyeglasses were recovered from a safe inside the residence during a raid years later, but his body has never been unearthed. Nothing had been stolen but the house had been ransacked. Gus Liebe has been a manager for numerous gambling joints. 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. Harry Levinson was one of those men who could call Antonino Accardo a friend. Aiuppa was also arrested in connection with the slaying of James D. Larrisen, on April 7, 1944, in the tavern of Matt Capone. As I said before, until the repeal of prohibition the principal activities of this group were related to the illegal liquor traffic. Mangano was an important figure in the Capone syndicate. Is that the same person mentioned by Mr. Brown that he bought his stock from? . After leaving school as a young teenager, Accardo joined a group of local hoodlums. The offer was turned down. Mr. PETERSON. In 1922 Humphreys was associated with the Meadowmoor Dairy. There was a two-month reprieve from the bloodshed before the final two members of Mendells crew, Bobby Hertogs and Johnny McDonald, met their own gruesome fate. Most of these individuals are still important members of the Capone syndicate in 1950. 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. He was implicated in the million-dollar movie-extortion case along with the other Capone gangsters. The Accardo family had for years lived in a modest ranch house at 1431 Ashland Avenue in the Chicago suburb of River Forest. Jack Guzik himself was charged with evasion of income tax for the years 1927, 1928, and 1929. In 1974, Giancana was arrested by Mexican authorities and returned to America. In September 1941 Peskin was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct growing out of a slugging of Lionel M. Nathan, who had been employed by Peskin. Senator WILEY. He has been arrested on numerous occasions which include one by the New Orleans police in 1928, by the Memphis, Tenn., police in February 1928. It is my impression that the man he bought it from is Arnold Kruse, but I wouldn't say for sure. But judging by Accardos relatively modest lifestyle, you might not guess that he was a wealthy man. And as he distanced himself from the Outfit, Accardo began to enjoy the spoils of his job. On June 17, 1942, there was a finding of "not guilty" as to Tremont and other individuals indicted. Senator WILEY. As a matter of background, he is a cousin of Al Capone and has been an important member of the syndicate for the greater part of three decades. Borcia has a criminal record and was paroled May 14, 1941, from the Auburn State Penitentiary in New York. They made an offer that couldn't be refused. I would have to check that, though. This association recently has taken place in Florida. On April 1, 1924, there was virtually an armed invasion of Cicero. What position did you hold with the FBI when you left? 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. DEC 18 1950. This burglary was a personal insult to Accardo, no doubt about it. 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. There again there are documents in connection with hearings held in New York concerning that matter. Murphy was sentenced in April 1933. Mr. Peterson, are you at a place where you can pause for the time being? That is correct. De Stefano controls a chain of retail liquor stores in which Fusco is supposed to have an interest or did have an interest. The committee will stand in recess until 2:30. 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. 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. The three named were under investigation following the murder of State Representative John M. Bolton, who was killed on July 4, 1936. Accardo would turn out to be a much sharper boss than the man who made him a member at age twenty. As I understand it, its membership represents about eleven or twelve thousand communities - cities or local communities. SECOND SESSION, PURSUANT TO 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. 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. Capone had already established himself as a tough gunman with the Five Points gang of New York City. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. The principal purpose of my testimony is first to show the growth and development of some of the major gangs and the connections between these major gangs and many other sections of the country. William Roemer, a retired FBI agent who tracked Accardos career for years, said recently he could never charge Accardo but believed he was one of the triggermen in the St. Valentines Day massacre in Chicago in 1929. 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. Accardo died of heart and lung. I would have to check on that. In 1944 information was received that Leslie Kruse lived at 4300 Marine Drive. This has to do with allegedly setting up this racing news service to take over the old Annenberg regime. Another important member is Murray Llewellyn Humphreys, alias J. Harris, known as "The Camel," 7710 Bennett Avenue. The chief of police made the statement that he made that offer to him. I believe Mr. Newton from Denver. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a question there. He called 911 straight away. The house included high vaulted rooms, an indoor pool, a gun and trophy room, a pipe organ, a walk in safe, wood spiral staircases, carriage and guest houses on the backyard half acre. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. PETERSON. In fact, it was brought out that Heeney was one of the men who handled the contact with State Senator Brady and. Released on parole in 1947. That was their testimony. Mr. Brown has been here since yesterday and wants to go back home tonight. Now, of course, nobody can prove that that was the Capone syndicate, but there was certainly a lot of influence there on the part of people who didn't want the town closed up. Mr. PETERSON. Levinson explained his problem to Accardo, who told him not to worry. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Peterson, some of the names that you have just mentioned are still operating; are they not? Following the grand jury investigation there they moved back into the Chicago area. His father was a humble shoemaker and his mother was a homemaker. Around this same time, Accardo was made capo or captain of his own street crew. I have the exact name of the association in our files which I will make available to you if you want it. He had visited Ricca and Campagna in Leavenworth Penitentiary under the pretext that he was an attorney and used the name of Joseph Bulger, a Chicago attorney. From that time on, Ricca became influential in the inner circles of the Capone organization. The first floor contained a saloon, cafe, and the office of Torrio. 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. He was not convicted. Hunt has been prominently identified with the underworld as a gunman for many years. Sam "Golf Bag" Hunt, whose real name is Samuel McPherson Hunt, has been closely associated with many prominent members of the Capone syndicate including Murray Humphreys, Ralph Pierce, Jack Guzik, Charles Fischetti, and others. Paul Ricca, among other property, has a summer estate located near Long Beach, Ind., worth about $75,000. At the time of the accident Ricca was in the company of Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti. 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. It is stated that Ricca came to this country about 1920 and that his name in Italy was Magleo or Maglio. In 1931 the crime commission named him as a public enemy. There is no indication he has been active in rackets in Chicago and in fact indications are to the contrary. The CHAIRMAN. In 1935 when Rocco De Grazio was convicted of income-tax evasion he admitted he was operating 18 handbooks, many of which were in Melrose Park, Ill., and he paid $1,200 per month for protection. He has exerted a considerable amount of political influence there. In 1944 Gus Alex, age 30 years, 4000 West Washington Boulevard, was arrested, together with Willie Niemoth, in connection with the shotgun wounding of Robert Bock. Vogel has been the secretary and treasurer of the Apex Cigarette Service, Inc., 1010 George Street., Chicago. He appointed, as chief of police, Joseph Horejs. Ragen was then ambushed and shot on June 24, 1946, and later died. He claims that he is a citizen. Sometime after 1933 Peskin entered the juke-box business. As early as 1932 Joe Adonis, Frank Erickson, and others were promoting a big sweepstakes operation. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. Hunt was indicted for murder and his chauffeur, Hyman Gottfreed, alias Hy Godfrey, was indicted as an accessory. Jack Guzik was then the business manager of the illegal empire controlled by Capone. It is claimed that he graduated from the school of architects and engineering at the university. Mr. KLEIN. Just recently, however, in 1948, John C. Stofel became the village president out in Cicero and was doing a very excellent job. This was business as usual. Mr. PETERSON. 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. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. Mr. PETERSON. After his recovery he served his jail sentence and then he abdicated his underworld throne in Chicago to Al Capone. 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. Mr. PETERSON. In January of 1978 Accardo and his wife Clarice went to their condo in Indian Wells, to enjoy the sun, entrusting their house to long time friend Michael Volpe. Were there subsequent developments? They were later returned to the penitentiary. Humphreys has also been involved in kidnaping. The CHAIRMAN. Paul Ricca, 812 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, Ill., is frequently considered the top ranking member of the Capone syndicate. I haven't gone too much into the government angle, although I may cover that somewhat in the testimony. Mr. PETERSON. Nathan was then slugged in front of his home at 6747 Clyde Avenue, Chicago. Mr. Peterson's statement will take approximately 4 or 4 1/2 hours more and he has to leave at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon; so, much as the committee hates to work overtime and anybody else hates to work overtime, we will have to go on for 30 minutes this afternoon. Phil D'Andrea, as you know, was recently - in 1943 - convicted with other Capone gangsters in the movie extortion case. On February 20 police discovered the body of John Mendell, the man who could defeat most burglar alarms and who was believed to be the mastermind behind the burglary had also been tortured before his throat had been slashed. After John Torrio left Chicago about 1929 is when Al Capone became the ruler of Chicago's underworld. John Capone is a friend of Pete Tremont, big-shot policy racketeer on Chicago's South Side, and is also a friend of Joe Fusco of Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. Fusco was very closely affiliated with Al Capone many years ago. He was closely associated with "Big Tim" Murphy, a notorious gang leader. It begins at Cicero Boulevard or Avenue, which is about 48 blocks west. Peter G. Tremont owns property in Miami Beach with Ralph Buglio and was associated with Max Caldwell. Powered by. I have the details of that in our files which I can make available to you. The CHAIRMAN. The latest unsavory fellow to poke his head and his many misdeeds into the present was born in 1906 and named Antonio Leonardo Accardo. Bookmaking operations were in progress there under his ownership. Without any question he is one of the leading members of the syndicate. Again that was the movie extortion plot. 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. 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