What position did you hold with the FBI when you left? During the Dillinger investigation, incidentally, he was one of the principal contacts with "Baby Face" Nelson, the most notorious killer of that gang. That was the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. Mr. PETERSON. Accardo must've been worried. He had decided to appoint Joseph Ferriola as boss. I was with the FBI about 12 years. Another man in the syndicate, Ralph Cavaliera, alias Armie, 2815 Dickens Avenue, Chicago, was a close associate of Dago Lawrence Mangano at the time of Mangano's death in 1944. 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. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, greatly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss. Despite receiving multiple convictions, he never spent any serious time in jail. It seemed as if the group of burglars who were responsible for the grave insult had all been dealt with, but Accardo wasn't finished. In 1947 it was estimated that Joe Peskin of Universal Automatic Music Corp. had about 900 juke boxes placed on location. Accardo died of heart and lung diseases, said Carrie Quidayan, night nursing coordinator at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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 this infamous incident, four unknown men viciously gunned down seven men who worked for George Bugs Moran, Capones most notorious rival. 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. At the time, he passed his days playing with his grandkids, including his daughter Marie's. They were charged in a Federal indictment with having conspired to violate the prohibition laws. Mr. Peterson, some of the names that you have just mentioned are still operating; are they not? Max Caldwell incidentally is presently located in Miami. Inside The Multi-State Murder Spree Of Alton Coleman And Debra Brown In 1984, Meet Mauro Morandi, The 'Italian Robinson Crusoe' Who Lived Alone On A Deserted Island For 32 Years, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. It was also understood that Epstein visited Mexico City in the early part of 1949, where he met Virginia. But despite his violent tendencies, Accardo also had a reputation for a quiet and calm demeanor that allowed him to climb the ranks of the Outfit faster than anyone had ever done before. 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. O'Hara was formerly associated with Thomas Malloy in the moving-picture operators union. In 1943 -. Bodies began dropping within days. Accardo started out as a bodyguard for Al Capone during Prohibition and later had his own 40-year reign as a Windy City mob boss. If anyone asked him what he did for a living, he was a beer salesman and a good one at that. 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. That is right. In addition, Fusco admits ownership of three other wholesale distributing houses for liquor. Accardo family members and Michael Volpe, a handyman for Accardo who discovered the burglary, appeared before the grand jury, represented by appellee Carl M. Walsh. Who is in charge of the union now? It begins at Cicero Boulevard or Avenue, which is about 48 blocks west. When the cops arrived they told Levinson that the thieves had done a superb job, leaving no traces. Tony Accardo Testifies Before Congress 1984 The National Crime Syndicate 38.1K subscribers 8.4K views 8 years ago Tony Accardo appears before congress in 1984 to answer questions about. Terms of Service, 2023Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org I think you either told me or you stated somewhere that Mr. Annenberg and Molasky were indicted for income-tax evasion. In a considerable number of sections, not in every section. 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 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. He was 86. He is supposed to have a farm in Kendall County, Ill., about 1,100 acres there, which has been managed or was during the war by Francis Curry. Information has been received to the effect that Cavaliera has operated as a front man for the Capone syndicate and operated Barbout games in the Halsted-Blue Island area. At the time of the accident Ricca was in the company of Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti. He lost an arm in an automobile accident several years ago, which gives rise to his nickname "Armie.". Ill. 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. John McDonald was found on April 14, his throat slashed and he was shot in the head and neck. He has been arrested with Claude Maddox as well as with Rocco De Grazio, Fred Rossi, and others. Senator WILEY. Lester Kruse is the officer of the Nu-Way Beer Coil Service, 635 North Kennedy Avenue. 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. In recent months he has been living in California, I believe it is Tarzana, Calif. Torrio even actually envisioned a vice monopoly for the entire county. Thank you very much, Mr. Peterson. He is presently suspected of being the respectable front in the liquor industry for the syndicate. But just before he began serving his sentence he was ambushed and shot. 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. 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. As a result, Accardo and attorney, Eugene Bernstein, were indicted by the Federal grand jury. At one time it was believed that he would eventually succeed to Al Capone's shoes, although he never actually gained that status. I give you a clean bill of health on that. And by the 1940s, the "Capone mob" controlled Chicago. This organization was known as, as I said before, I believe, the Trans-American Publishing & News Service, Inc. On June 13, 1947, O'Hara publicly announced with reference to the Trans-American "We are going out of business. It is a civic organization. * * *. He had been robbed of over $1 million in jewelry. Circella has recently been interested in an air-conditioning unit for which he owns the patent rights. Mr. PETERSON. Is that the same person mentioned by Mr. Brown that he bought his stock from? In October, Accardos houseboy, native Sicilian Mike Volpe, vanished weeks after testifying in front of a grand jury investigating the slayings linked to the January break-in. Willie Heeney has likewise been prominently identified as a member of the Capone syndicate for a long time. 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." 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. In 1922, O'Hara was business agent for the Chicago Federation of Musicians. The CHAIRMAN. 1. I have no control over anybody, Accardo testified. He was tried and acquitted of that charge and was represented by Rothstein's attorney. He became the operator of a restaurant known as Colosimo's, which was located at 2136 South Wabash Avenue. Gus Liebe has served as the manager of many of their establishments, those that are controlled by Rocco Fischetti. 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 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. Accardo allegedly took over as mob chief when Ricca retired in 1968, although he deferred to Ricca until he died in 1972. Borselino and Carusiello had participated in the epic bloodletting of the burglary crew that dared to boost the boss. Mr. PETERSON. Capezio has also been closely associated with John I. 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. In connection with the Federal parole of Paul Ricca, "Little New York" Campagna, Charles Gioe, and Phil D'Andrea, Accardo was indicted in Federal court in Chicago. 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. No. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. Published: January 18th, 2018 - By Scott Burnstein, Contributing Writer, Breaking Bad still resonates on 10th anniversary of its debut. An important lieutenant of Hunt on the South Side is Hyman Gottfreed. The fallout was swift and savage. Senator WILEY. Mr. PETERSON. Mr. PETERSON. He knew he wouldn't get his jewelry back even if the burglars were caught. The three named were under investigation following the murder of State Representative John M. Bolton, who was killed on July 4, 1936. On November 20, 1930, he was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 5 years in the Federal penitentiary and fined $7,500. I would have to check on that. O'Hara was then indicted but won a directed verdict on June 7, 1933. They were indicted. 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. In fact, Heeney was prominently mentioned in the congressional investigation of the parole of Paul Ricca and other members of the Capone mob. 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. De Stefano controls a chain of retail liquor stores in which Fusco is supposed to have an interest or did have an interest. On July 18, 1932, John Capone, then 29 years of age, was arrested with his bodyguard who at that time was Rocco Fischetti. He is one of the big-shot policy racketeers on Chicago's South Side. Mr. PETERSON. Some time later Torrio was sentenced to serve 9 months in the Du Page County Jail and received a $5,000 fine. Still, whenever Accardo was called to court to testify on his involvement with the Outfit, he firmly denied any and all allegations. Mr. PETERSON. Estelle Carey was once the dice girl employed by Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean. Mr. PETERSON. 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. The CHAIRMAN. While it remains unknown if Accardo was one of the gunmen, theres no question that he wouldve done just about anything for Capone. He was convicted and sentenced to prison. During this period the Capone syndicate---. Mr. PETERSON. When Big Tim Murphy was sent to Leavenworth Penitentiary after conviction in a mail robbery case, the press reported that O'Hara was, collecting $500,000 in an effort to secure the release of Murphy from prison. Hunt has been arrested by the police on several occasions following gang slayings but has never been successfully prosecuted. As a sidelight, from about 1922 to 1931 Joe Masseri was the head of the underworld activities of what is frequently called the Mafia. The vendor of the gun testified that he had sold a machine gun to Edward J. O'Hare, who was then manager of the Hawthorne Kennel Club and who actually became the czar of dog racing for the Capone syndicate. Mr. PETERSON. 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. 4 or 5 months in connection with the reorganization. Mr. PETERSON. 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. However, Accardo would not hesitate to use violence to get his way which impressed the more experienced misfits of the crew. In fact, it was brought out that Heeney was one of the men who handled the contact with State Senator Brady and. 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. There again there are documents in connection with hearings held in New York concerning that matter. On September 25, 1932, a doorman to a road house located on Lake Street west of Mannheim Road was killed. Mr. Peterson, you may proceed for about 15 minutes and then we will recess until 2:30. From the East coast all the way to the West coast, and everything in between was controlled by twenty-some mob families. It is quite a long statement, and it is understandable that he couldn't do it; but he did try to do it. It was claimed in particular that Evans had muscled into the Ruby Cleaners, 2801 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago. It is my impression that the man he bought it from is Arnold Kruse, but I wouldn't say for sure. The Outfit did not do well under the leadership of Giancana, and he was eventually imprisoned in 1965. But in 1931, the fearsome mobster was put behind bars for tax evasion. As one mutual associate put it: Tony Accardo has more brains before breakfast than Al Capone ever had all day.. Dallas authorities never arrested Manno, although others were arrested. 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. I think they are all citizens within my knowledge. It is stated that John Capone married an ex-dancer from Atlanta. A Dutch journalist living in Atlanta, Tim Brinkhof graduated from New York University, where he studied modern history at the graduate level. Willie Heeney was known to be a contact man for the Capone syndicate with St. Louis hoodlums. 48.8k members in the Mafia community. He called 911 straight away. Frank Garnet has also been operating juke boxes as a distributor in Los Angeles. Information was received in May 1949 to the effect that Epstein had been sending Virginia Hill three or four thousand-dollar bills every week or two through the manager of a hotel in Mexico City. 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. Mr. PETERSON. 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. No, it was a State-wide trade liquor association. The Chicago Daily News on April 30, 1929, stated, reporting the testimony: Three witnesses supplied the testimony regarding the machine-gun deal through the Cicero police with the Capone dog track, which was owned by John Patton, boy mayor of Burnham, and Jack Guzik, business manager for Capone. Is that true? Up until 1941 his name appeared as one of the stock-holders of some of the dog tracks down there. About 1930 it was rumored that Ralph Capone then owned an interest in the Grand Central Surety Co., a bail bond company which signed bonds for numerous well known hoodlums in Chicago, such as Tony Accardo and other members of the Capone syndicate. Mr. Peterson, what are the Whitely brands? Wikimedia CommonsIn his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. Other members of the Capone family include Mafalda, a sister, who is married to John Maritote, who is a brother of Frank Maritote, commonly known as Frank Diamond, who was also involved in the million dollar extortion plot on the movie industry. He was murdered in the Rouse House in Libertyville, which was the site of a 1980 crime in which 15-year-old William Rouse used a shotgun to murder his millionaire parents, Bruce and Darlene Rouse.. Too much time. Europe and others push for a standard lunar time zone. He was rejected for military service. That was their testimony. Mr. PETERSON. That is the so-called Bioff-Brown case. On April 29, 1926, Ralph Capone and Charles Fischetti were arrested in Cicero, Ill. On May 27, Al Capone, Ralph Capone, Charles Fischetti, and other individuals were charged with conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act in Chicago. The family lived together in a lavish house in River Forest, Illinois. He was once charged with the time-worn badger game. I have that in another paper here, I am sure, but I do not have it with me. The CHAIRMAN. He was the second of six children. I mentioned a short while ago the records recovered by the Los Angeles Police with reference to Jack I. Dragna and his lieutenant, Mo Mo Adamo. That is correct. The CHAIRMAN. The Big Tuna himself died peacefully in 1992, having served close to a half-century at the helm of the Outfit and never doing any significant time behind bars. Frank Diamond was sentenced to the penitentiary in 1943. He was indicted by a Federal grand jury in Chicago in January 1935 as a result of a perjury committed before a grand jury investigating the income tax of Malloy. Mr. Peterson, you have notes that you are following. It is stated that Ricca came to this country about 1920 and that his name in Italy was Magleo or Maglio. As I said before he has been associated in business activities with Tony Accardo. The offer was turned down. In order to cover his tracks and cut ties from the purge he set in motion, Accardo turned his wrath toward his own inner circle and the execution squad he had dispatched to do his bidding. All right. Phil D'Andrea, who supposedly is in bad health now, formerly the bodyguard for Al Capone, was convicted along with the other Capone gangsters. 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. He was a brothel house owner, and I think he was killed around 1930. In 1923 he operated a garage at 1214 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, with Murray Humphreys. Paul Ricca, together with several other members of the Capone syndicate, including John Roselli of the west coast, and Louis Kaufman on the east coast, conspired to extort a million dollars from the movie industry. Senator WILEY. For the information of the press and others here, the committee will continue with Mr. Peterson's statement at 2:30 this afternoon in this room, but his statement will be interrupted at 3:15, at which time Mr. William Brown, the president of the Pioneer News Service, will testify. On January 9 they received a call from Volpe who told them someone had broken into their home. TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. In September of 1978 a federal grand jury held hearings regarding this situation. Levin was an important cog in the Capone organization during the heyday of Al Capone. Mr. PETERSON. The CHAIRMAN. I think it was 2 or 3 years ago. 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. I am not sure. 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. Mr. PETERSON. Accardo was arrested many times on allegations ranging from murder to extortion to kidnaping. Mr. PETERSON. Hetogs was the final member of the crew of burglars who could have been or were involved in the burglary of Accardo's home. Several months ago it was alleged that Harry Russell had "muscled" into the S. & G. Syndicate, Miami Beach, Fla. Harry Russell, together with his brother Dave Russell, operated a handbook at 186 North Clark Street, Chicago. 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. In 1979 two Chicago Outfit mobsters were murdered. He had recently instructed a burglary crew led by associate John Mendell to return a bundle of cash, gold and diamonds acquired in a jewelry store heist pulled off in the days before Christmas 1977. Were there subsequent developments? With the distribution of alcohol once again legal, the Outfit had to find a new source of income. Accardo didn't need the money the drugs provided, he had enough. It is a pretty good, substantial city. When Kastel came out of prison he became a partner and associate of Frank Costello. This association recently has taken place in Florida. About 70,000 people. Chicago History Museum/Getty ImagesThe St. Valentines Day Massacre saw seven associates of Chicagos North Side Gang gunned down. 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. In the early 1960s, it seemed like Accardo was in danger of serving a prison sentence. Information was received some years ago that Evans was one of several hoodlums who were attempting to gain control of the dry-cleaning industry. I think he was shot in connection with a union election out there. Born Antonino Leonardo Accardo on April 28, 1906, the future kingpin grew up in the Little Sicily area of Chicago. That is correct. In 1950 the Chicago headquarters for Continental Press, which disseminates racing-news information throughout the United States, is located at 431 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. Mr. Peterson, before you start your formal statement I thought we should have a further word about the American Municipal Association. He has been in charge and control of some of the largest gambling establishments in Lake and Cook Counties. After four trials, Hunt was found not guilty on January 11, 1943. 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. Tony Capezio's wife is part owner of the Orchid Flower Shop, at 2408 West Chicago Avenue. This was business as usual. I have the exact name of the association in our files which I will make available to you if you want it. 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. We stand in recess until 10 o'clock in the morning. The chief of police made the statement that he made that offer to him. In 1946 James M. Ragen, who was then part owner and manager of Continental Press, made a signed statement to the State's attorney in which he alleged that Tony Accardo, Murray Humphreys, and Jack Guzik, all of them members of the syndicate, attempted to muscle him out of 40 percent of the proceeds of the Continental Press, a racing information news service covering the entire United States. It proved an ill-conceived endeavor, and it didnt take long for Accardo to seek his proverbial pound of flesh. They changed the ordinance to read differently than it had before, which took his control over the chief of police. 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. 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. Some sources claimed that Torrio, who had already established himself as a tough gangster in New York, was sent to Colosimo by Frank Uale. The indictment was dismissed after Al Capone was convicted of income-tax evasion and sentenced to the Federal penitentiary. (That said, when Ricca was released from prison a few years later, the two men were said to share some power in practice for at least some time.). The De Grazios. This indictment charged conspiracy to operate a policy game. In 1943, Accardos close friend, Paul (the Waiter) Ricca, allegedly assumed control and appointed Accardo underboss. Senator WILEY. On the income-tax evasion I am inclined to think they were on that. In 1936 Lipschultz---. 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. He has a brother, August Circella, who has been proprietor of gambling establishments in Chicago. The CHAIRMAN. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. As of 1940 he was an executive of the Midwest Oil Corp. which apparently was dissolved about 1941. When he went to work one morning he found his store in a mess. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Brown's testimony is included in part 4 of the committee's hearings.). As late as 1946 Joe Peskin was reported to be the juke-box-syndicate boss of Chicago. 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. Ralph Buglio's name was also mentioned in connection with the gang killing of Maurice Enright. That is very obvious. On June 17, 1942, there was a finding of "not guilty" as to Tremont and other individuals indicted. Ralph Capone's conviction was upheld when the case was appealed. Regardless of the truth of that allegation, it is definitely known that, upon the death of Colosimo, John Torrio became the lord of Chicago's underworld. They were convicted in Federal court in New York City in 1943. At that time O'Hara was working for Thomas Malloy in the Motion Picture Operators Union, which the press described as a $750,000-a-year racket. On June 26, 1931, Lawrence Imburgio was arrested in a roadhouse near Wheaton, Ill. in company of Claude Maddox, Tony Capezio, Rocco De Grazio, and Doc Stacey. Lipschultz at that time said he was merely a spokesman for friends. In recent years, Accardo divided his time between Palm Springs and a palatial estate in the Chicago suburb of Barrington. Max Caldwell, alias Max Pollack, an ex-convict, had been in charge of the union funds. Mr. PETERSON. They were convicted in Federal court in New York City in 1943. Gus Liebe has been a manager for numerous gambling joints. One of his lieutenants was Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who allegedly succeeded him as head in about 1931. Aiuppa and two others were arrested for operating a handbook in the Post Time Tavern, 4824 Cermak Road, Cicero. This company incidentally is owned by his brother-in-law, M. R. DeTolve, president of the company. The CHAIRMAN. 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