I have the address in some of my other notes here. Bodies began dropping within days. 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. Mr. PETERSON. He was also one of those arrested in 1935 as a suspect in the murder of Thomas Malloy, boss of the motion-pictures operators' union in Chicago. The Outfit did not do well under the leadership of Giancana, and he was eventually imprisoned in 1965. 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 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. O'Hara was formerly associated with Thomas Malloy in the moving-picture operators union. Who is in charge of the union now? Did they return what they made on Federal income tax returns? The committee will come to order. Mr. PETERSON. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. That is correct. Months later, Anthony Little Tony Borsellino and Gerald Jerry the Dinger Carusiello were slain with bullets to the back of the head. In recent years O'Hara and his wife spent some time in some of our big hotels down in Chicago. In fact, it was brought out that Heeney was one of the men who handled the contact with State Senator Brady and. An argument followed and the driver of the car was shot and killed. Mr. PETERSON. It appears that he did proceed to New York City and was grilled by the grand jury in connection with that case. Peter Tremont has operated in Chicago the Silver Wheel, the Ditto Wheel, and the Rome Wheel. When the cops arrived they told Levinson that the thieves had done a superb job, leaving no traces. Even as he got older, he continued to insist that he was a beer salesman and nothing more. Thanks to his discreet style, Accardos influence on organized crime was both immense and invisible at the same time. Borselino was a member of the notorious westside Wild Bunch, a group of grizzled Cicero enforcers tasked with the Outfits most difficult jobs. Mr. Peterson, how long have you been operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission? I was in charge of the Boston office 4 years. . As of 1944, Sam Hunt was allegedly an official of the Drexel Wine & Liquor Co., Thirty-ninth and Cottage Grove Avenue. 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. 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. On the income-tax evasion I am inclined to think they were on that. The $275,000 seized in the raid on Accardo's home was later returned to him. Las Vegas enforcer Anthony Spilotro was called back to Chicago to oversee this piece of business. 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. 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. By all accounts he still was the most powerful mobster in Chicago, and thus a good man to have as a friend. 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. Nitti, of course, has committed suicide, and John Patton, of course, is an old man, but these other people that I am mentioning - most of them - are active today. Did he admit making the offer? 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. Accardo was vacationing in California at the time of the robbery. . 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. Joseph Horejs was put in by Stofel for the purpose of enforcing the law. Nathan blamed Peskin for the slugging but later repudiated same, and the case was dismissed. Torrio had previously been connected with this brewery during prohibition. (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.). A union representative testified that out of $910,000 collected by Caldwell as the union representative, he could find only about $62. Al Capone was suspected of organizing the hit and Tony Accardo was accused of participating. Federal judge to 8 months in jail for contempt of court. Mr. Peterson, I take it we can get started with your testimony and then we will have to recess for lunch and answer the call of the Senate fairly shortly. John Borsellino and Gerry Carusiello had taken care of the burglars and had now themselves been taken care of. In 1942 Hunt was involved in an automobile accident. In 1931, shortly after Capone was jailed for income tax evasion, Accardo reputedly was given control of the Capone familys gambling operations in Florida and Chicago. He is the son of a restaurant owner. Mr. PETERSON. Hertogs was found in. Senator WILEY. About 70,000 people. 'They manufacture the equipment and then operate it. Until 1921 Kastel had operated a bucket shop under the name of Dillon & Co., which it was claimed resulted in swindling clients out of approximately a half million dollars. As an interesting sidelight, at the time Colosimo was killed in Chicago, a United States Senate Judiciary hearing was in progress relating to the Sterling-Sims bill which was designed to prohibit the interstate transportation of racing information. Another important figure in the Capone syndicate, going on away back to the beginning, was Rocco De Grazio, alias Rocco De Grasse, alias Rocco De Grazia, and his brother, Andrew De Grazio, who were operators of the Lumber Gardens, 101 North Twenty-fifth Street, Melrose Park, Ill. 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. I believe it goes farther north than Roosevelt Road. Then Michael Volpe, the man responsible for watching the house, was called to testify. There were four Counts in the indictment. Information was also secured to the effect that Humphreys was a partner of Evans in this enterprise. In connection with these activities Peskin was associated with individuals who were known to be close to the Capone syndicate. I think you either told me or you stated somewhere that Mr. Annenberg and Molasky were indicted for income-tax evasion. The CHAIRMAN. This man's name is Lester A. Kruse. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. PETERSON. This association recently has taken place in Florida. Mangano was an important figure in the Capone syndicate. That was before the paroles. I think a man by the name of Crowley is the business agent of the union at the present time. He was not convicted. The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on American society. Tony Accardo was the longest-serving boss of the Chicago Outfit. There is just a little bit left leading up to the background of the Capone gang here, and then perhaps that would be a good breaking off point. The CHAIRMAN. That is correct. Information was received some years ago that Evans was one of several hoodlums who were attempting to gain control of the dry-cleaning industry. It is a separate municipality? Accardo was born in Chicago in 1906, the year after his parents emigrated from Sicily. And what better way to do that than by taking out his rage on traitors? Were there subsequent developments? 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. The Accardo family had for years lived in a modest ranch house at 1431 Ashland Avenue in the Chicago suburb of River Forest. Mr. HALLEY. 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. When Kastel came out of prison he became a partner and associate of Frank Costello. Willie Heeney has likewise been prominently identified as a member of the Capone syndicate for a long time. Phil D'Andrea, who supposedly is in bad health now, formerly the bodyguard for Al Capone, was convicted along with the other Capone gangsters. Mr. PETERSON. In 1937 -. Nathan was then slugged in front of his home at 6747 Clyde Avenue, Chicago. They made an offer that couldn't be refused. 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. In 1922, O'Hara was business agent for the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Did the Federal Government take any action for the collection of back taxes? Hunt was indicted for murder and his chauffeur, Hyman Gottfreed, alias Hy Godfrey, was indicted as an accessory. At the time of the accident Ricca was in the company of Charles Fischetti and Joseph Fischetti. 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 president of the American Municipal Association, I believe, was Mayor Morrison of New Orleans -- last year? In recent years, Accardo divided his time between Palm Springs and a palatial estate in the Chicago suburb of Barrington. Caldwell was then kicked out of the union. Senator WILEY. Pat Manno has been in association with a number of nationally known gangsters at hotels in Miami Beach, Fla., during the past season, and that Manno also owns a residence at 5812 Pinetree Drive, Miami Beach, Fla., which is in his wife's name, Dorothy Manning. He allegedly owned a home at 5352 LaGorce Drive. It has been a losing proposition and we can't continue it * * *.". Evans was born in November 1898 in St. Louis, Mo. The house was built by a millionaire manufacturer in 1930 for $500.000. The CHAIRMAN. Numerous others have grown to power and have become influential within the organization. What did their tax returns show? 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. The offer was turned down. Once Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. establishment called the Dome at 7466 West Irving Park Road. On February 4, Vince Moretti, the marked burglary crews fence for all of its stolen property, along with a small-time crook friend of his named Don Renno, were lured to a Cicero, Illinois, bar and beaten and stomped to death. He is also a stockholder and director of the Citizens Brewing Co., of Joliet, Ill. in affiliation with other members of the Capone mob. 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. The Cicero contingent of the Capone syndicate is one of the most important. For a number of years Rocco Fischetti and a man by the name of Jim Bettinus operated the notorious Rock Garden Club in Cicero, Ill. [CDATA[ The stock is in his son's name at the present time, James Patton; and Robert Larry McCullough, for example, whom I mentioned here, has been the chief of police of the Miami Beach Kennel Club down there to help them maintain law and order, I guess. He is also allegedly owner of a cocktail lounge and there have also been allegations, which have not been proved, that he has an interest in a currency exchange. Heeney was arrested in 1926 as a suspect in the murder of an assistant State's attorney in Chicago. 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. Much to his dismay, he was later called as a witness before a grand jury. You say that happened in Wisconsin? Possessing a nimble mind and a canny instinct for survival, Accardo boasted of having never spent a night in jail. He had risen to power and influence through the operation of a string of brothels to become the vice lord of the first ward and had married one of the most prosperous madams of the district. As I will show you later, he then became tied up with Costello in New York. Ricca apparently was born in Naples, Italy, about 1899. I don't think he was ever confronted by anybody with it. On April 1, 1924, there was virtually an armed invasion of Cicero. Scott M. Burnstein, a journalist and true-crime historian, is the author of five books on organized crime. Kastel received large sums of money for the promotion of William Whitely liquors in the United States through the Alliance Distributors, which was controlled by Irving Haim in 1934 Costello obtained the agency contract for Whitely brands which he transferred to Alliance Distributors, of which Irving Haim was the principal owner. 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. That is spelled U-a-l-e or, commonly, Y-a-l-e. 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. You do have factual data to back up every statement of fact that you make before the committee? He appointed, as chief of police, Joseph Horejs. During the court hearings the Government produced evidence showing that Ralph Capone maintained five separate accounts at the Pinkert State Bank, Cicero, Ill., under the names of Ralph Capone, James Costello, Jr., James Carson, James Carter, and James Carroll, and that he had deposited in these accounts approximately a half million dollars. Phil D'Andrea, as you know, was recently - in 1943 - convicted with other Capone gangsters in the movie extortion case. I don't recall the exact figures, but I believe that Ricca admitted in testimony there that he got between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. The price for the misdeed would be paid in blood. No arrests were made until April 25, 2005, when 14 members of the Chicago Outfit (including reputed boss James Marcello) were . The other members of this group included Edward Stern and S. J. Horwick. While he was released a year later, he soon fled to Mexico to avoid any further grand jury questioning. During the Dillinger investigation, incidentally, he was one of the principal contacts with "Baby Face" Nelson, the most notorious killer of that gang. Mr. PETERSON. The committee should know that that Mr. Peterson made every effort to have a copy of his statement that could be made public in the committee's hands by yesterday, so it could be mimeographed, but he found that the pressure of work was such that he just could not do it. 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. This was a night club which featured big-time gambling. The CHAIRMAN. 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. Now that youve learned about Tony Accardo, read more about Al Capone, his infamous predecessor. Of course, the significance of the organized-crime problem is its effect on government. What sections have you been stationed in? Matt Capone became a fugitive for a time and later the case was dismissed against him with reference to this murder. Charlie Fischetti, one of the leading gangsters in America today, was present with Frank Capone and other hoodlums during the time the election violence was in progress. Mr. PETERSON. The Government alleged that Guzik's income amounted to approximately $1,000,000, necessitating a payment in the amount of $250,000 for the years mentioned. 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. The second and third floors were devoted to gambling and the fourth floor to prostitution. The Capone gang was vitally interested in a track in Chicago known under two names, namely, the Laramie Kennel Club. And as he distanced himself from the Outfit, Accardo began to enjoy the spoils of his job. Tony Accardo . I think Campagna indicated that he got around $200,000 as his share. 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. And if you think Al Capone was a ruthless gangster, take a look at his bloodthirsty brother Frank Capone. 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. Luckily for Accardo, he was a close confidant of Ricca, who had actually named him as his underboss before going to prison. He was released on parole in 1947 and it is still pending. In 1922 indictment No. His father was a humble shoemaker and his mother was a homemaker. That is correct. Mr. SHENKER. Attorney Paul Dillon of St. Louis on behalf of efforts to obtain paroles for Ricca, Campagna, Gioe, and D'Andrea of the Capone gang. As early as 1932 the press reported that Rocco, Andrew, and Nick De Grazia were in control of slot machines for the syndicate in the western suburbs. Shortly thereafter the entire loot was returned to Levinson. 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. I think I went into that case just a few minutes ago. 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