Writers of Wrongs#OTD (Jan. 24) in 1925: The near-fatal attack that convinced Johnny #Torrio to retire from the #Chicago underworld.
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Mob History#OTD (Jan 23) in 1917, former #Chicago Police Chief Charles C. Healey is indicted on eight counts of accepting bribes from saloon and brothel owners, including Jim #Colosimo (shown) and Johnny #Torrio.
#OTD (Dec 20) in 1923, #Chicago bootlegger Johnny #Torrio pleads guilty to possessing, transporting and selling real beer. He is fined $2,000.
#OTD (Nov 29) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld leader Johnny #Torrio is arrested for vagrancy in #Brooklyn.
#OTD (Nov 28) in 1941, former #Chicago underworld boss Johnny #Torrio is arrested in #Brooklyn on a vagrancy charge.
#OTD (Nov 14) in 1925, #Chicago gang leaders Johnny #Torrio (shown) and Alphonse #Capone and their wives return to the U.S. after a trip to #Cuba.
Tom Hunt has moved#OTD (May 27) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Chicago bosses #Torrio & O'Banion are indicted for bootlegging, Naval Intelligence officer tells #NewYork that #Luciano aided U.S. war effort, #Patriarca #Massachusetts pardon files are missing, ex-boss #Accardo dies at 86.
#OTD (Apr 28) in #OrganizedCrime #History: murderer is hanged in #NewOrleans, future #Chicago boss Accardo is born, #YoungstownOH boss is shot, #NewYork jury convicts Shillitani of manslaughter, #Torrio produces $100,000 cash bail, Billotti faces weapons charges.
#OTD (Apr 24) in #OrganizedCrime #History: D'Andrea of #Chicago gets 13 months for counterfeiting, #Yale hosts #Torrio & Vanella in #Brooklyn, assault charge against #Anastasia is dropped, Scozzari & DeSimone are fined in #LosAngeles for failing to report Ardizzone shooting, #Valachi & brother-in-law are sentenced for heroin smuggling, #Madden dies at #HotSpringsAR.
#OTD (Apr 22) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Two accused of Agnello murder in #NewOrleans, letter connects Morello with #BarrelMurder victim, jury convicts #Baltimore Black Hand bomber, #Kastel gets three years for mail fraud, #Torrio is charged with tax fraud, murder victim found outside #HotSpringsAR, Marcello is freed of contempt charge, Manocchio convictions are restored.
