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by Laurence Bergreen


  background of, 140

  Capone and Torrio threatened and attacked by, 137, 138, 141–45, 147, 206

  last years of, 590, 605

  Lingle’s murder and, 384–85

  St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and, 305–14, 315

  at Sherman House peace conference, 214, 215

  Thompson supported by, 221

  Moresco, Victoria, 81, 82, 83, 84

  Morgan, David, 152–53, 444, 445–46

  Morici, Vito, 507–8, 509

  Morton, Jelly Roll, 245

  Morvace, Ed, 68–70, 243

  Morvace, Olga, 69

  Moscato (Capone), Filomena Marie Carmelo (Florence) (sister-in-law), 42, 166

  “Most Wanted” list, 369

  movies, Capone in, 178, 523–27

  Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 608, 614

  Mundelein, Cardinal, 135

  Muni, Paul, 526, 527

  Murphy, “Big Tim,” 278

  Murphy, Frank, 569, 572–73

  Murphy, John, 165

  Murray, Patrick, 208

  Nabors, “Nine Toed,” 347

  Naples, description of, 24–26

  Napoleon I, Emperor of France, 340–41

  Napoli, Burt, 347, 348

  Nash, Thomas, 194, 267, 356, 418, 429, 434, 443, 453

  Nation, 424

  Navy Street Boys, 40, 370

  Nelson, George “Baby Face,” 531, 541

  Nelson, “Booby,” 47

  Ness, Edna, 597

  Ness, Eliot:

  bribery attempts against, 358–59

  Capone compared with, 344

  Capone investigations and, 342, 346–353, 355, 357–59, 408–13, 415, 425–26, 437, 453–54, 499

  and Capone’s departure for Atlanta, 506–9

  and Capone’s indictment and trial, 432, 436

  Cleveland mayoral candidacy of, 602–3

  as Cleveland public safety director, 595–602

  colleagues’ view of, 352–53

  death of, 613

  Dick Tracy and, 529

  drinking problem of, 344, 598, 600, 602, 610–11

  family and background of, 343–46

  FBI post sought by, 594–95, 600

  hit-and-run accident of, 601

  image of, 343–44

  last years of, 610–14

  memoirs of, 343–44

  raids led by, 349, 352, 358, 410–12, 425–26

  threats and attacks on, 349, 352

  wiretaps against, 358

  wiretaps used by, 351, 355, 412

  women and, 345, 598, 602

  Ness, Elizabeth Anderson, 602, 611, 612

  Ness, Emma King, 344–45

  Ness, Evaline McAndrews, 599–600, 601, 602

  Ness, Peter, 344–45

  Ness, Robert Warren, 602, 612, 613

  Newberry, Ted, 308, 309

  Newcomb, Warren L., 371–72

  New Northland, 324

  New Orleans, La., anti-Italian prejudice in, 189–91

  New Orleans Daily Picayune, 190

  Newsboys’ Union, 379

  New York American, 320

  New York Athletic Commission, 233

  New Yorker, 158, 523, 607

  New Yorfc Evening Post, 489

  New Yorfc Evening Sun, 22

  New York Herald, 21, 141

  New York Post, 320

  New York Times, 19, 190–91, 224, 277, 287, 313, 319, 407, 432–33, 441, 449, 454, 478–79, 486, 494, 504, 509, 516, 531, 533, 564, 573, 606

  Nickel, Steven, 600

  Nicolai, Joseph, 253

  Nirmaier, Eddie, 321, 324

  Nitti, Frank “The Enforcer,” 16, 178, 180, 340, 481–82, 485

  Capone’s prison term and, 485

  in car accident, 183–84

  federal investigation of, 359–60, 365, 397–400

  Lang’s wounding of, 555–56

  last years and suicide of, 590

  prison term of, 495

  release of, 518

  North American Review, 21

  Northwestern University, 439

  Nosek, Joseph W., 99

  O’Banion, Dion, 156, 158, 167, 313–14, 381, 525, 614

  background of, 110

  funeral of, 135–38, 289, 525

  murder of, 128–35, 144, 173, 207, 212, 214, 307

  O’Brien, Howard, 404–7

  O’Brien, John, 184–85

  O’Brien, W. W., 208

  O’Connor, Dan, 434

  O’Connor, Margaret, 61

  O’Connor, William E., 265–66, 267–68

  O’Donnell, Myles, 163, 164, 166, 167, 169, 170, 171, 194

  O’Donnell, “Spike,” 384

  O’Donnell, William “Klondike,” 163, 164, 167, 169, 170, 171, 194

  O’Donnell gang, 236

  Of Time and the River (Wolfe), 361

  O’Hare, Butch, 389, 587–89

  O’Hare, Edward J. “Artful Eddie,” 388–389, 438, 587–88

  Ohmens, David V., 292

  O’Keefe, Jack, 375

  Olds, Ransom E., 175

  Oldsmobile, 175

  Oliver, King, 245

  Olsen, Edwin, 90

  Omm, Peter, 528

  On the Spot, 529

  Organized Crime in Chicago (Landesco), 77–78

  O’Rourke, Pat, 398

  O’Rourke, Willis, 312

  Osier, Sir William, 44–45

  Outfit, 591, 617, 618

  Pacelli, William, 494

  Padget, Paul, 580

  padrone system, 26–27

  Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), 189

  Palmer, Oscar, 104

  Palmer, Potter, 76

  Parker, Bonnie, 531

  Parker, Charlie, 247

  Parkerson, William S., 191

  Pasley, Fred D., 319, 354–55, 380, 389, 404, 418

  Pasley, William, 153, 236

  Pastor, Johnny, 310–11

  Patton, James “Shimmy,” 596

  Patton, Johnny, 171, 227–28, 229

  Pegler, Westbrook, 320–21

  Pegoria, John, 203

  Pelicano, “Glass-Eye,” 156

  Peller, Sam, 208

  Penovich, Pete, 447, 465, 466, 471–73, 476, 494

  Perkins, J. J., 324

  Perotta, Tony, 51

  Perry, H. V., 324

  Pershing, John J., 42

  Pheasant (Capone), Valma (sister-inlaw), 290, 517

  Phelps, John, 612

  Philadelphia Inquirer, 335

  Phillips, Barton “Whitey,” 558

  Phillips, Kenneth, 323–24, 605

  Phinney, Warren, 151

  Piazza, Phil, 200, 201, 203, 350

  Pickford, Mary, 265

  Pinkert State Bank, 363, 465

  Pitaro, Angela (pseudonym), 35

  Pitaro, Joseph (pseudonym), 101

  Pizak, Pete, 120

  Pogonese, “Slats,” 65

  Polizzi, Charles (Leo Berkowitz), 333, 599

  Pontarelli, Sam (pseudonym), 203, 227, 347, 604

  Pope, Frankie, 382, 447, 471, 472

  Popham, James, 271, 456

  Porter, Edward G., 523

  Profaci, Joseph, 427

  Prohibition:

  advent of, 58, 62–63, 87

  as cause of violence, 211

  growing opposition to, 300

  Prohibition Bureau, 345

  prostitution, 79, 81, 129, 140

  Capone’s involvement in, 87–88, 98, 99–100, 112, 117, 152, 170–71, 397, 511

  Guziks and, 90, 91

  in Levee, 80

  St. John’s reporting on, 117–19

  Public Enemies List, 366–69

  Purple gang, 187, 512, 599

  Purvis, Melvin, 532, 533, 556

  Quigg, H. Leslie, 270

  Quinn, William J., 543

  Racket, The, 523

  “racketeer,” 78–79

  Raft, George, 526, 527

  Raiola (Capone), Teresina (mother), see Capone, Teresina Raiola


  Rand McNally Guide to Chicago, 74

  Randolph, Robert Isham, 367–68, 421–22

  Ranieri, A. Frank, 292

  Rathbun, Charles F., 385

  Ray, James, 307

  Read, Harry, 148, 149, 150, 282, 292, 607

  Red Hook Rippers, 40

  Republican National Convention (1920), 85

  “Rhapsody in Blue” (Gershwin), 235

  Ricca, Paul “The Waiter,” 393

  Richie, Jack, 161

  Richman, Harry, 254–58

  Rickard, Mrs. Tex, 474

  Rickard, Tex, 320

  Ries, Fred, 360, 395–96, 399, 464, 467, 470

  Riis, Jacob, 22

  Rio, Frankie, 195, 205–6, 329–30, 337, 338, 485

  Ritchey, Romney M., 562, 564, 565

  Roberto, Dominic, 172–73, 291, 347, 406

  background of, 197–98, 199

  Chicago Heights takeover and, 200, 201, 202

  Italian wife of, 198

  Robertson, John Dill, 219

  Robinson, Edward G., 469, 523, 525

  Robsky, Paul, 351, 409, 507

  Roche, Patrick T., 192, 312, 385

  Rockefeller, John D., 225

  Roe, Clifford, 91

  Rogers, John T., 382, 388

  Rogers, Will, 277, 432, 504

  Rolfe, Louise, 305, 308, 318, 589

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 85, 666n Root, John, 75

  Rose (Capones’ maid), 583

  Rosen, “Nig,” 333

  Rosenwald, Julius, 367

  Ross, Barney, 232

  Ross, Edward Alsworth, 21–22

  Rotunno, Mike, 402

  Rudensky, Red “Rusty,” 512–15, 521–23

  Runyon, Damon, 234, 280, 319, 321, 332, 607

  at Capone’s trial, 441, 443, 454, 462, 475, 479

  Russell, Bill, 314, 376–77, 381

  Russo, Anthony (pseudonym), 16, 179–85

  Russo family (pseudonym), 180, 181, 182

  Sage, Anna, 532, 533

  St. John, Archer, 121

  St. John, Robert, 74, 104–9, 117–23, 152

  Capone’s threats and attacks on, 119–23

  St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 381–82, 388

  St. Louis Star, 385

  St. Michael and St. Edward’s Church, 31–32

  St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 15, 20, 140, 305–14, 329, 332

  Capone’s role in, 315–18, 325, 384

  inquiry into, 316–18

  reporting on, 310–14

  Saltis, “Polack Joe,” 208, 222, 236, 294

  Salva, Joe, 201

  Sammons, “Fur,” 202

  Sandburg, Carl, 71, 80

  Sanders, Walters, 586

  Sanfilippo, Tony, 199–200

  San Francisco Chronicle, 543, 552

  Saturday Evening Post, 541, 542

  Sbarbaro, John A., 136, 145, 204, 209, 278, 279

  Scalise, John, 135, 156, 157, 207, 237, 528

  St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and, 307, 308

  treachery and murder of, 329–31, 392

  Yale’s murder and, 286, 289

  Scarface, 526–27

  Schiff, Bruno, 359–60

  Schiff Trust and Savings Bank, 359–60, 399

  Schoemaker, William “Shoes,” 145, 194, 204, 205, 206, 207, 222, 293, 329

  Schofield, Lemuel B., 337

  Schultz, “Dutch,” 333

  schvitz, 154

  Schwimmer, Reinhart H., 308, 316

  Scigliano, Gloria, 543

  Scirrca, “Little Angelo,” 599

  Scribe, Eugène, 189

  Seager, Samuel, 409, 507

  Sears, Roebuck, 74, 367

  Secret Six, 86, 367, 373, 400, 421

  Seeley, Jim, 409–10

  Selective Service System, 54

  Seltzer, Louis B., 595

  Senate, U.S., 615

  Serritella, Daniel, 221, 223, 286, 379, 494

  Sewell, E. G., 284–85

  Sewell, Jack, 284–85

  Sewell, John, 284

  Shadow, The, 530

  Shakespeare, Joseph A., 189–90, 191

  Shame of the Cities, The (Steffens), 77

  Sharkey, Jack, 320, 321, 323, 474

  Sheldon, Ralph, 214

  Sherman House peace conference (1926), 213–16, 217, 643n

  Sherrington, Bobby, 541

  Shumway, Leslie, 413–15, 447–48

  Sieben Brewery, 131–32, 143, 146

  Silloway, Fred D., 313

  Sims, Robert, 601

  Singing Fool, The, 231

  Skelley, Charles, 317

  Skidmore, William, 214

  skyscrapers, 75

  Small, Len, 85, 91, 234

  Smith, Mack, 541

  Smith, McLean, 456

  Smith, N. Clark, 245

  Smith, Robinson, 67–68

  Snow, Cecil, 547

  Sorello, Mrs. Nick, 455

  Sorello, Nick, 455

  South Brooklyn Rippers, 40

  Special Agent (Wilson), 377

  Special Intelligence Unit, IRS, see Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  Stadig, John, 541

  Standard Oil, 225

  Stanklevitch, Stanley, 106

  Stead, William T., 79

  Steffen, Walter, 151

  Steffens, Lincoln, 77

  Stege, John, 138, 166, 221, 325, 339, 356, 376, 382

  Steiger, Rod, 178

  Stern (landlady), 284

  Strawn, Silas, 361

  Stribling, Young, 320, 321, 323, 474

  Strouk, Merwin, 434

  Styne, Jule, 235

  Sullivan, Babe, 230–31, 362, 608

  Sullivan, Edward Dean, 43, 46

  Sullivan, Louis, 75

  Sullivan, Manley, 224

  Sullivan, Timothy, 228–33, 358, 362, 608

  Sullivan family, 231, 362

  Summers, Gregory, 134, 135

  Sunday, Billy, 368, 408

  Supreme Court, U.S., 505, 515–16

  bootleg tax returns required by, 224–225, 272

  Susie (Domenica) (Capone’s girlfriend), 52

  Sutton, Al, 603

  Svoboda, Steve, 410

  Swanson, John A., 278, 279, 281, 356

  Sweeney, Clarence, 309–10

  syphilis:

  Capone’s case of, 44–46, 54–55, 286, 288, 292, 331, 333, 339, 475, 511, 537, 544–45, 548, 550, 558–73, 577–87, 592–94, 603–5

  history and effects of, 44–46

  Ness’s campaign against, 600, 601

  Tacoma Times, 496, 497

  Tagenti, Tony, 397–98

  Tancl, Eddie, 108

  tax returns, required for bootleg income, 224–25, 272

  Taylor, Robert, 314

  Tebo, Walter, 67–68

  Teitelbaum, Abraham, 571, 606

  Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institution, 567–71

  Capone’s FBI interviews at, 568–69

  Capone’s transfer to, 566–67

  Tessem, Nels, 303–4, 341, 342, 359–60, 363, 395, 396

  theater, Capone portrayed in, 523, 529

  Thomas, Jim, 246

  Thompson, John Taliaferro, 141

  Thompson, Slim, 247

  Thompson, William Hale “Big Bill,” 91, 152, 168, 234, 236, 244, 258, 261, 263–64, 275, 276–77, 279–80, 281, 361, 376, 382, 384, 436, 523

  background of, 85–86, 219

  death of, 590

  and election of 1923, 97

  in election of 1927, 218–24, 226

  in election of 1931, 416, 417, 420, 423–24

  King George attacked by, 86, 220, 279–80, 524

  at Sherman House peace conference, 214

  Thrasher, Frederic, 78

  Thweat, Silas A., 570

  Time, 225, 354, 441, 488, 505, 607

  Torrio, Ann McCarthy, 53, 56, 143, 144–45

  Torrio, Johnny, 20, 53, 96, 97, 105, 313, 326, 525, 569, 591

  at Atlantic City conference, 334, 335, 336, 426

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bsp; Capone hired by, 87

  Capone’s Brooklyn work with, 37–39, 46, 49

  Capone’s Chicago work with, 57–58, 87–89, 124, 127, 136, 451

  Capone’s testimony against, 564, 565

  Colosimo’s death and, 84

  Colosimo’s empire acquired by, 86–87

  Colosimo’s hiring of, 81–82

  Jack Guzik’s relationship with, 92

  jail term of, 146

  McSwiggin’s death and, 165–66

  Moran-Drucci-Weiss threat on, 138, 143–46

  1923 Italy trip of, 98

  1924 Southern trip of, 139

  O’Banion’s death and, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137

  retirement of, 146–47, 464, 605

  shooting and recovery of, 143–46

  as Sonny Capone’s godfather, 54

  tax case against, 564–66

  Torso (Nickel), 600

  torso murders, 597, 611

  Trail, Armitage, 526

  Treasury Department, U.S., 341–42, 398

  Tremblay, Captain, 324

  Trohan, Walter, 210, 310–11, 374, 376–377, 378, 381, 384–85

  trucking industry, 161

  Truman, Harry S., 600

  Tucker, Sophie, 254

  Tunney, Gene, 233–35, 462

  Turano, Anthony M., 542

  Twitchell, Edward, 559

  Underwood, E. Marvin, 516

  Underworld, 523

  Unione Sicilione, 133, 134, 207, 214, 221, 292, 293, 295–96, 329, 335, 347

  Union Memorial Hospital, 577–80

  Union Stock Yards, 73–74

  Union Worker, 69

  United Press, 335

  United States vs. Alphonse Capone, 440–91

  appeals in, 489–99, 505, 515–16

  Capone’s expenditures and, 458, 460–63

  closing arguments in, 476–83

  defense in, 468–76

  indictment in, 430–40

  judges’ instructions in, 483

  jury deliberations in, 483–84

  prosecution in, 443–68

  verdict and sentencing in, 484–87

  Unknowns, 597

  Untouchables, 408–9, 432–33, 499, 506–9

  Untouchables, The (Ness and Fraley), 344, 412, 433, 613

  television series based on, 344, 613–614, 618

  Vacarelli, Paolo Antonini, 38

  Vanderbilt, Cornelius, Jr., 422–23

  Variety, 527

  venereal diseases, 26

  see also syphilis

  Verdi, Giuseppe, 32, 189

  Vespri Siciliam, I (Verdi), 32, 189

  View from the Bridge, A (Miller), 29

  Virginia (Capone’s mistress), 184, 189, 437

  von Frantzius, Peter, 290

  von Sternberg, Joseph, 523

  Wajciechowski, Earl, see Weiss, Earl “Hymie”

  Waley, Harmon, 549

  Wallace, Edgar, 529

  Wallace, Mrs. Thomas O., 279

  Wallace, Thomas O., 279

  Waller, Fats, 248–49

  Waller, Irle, 88

  Walsh, John E., 337

  Warner, Jack, 525

  Washington Evening Star, 489

  Washington Post, 281

  Waters, Eddie, 303

 

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