Timeline Of Organized Crime

	Timeline Of Organized Crime {{short description, None This is a timeline of the history of organized crime. 1870s: 1870 - 1871 - 1872 - 1873 - 1874 - 1875 - 1876 - 1877 - 1878 - 1879 1880s: 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1885 - 1886 - 1887 - 1888 - 1889 1890s: 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899 1900s: 1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909 1910s: 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 1920s: 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 1930s: 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 1940s: 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949 1950s: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970s: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980s: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1870 In Organized Crime Events January 1 – German immigrant John Merkle is beaten to death in front of his home by several members of the Tenth Avenue Gang. Patrick Fitzpatrick and James Strang are eventually arrested in connection with the murder and tried at the Jefferson Market Street Court on February 25. January 5 – James Logan, a prominent member of the Nineteenth Street Gang, is shot and killed by former associate Jerry Dunn after becoming involved in an argument at the West Houston Street coffee and cake saloon ''Johnny and Harry's''. Logan, who had been drinking with his mistress Carrie Smith, confronted Dunn and several others after making crude remarks toward Smith. As the two walked outside to settle the matter in the streets, Dunn fired a derringer pistol as Logan exited the saloon. A police officer responding to the gunshot initially held Logan in custody although, prompted by claims by Dunn's friends that the shooter had fled into the saloon, he released Dunn who quickly made his esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1887 In Organized Crime {{Year nav topic5, 1887, organized crime Events Chinese triads the Big Sword Society and the Shangtung-based White Lotus Society are suspected of instigating attacks on Christian missionaries (including Chinese converts) and foreigners. By the end of the decade they have more than 1,000 followers carrying out attacks on isolated missions and trading posts. Joseph Pinzolo, Lucchese crime family boss, is born. August 13 – Daniel Lyons, who succeeded Danny Driscoll as leader of the Whyos, suffers a gunshot wound to the head by saloon keeper David Murphy and died the following day while at Chambers Street Hospital. Lyons, not to be confused with former leader Danny Lyons, had been tearing up Murphy's saloon along with the nephew of Jerry Hartigan when Murphy shot him. Although immediately turning himself over to police claiming self-defense, he was held in custody at The Tombs."Warring Whyos; The Leader of a Notorious Gang Shot," ''Boston Daily Globe'', 15 Aug. 1887 Chicago P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1900 In Organized Crime Events Monk Eastman claims New York's East Side for the Eastman Gang, now numbering an estimated 1,100. This eventually begins a gang war between the Eastmans and Paul Kelly's Five Points Gang. Evidence of '' La Mano Nera'' ( The Black Hand), an Italian extortionist organization, is seen in Brooklyn, New York. Sicilian Mafia Don Vito Cascio Ferro ''Cascioferroarrives in New York to become a major leader of '' La Mano Nera'' ( The Black Hand). A gang war begins between Tom Lee's On Leong Tong and an alliance of Wong Gets Hip Sings and Mock Duck's Four Brothers over gambling interests in New York's Chinatown. The war continues until a peace treaty is signed in 1909. Arts and literature Births January 7 – Simone Scozzari, underboss of the Los Angeles crime family March 18 – Ferdinand Boccia, New York City mobster June 28 – Sam Mesi, Chicago (West Side) mobster and operator of three off-track betting operations July 2 – Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola, caporeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1899 In Organized Crime Events A gang war breaks out between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs over illegal gambling in New York's Chinatown. New York Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is arrested for counterfeiting and sentenced to three years. Released in 1902, Morello establishes a system where counterfeit $5 US dollar bills would be printed in Sicily and smuggled into the United States. * Ignazio Lupo, known as "Lupo the Wolf", arrives in New York. * Charles Umbriaco arrives in New York later joining the Black Hand under Giuseppe Morello and Ignazio Lupo. Births * Samson Melvin "Samoots", Chicago leader of Unione Siciliana Louis Amberg, New York (Brooklyn) gangster Anthony Carfano "Little Augie Pisano", Florida gambling racketeer * Joseph J. DiCarlo "Jerry the Wolf"; "Joe the Gyp", Stefano Magaddino gunman and Miami gambling racketeer Murray Humphreys, Chicago Outfit member Vincent John Rao ( Frank Arra; Nunzio), Lucchese crime family consiglieri and associate of Willie Moretti Jacob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1898 In Organized Crime Events Births Vincent Drucci (Victor D'Ambrosio), Chicago North Side Gang Roger Touhy, Chicago Prohibition gangster * Hymie Weiss (Earl Wajciechowsky), Chicago North Side Gang leader Deaths * Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith, con artist and gangster in the Western United States{{Cite news , date=9 July 1898 , title=Soapy Smith's Last Bluff Called by Frank Reid. , pages=1 , work=Skaguay News , url=http://soapysmith.net/page17.html , access-date=2022-04-22 References Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1897 In Organized Crime Events January 23 – Sum Yop Tong leader Fung Jing Toy, known as "Little Pete", is killed by Le-Lum Jung and Chew Tin Gop in San Francisco, California. Arts and literature Births Jack Diamond "Legs", New York Prohibition gangster John Lazia, Kansas City gang leader and enforcer for political boss Tom Pendergast Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia) "The Waiter", Chicago Outfit leader Joseph Zerilli, Detroit crime family leader and former Eastside Gang and Pascuzzi Combine member February 6 – Louis Buchalter "Lepke", National Crime Syndicate member February 20 – Nick Licata, Boss of the Los Angeles crime family April 7 – Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist October 2 – Joseph Profaci "Olive Oil King", Profaci crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader November 24, Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don November 27 – Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and Cosa Nost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1896 In Organized Crime Events Jack Zelig joins Crazy Butch's juvenile street gang as a pickpocket. Frank Costello immigrates to the United States with his family to New York from Calabria, Italy. Arts and literature Births * Louis Capone, Murder, Inc. hitman Sylvestro Carolla, New Orleans Mafia leader Samuel Stein, Moe Dalitz associate Deaths {{Further, 1896 deaths Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1895 In Organized Crime Events The first barrel murders are discovered in New York. The Unione Siciliana, a fraternal organization providing support for Sicilian immigrants, is officially established in Chicago, Illinois. Sicilian Don Giuseppe Balsamo, supposedly the first American "Godfather", immigrates to the United States arriving in New York from Sicily. He eventually establishes criminal operations in several Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Frank Costello arrives with his family in New York. Settling on 108th Street, his family begins running a small grocery store. James Colosimo immigrates to Chicago, Illinois from Calabria, Italy Arts and literature Births Machine Gun Kelly, Prohibition era gangster James Belcastro, Chicago Outfit enforcer Frank Cucchiara (Frank Russo) "Frank Caruso"; "Frank the Spoon", Patriarca crime family member, gambling racketeer and drug trafficker * Stephen Franse, NYPD police informant * Edward Vogel, "Dutch"; "Five-by-Five", Chicago mobster associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1894 In Organized Crime Events New York police lieutenant "Big Bill" William S. Devery is dismissed from the New York police force as head of the 11th Ward vice districts after the Lexow Investigation Committee find evidence of corruption and graft. Much of the evidence obtained by committee is from Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, leader of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, revealing the extent of Tammany Hall's influence within the NYPD. Other officials charged with corruption and graft would include Alexander "Clubber" Williams. The On Leong Merchant Association, a Tong organization, is formed in Boston, Massachusetts. Arts and literature Births * David Beck, Teamster's Union President Willie Moretti, Abner Zwillman enforcer and New Jersey Prohibition gangster Jacob Orgen, New York gangster and labor union racketeer Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:1894 In Organized Crime Years in organized crime Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1893 In Organized Crime Events Arts and literature '' If Christ Came To Chicago'' (non-fiction book) by William Thomas Stead Births Fred "Killer" Burke, Egan's Rats member and freelance hitman * John C. Montana, Magaddino crime family member Frank Scalice, Anastasia crime family underboss Frankie Yale, Brooklyn Prohibition gangster Deaths References {{Reflist Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1892 In Organized Crime Events Frank Lyons is convicted of the murder of police officer John Hurley. Arts and literature Births Joseph C. Amberg, New York (Brooklyn) gangster * Alphonse "The Peacemaker" Attardi, New York mobster and government informant * Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardo, Unione Siciliane leader and Chicago Outfit consigliere * William "Wild Bill" Lovett, White Hand Gang leader Dean O'Banion, Chicago North Side Gang leader Deaths References {{Reflist Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1891 In Organized Crime Events March 14 – After the acquittal/mistrial (on the previous evening) of Charles Matranga and 8 of his associates for conspiracy in the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David C. Hennessy, a lynch mob enters the jail and murders 11 of the 19 suspects in the murder. Matranga himself survives by hiding within the prison. For the first time the possibility of an Italian secret criminal organization operating in New Orleans is discussed in the United States. A New Orleans grand jury investigating the incident would later report: ::''"..our research has developed the existence of the secret organization styled 'Mafia'.... Officers of the Mafia and many of its members were not known. Among them are men born in this city of Italian origin.... The larger number of the society is composed of Italians and Sicilians."'' Arts and literature Births Joe Aiello (Giuseppe Aiello), Chicago and New York mobster and president of the Unione Siciliane. Ruggiero Boiardo (Richie Boiardo), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Timeline Of Organized Crime {{short description, None This is a timeline of the history of organized crime. 1870s: 1870 - 1871 - 1872 - 1873 - 1874 - 1875 - 1876 - 1877 - 1878 - 1879 1880s: 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1885 - 1886 - 1887 - 1888 - 1889 1890s: 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899 1900s: 1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909 1910s: 1910 - 1911 - 1912 - 1913 - 1914 - 1915 - 1916 - 1917 - 1918 - 1919 1920s: 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929 1930s: 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 1940s: 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949 1950s: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 1960s: 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970s: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 1980s: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1870 In Organized Crime Events January 1 – German immigrant John Merkle is beaten to death in front of his home by several members of the Tenth Avenue Gang. Patrick Fitzpatrick and James Strang are eventually arrested in connection with the murder and tried at the Jefferson Market Street Court on February 25. January 5 – James Logan, a prominent member of the Nineteenth Street Gang, is shot and killed by former associate Jerry Dunn after becoming involved in an argument at the West Houston Street coffee and cake saloon ''Johnny and Harry's''. Logan, who had been drinking with his mistress Carrie Smith, confronted Dunn and several others after making crude remarks toward Smith. As the two walked outside to settle the matter in the streets, Dunn fired a derringer pistol as Logan exited the saloon. A police officer responding to the gunshot initially held Logan in custody although, prompted by claims by Dunn's friends that the shooter had fled into the saloon, he released Dunn who quickly made his esc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1887 In Organized Crime {{Year nav topic5, 1887, organized crime Events Chinese triads the Big Sword Society and the Shangtung-based White Lotus Society are suspected of instigating attacks on Christian missionaries (including Chinese converts) and foreigners. By the end of the decade they have more than 1,000 followers carrying out attacks on isolated missions and trading posts. Joseph Pinzolo, Lucchese crime family boss, is born. August 13 – Daniel Lyons, who succeeded Danny Driscoll as leader of the Whyos, suffers a gunshot wound to the head by saloon keeper David Murphy and died the following day while at Chambers Street Hospital. Lyons, not to be confused with former leader Danny Lyons, had been tearing up Murphy's saloon along with the nephew of Jerry Hartigan when Murphy shot him. Although immediately turning himself over to police claiming self-defense, he was held in custody at The Tombs."Warring Whyos; The Leader of a Notorious Gang Shot," ''Boston Daily Globe'', 15 Aug. 1887 Chicago P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1900 In Organized Crime Events Monk Eastman claims New York's East Side for the Eastman Gang, now numbering an estimated 1,100. This eventually begins a gang war between the Eastmans and Paul Kelly's Five Points Gang. Evidence of '' La Mano Nera'' ( The Black Hand), an Italian extortionist organization, is seen in Brooklyn, New York. Sicilian Mafia Don Vito Cascio Ferro ''Cascioferroarrives in New York to become a major leader of '' La Mano Nera'' ( The Black Hand). A gang war begins between Tom Lee's On Leong Tong and an alliance of Wong Gets Hip Sings and Mock Duck's Four Brothers over gambling interests in New York's Chinatown. The war continues until a peace treaty is signed in 1909. Arts and literature Births January 7 – Simone Scozzari, underboss of the Los Angeles crime family March 18 – Ferdinand Boccia, New York City mobster June 28 – Sam Mesi, Chicago (West Side) mobster and operator of three off-track betting operations July 2 – Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola, caporeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1899 In Organized Crime Events A gang war breaks out between the Hip Sing and On Leong Tongs over illegal gambling in New York's Chinatown. New York Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is arrested for counterfeiting and sentenced to three years. Released in 1902, Morello establishes a system where counterfeit $5 US dollar bills would be printed in Sicily and smuggled into the United States. * Ignazio Lupo, known as "Lupo the Wolf", arrives in New York. * Charles Umbriaco arrives in New York later joining the Black Hand under Giuseppe Morello and Ignazio Lupo. Births * Samson Melvin "Samoots", Chicago leader of Unione Siciliana Louis Amberg, New York (Brooklyn) gangster Anthony Carfano "Little Augie Pisano", Florida gambling racketeer * Joseph J. DiCarlo "Jerry the Wolf"; "Joe the Gyp", Stefano Magaddino gunman and Miami gambling racketeer Murray Humphreys, Chicago Outfit member Vincent John Rao ( Frank Arra; Nunzio), Lucchese crime family consiglieri and associate of Willie Moretti Jacob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1898 In Organized Crime Events Births Vincent Drucci (Victor D'Ambrosio), Chicago North Side Gang Roger Touhy, Chicago Prohibition gangster * Hymie Weiss (Earl Wajciechowsky), Chicago North Side Gang leader Deaths * Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith, con artist and gangster in the Western United States{{Cite news , date=9 July 1898 , title=Soapy Smith's Last Bluff Called by Frank Reid. , pages=1 , work=Skaguay News , url=http://soapysmith.net/page17.html , access-date=2022-04-22 References Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1897 In Organized Crime Events January 23 – Sum Yop Tong leader Fung Jing Toy, known as "Little Pete", is killed by Le-Lum Jung and Chew Tin Gop in San Francisco, California. Arts and literature Births Jack Diamond "Legs", New York Prohibition gangster John Lazia, Kansas City gang leader and enforcer for political boss Tom Pendergast Paul Ricca (Paolo deLucia) "The Waiter", Chicago Outfit leader Joseph Zerilli, Detroit crime family leader and former Eastside Gang and Pascuzzi Combine member February 6 – Louis Buchalter "Lepke", National Crime Syndicate member February 20 – Nick Licata, Boss of the Los Angeles crime family April 7 – Walter Winchell, New York organized crime journalist October 2 – Joseph Profaci "Olive Oil King", Profaci crime family founder and Cosa Nostra leader November 24, Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Salvatore Lucania), National Crime Syndicate founder and New York Mafia Don November 27 – Vito Genovese, Genovese crime family founder and Cosa Nost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1896 In Organized Crime Events Jack Zelig joins Crazy Butch's juvenile street gang as a pickpocket. Frank Costello immigrates to the United States with his family to New York from Calabria, Italy. Arts and literature Births * Louis Capone, Murder, Inc. hitman Sylvestro Carolla, New Orleans Mafia leader Samuel Stein, Moe Dalitz associate Deaths {{Further, 1896 deaths Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1895 In Organized Crime Events The first barrel murders are discovered in New York. The Unione Siciliana, a fraternal organization providing support for Sicilian immigrants, is officially established in Chicago, Illinois. Sicilian Don Giuseppe Balsamo, supposedly the first American "Godfather", immigrates to the United States arriving in New York from Sicily. He eventually establishes criminal operations in several Italian neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Frank Costello arrives with his family in New York. Settling on 108th Street, his family begins running a small grocery store. James Colosimo immigrates to Chicago, Illinois from Calabria, Italy Arts and literature Births Machine Gun Kelly, Prohibition era gangster James Belcastro, Chicago Outfit enforcer Frank Cucchiara (Frank Russo) "Frank Caruso"; "Frank the Spoon", Patriarca crime family member, gambling racketeer and drug trafficker * Stephen Franse, NYPD police informant * Edward Vogel, "Dutch"; "Five-by-Five", Chicago mobster associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1894 In Organized Crime Events New York police lieutenant "Big Bill" William S. Devery is dismissed from the New York police force as head of the 11th Ward vice districts after the Lexow Investigation Committee find evidence of corruption and graft. Much of the evidence obtained by committee is from Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, leader of the New York Society for the Prevention of Crime, revealing the extent of Tammany Hall's influence within the NYPD. Other officials charged with corruption and graft would include Alexander "Clubber" Williams. The On Leong Merchant Association, a Tong organization, is formed in Boston, Massachusetts. Arts and literature Births * David Beck, Teamster's Union President Willie Moretti, Abner Zwillman enforcer and New Jersey Prohibition gangster Jacob Orgen, New York gangster and labor union racketeer Deaths References {{DEFAULTSORT:1894 In Organized Crime Years in organized crime Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1893 In Organized Crime Events Arts and literature '' If Christ Came To Chicago'' (non-fiction book) by William Thomas Stead Births Fred "Killer" Burke, Egan's Rats member and freelance hitman * John C. Montana, Magaddino crime family member Frank Scalice, Anastasia crime family underboss Frankie Yale, Brooklyn Prohibition gangster Deaths References {{Reflist Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1892 In Organized Crime Events Frank Lyons is convicted of the murder of police officer John Hurley. Arts and literature Births Joseph C. Amberg, New York (Brooklyn) gangster * Alphonse "The Peacemaker" Attardi, New York mobster and government informant * Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardo, Unione Siciliane leader and Chicago Outfit consigliere * William "Wild Bill" Lovett, White Hand Gang leader Dean O'Banion, Chicago North Side Gang leader Deaths References {{Reflist Organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ... Years in organized crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1891 In Organized Crime Events March 14 – After the acquittal/mistrial (on the previous evening) of Charles Matranga and 8 of his associates for conspiracy in the murder of New Orleans Police Chief David C. Hennessy, a lynch mob enters the jail and murders 11 of the 19 suspects in the murder. Matranga himself survives by hiding within the prison. For the first time the possibility of an Italian secret criminal organization operating in New Orleans is discussed in the United States. A New Orleans grand jury investigating the incident would later report: ::''"..our research has developed the existence of the secret organization styled 'Mafia'.... Officers of the Mafia and many of its members were not known. Among them are men born in this city of Italian origin.... The larger number of the society is composed of Italians and Sicilians."'' Arts and literature Births Joe Aiello (Giuseppe Aiello), Chicago and New York mobster and president of the Unione Siciliane. Ruggiero Boiardo (Richie Boiardo), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]