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1904 in organized crime
1904 in organized crime
See also:1903 in organized crime,other events of 1904,1905 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in organized crime'.-----Events:*The headquarters of the On Leong Merchant Association is moved to N.Y, New York....
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1906 in organized crime
1906 in organized crime
See also:1905 in organized crime,other events of 1906,1907 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in organized crime'.-----Events:*Lupo the Wolf is arrested and charged with kidnapping Tony Bonzuffi, the son of an East Side banker and suspected Black Hand victim.*Paul Kelly's nightclub Little...
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Timeline of organized crime
This is a timeline of the history of organized crime.Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P...
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Events
- Richie FitzpatrickRichie FitzpatrickRichard "Richie" Fitzpatrick was a top gunman in the Monk Eastman gang, as well as a former member of the Five Points Gang, during the late 1890s until his death in 1904...
is killed by "Kid Twist" Max ZwerbachMax ZwerbachMax "Kid Twist" Zweifach occasionally referred to as Zwerbach was an American gangster who, during the turn of the century, belonged to the Eastman Gang and later succeeded the New York gang leader following his arrest in 1904.-Biography:Born Maxwell Zweifach in Austria on March 14, 1884, to...
during peace negotiations between the two rival factions of the Eastman GangEastman GangThe Eastman Gang was the last of New York's street gangs which dominated the city's underworld during the late 1890s until early 1910s. Along with the Five Points Gang under Paul Kelly, the Eastmans succeeded the long dominant Whyos as the first non-Irish street gang to gain prominence in the...
. Several weeks later the remaining men of Fitzpatrick's gang are killed by Zwerbach lieutenant Vach "Cyclone Louie" LewisVach LewisVach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis was an early New York gangster and member of the Eastman Gang under Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach.-Biography:...
. - Salvatore SabellaSalvatore SabellaSalvatore Sabella was the Sicilian Mafia boss of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1920s. Sabella built the future Bruno crime family and trained its leaders.-Early life:...
murders a local butcher after he reportedly violently beat the young Sabella. - June 2 - TeamstersTeamstersThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of several local and regional locals of teamsters, the union now represents a diverse membership of blue-collar and professional workers in both the public and private sectors....
President Cornelius SheaCornelius SheaCornelius P. Shea was an American labor leader and organized crime figure. He was the founding president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, holding the position from 1903 until 1907. He became involved with the Chicago Outfit, and although he was indicted many times, he usually...
is accused of taking bribes in order to call his members out on strike during the 1905 Chicago Teamsters' strike1905 Chicago Teamsters' strikeThe 1905 Chicago Teamsters' strike was a sympathy strike and lockout by the United Brotherhood of Teamsters in the summer of 1905 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The strike was initiated by a small clothing workers' union. But it soon spread as nearly every union in the city, including the...
. He is acquitted in two trials in January and February 1907. - October - A Morello Black HandBlack HandUnification or Death , unofficially known as the Black Hand , was a secret military society formed by members of the Serbian army in the Kingdom of Serbia, which was founded on September 6, 1901. It was intent on uniting all of the territories containing significant Serb populations annexed by...
member, Giuseppe de Priemo, is released from Sing Sing Prison after serving a sentence for counterfeiting. Several weeks later, de Priemo and restaurant owner Pietro InzarilloPietro InzarilloPietro Inzarillo or Inzerillo was a New York underworld figure and a member of the Morello crime family.-Early years:Inzarillo immigrated to the United States from the Marineo area of Palermo, Sicily with his wife and five children and settled in New York City. In the early 1900s, he became...
are gunned down by several unidentified gunman.
Births
- James Allegretti "Jimmy the Monk", Chicago labor union racketeer and syndicate bookmaker
- Marvin Bas, Chicago syndicate defence lawyer
- Frank Bompensiero "The Bomp", San Diego Mafia Capo and informant
- Gerardo Vito Catena, Genovese crime familyGenovese crime familyThe Genovese crime family , is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime...
member and National Crime SyndicateNational Crime SyndicateThe National Crime Syndicate was the name given by the press to a loosely-organized multi-ethnic organized crime syndicate. Its origins are uncertain....
leader - Gasper DiGregorio [Gasperino DiGregorio], Bonanno crime familyBonanno crime familyThe Bonanno crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia ....
Capo - Michele NavarraMichele NavarraMichele Navarra was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was a qualified physician and headed the Mafia Family from the town of Corleone...
[Dr. Michelle Navarra], SicilianSicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
mafiaMafiaThe Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
boss - John RoselliJohn RoselliJohn "Handsome Johnny" Roselli , sometimes spelled John Rosselli, was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped them control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. Roselli was also involved with the Central Intelligence Agency plot to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the early 1960s...
[Filipo Sacco], Chicago Outfit member - January 18 - Joseph BonannoJoseph BonannoJoseph Charles Bonanno, Sr. was a Sicilian-born American mafioso who became the boss of the Bonanno crime family. He was nicknamed "Joe Bananas," a name he despised.-Early life:...
"Joe Bananas", Bonanno crime familyBonanno crime familyThe Bonanno crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia ....
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Deaths
- Richie FitzpatrickRichie FitzpatrickRichard "Richie" Fitzpatrick was a top gunman in the Monk Eastman gang, as well as a former member of the Five Points Gang, during the late 1890s until his death in 1904...
, Monk Eastman Gang member - October - Giuseppe de Priemo, New York Black Hand member
- October - Pietro InzarilloPietro InzarilloPietro Inzarillo or Inzerillo was a New York underworld figure and a member of the Morello crime family.-Early years:Inzarillo immigrated to the United States from the Marineo area of Palermo, Sicily with his wife and five children and settled in New York City. In the early 1900s, he became...
, New York Black Hand associate