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ROBERT E. COSTELLO...
...Among his clients: Underworld Overlord Frank Costello, Teamster Boss Dave Beck, the late Senator Joe McCarthy. Among his triumphs: arguing the first libel suit ever won against Columnist Drew Pearson, beating a Post Office ban on Confidential...
...enforcement agencies of New York were upset, as Costello would probably get to his assassin before the police--unless the assassin was killed by his disgusted employers first. One way or the other, the police stood to lose. Hopefully, they issued a description of a "torpedo" who weighs two hundred and thirty-five pounds, has a "pot belly," and "waddles when he walks...
While the papers and the public are fascinated by an event reminiscent of the glamorous gangsters of the 'twenties, a few citizens are deeply and rightfully upset. Whether Costello invoked the Fifth Amendment legally or not is a question for the courts, but it is apparent to anyone that his constitutional protections from search and seizure without warrant were ignored by the New York police. Costello's life should be protected and his possible crimes prosecuted, but his constitutional rights as a citizen should be preserved...
Meanwhile, sixty-six detectives are investigating Costello, the Revenue men are checking his slip of paper, the Supreme Court is reviewing his tax case, the Justice Department is working on his deportation, and attorneys are writing briefs on infringements of his constitutional rights. Last but not least, Frank Costello and his assistant, Dandy Phil Kastel, are probably looking for a "torpedo" who weighs two hundred and thirty-five pounds, and "waddles when he walks...