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...Capone syndicate. Headquarters: Chicago. Command and staff: the heirs of Al Capone-vulture-eyed Tony Accardo; dapper Charles Fischetti, Al Capone's cousin; Jake ("Greasy Thumb") Guzik. The Capone Syndicate's specialty: bookmaking. with a secondary interest in policy wheels...
...York") Campagna, Paul ("The Waiter") Ricca, Ralph ("Bottles") Capone, Big Al's biggest brother. Once he even tried to pin a murder rap on fish-eyed, elegantly tailored Charlie ("The Gentleman") Fischetti, one of Al Capone's top three heirs. And he hauled in Jack ("Greasy Thumb") Guzik, Al Capone's business brains, whenever he felt displeased with the look on Greasy Thumb's fat face-which was often...
Jack ("Greasy Thumb") Guzik, one of the successors to Capone's power, came to his wake. Hymie ("Loud Mouth") Levin, another underworld kingpin, sent flowers. So did politicians from the First Ward. But the funeral at old St. Mary's Catholic Church was a disappointment-half the seats were empty, and Hinky Dink got only three automobile loads of flowers, as compared to Bathhouse John's seven...
...small-time gambler. But Dago Mangano had brains and a pleasant, breezy personality. He soon became known as a man of executive ability. When Al Capone ran Chicago's Syndicate, Mangano was a trusted lieutenant. After Capone there was much unrest. The late Frank (The Enforcer) Nitti, Jack Guzik (TIME, May 1) and the incumbent Tony Accardo, successively became Syndicate chieftains...
...kidnapping had been reported to Guzik's close pal, one Hymie ("Loud Mouth") Levin. Thirty-six hours later, with Hymie keeping his loud mouth tightly closed, Guzik announced through an intermediary that he was safe & sound. Said he: "It was just a holdup, followed by a business transaction...