Gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond found not guilty...
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July 15, 1931
ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1931
* Famous New York City gangster
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond
* Acquitted for torture (assault)
The front page includes a one column photo of Jack "Legs" Diamond along with an article headed: "Gangster Chief Found Not Guilty In Torture Case"
A subhead reads: "Jury Quickly Acquits Racketeer Accused of Beating Farmer" with a one column photo of diamond. Other news of the day throughout.
24 pages with a small piece missing to the lower right corner area. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Jack "Legs" Diamond (July 10, 1897-December 18, 1931), aka Gentleman Jack, was a famous Irish-American gangster in New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootlegger and close associate of gambler Arnold Rothstein, Diamond survived a number of attempts on his life between 1919 and 1931, causing him to be known as the "clay pigeon of the underworld." In 1930, Diamond's nemesis Dutch Schultz remarked to his own gang, "Ain't there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don't bounce back?" Jack Diamond was not related to Lucchese crime family soldier, Stanley Diamond.
* Famous New York City gangster
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond
* Acquitted for torture (assault)
The front page includes a one column photo of Jack "Legs" Diamond along with an article headed: "Gangster Chief Found Not Guilty In Torture Case"
A subhead reads: "Jury Quickly Acquits Racketeer Accused of Beating Farmer" with a one column photo of diamond. Other news of the day throughout.
24 pages with a small piece missing to the lower right corner area. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Jack "Legs" Diamond (July 10, 1897-December 18, 1931), aka Gentleman Jack, was a famous Irish-American gangster in New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootlegger and close associate of gambler Arnold Rothstein, Diamond survived a number of attempts on his life between 1919 and 1931, causing him to be known as the "clay pigeon of the underworld." In 1930, Diamond's nemesis Dutch Schultz remarked to his own gang, "Ain't there nobody that can shoot this guy so he don't bounce back?" Jack Diamond was not related to Lucchese crime family soldier, Stanley Diamond.
Category: The 20th Century
