The Chicago mob wars begin...
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May 12, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 12, 1920
* "Diamond Jim" Colosimo, early Chicago mobster
* Al Capone comes to Chicago
* Crime wars begin
Page 2 has an article: "James Colosimo Slain At Restaurant Door" "Chicago Underworld Character Is Shot Dead by an Unknown Person" with various details.
This was James "Big Jim" of "Diamond Jim" Colosimo, who was one of the early Chicago mob bosses and the first to organize the various parts of the Chicago crime network. It was he who brought his nephew John "The Fox" Torrio to Chicago from Brooklyn to be his second in command, and Torrio in turn brought his old Brooklyn lieutenant, Al Capone, to Chicago to work as a bartender & bouncer.
When Prohibition went into effect in 1920 Torrio wanted the gang to enter bootlegging but Colosimo refused. It is suspected Colosimo was assassinated so the gang could enter the lucrative business. Al Capone was one of the suspected in his death, but no one was ever convicted.
Complete in 32 pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine & a few minor margin tears, usual browning, otherwise good.
* "Diamond Jim" Colosimo, early Chicago mobster
* Al Capone comes to Chicago
* Crime wars begin
Page 2 has an article: "James Colosimo Slain At Restaurant Door" "Chicago Underworld Character Is Shot Dead by an Unknown Person" with various details.
This was James "Big Jim" of "Diamond Jim" Colosimo, who was one of the early Chicago mob bosses and the first to organize the various parts of the Chicago crime network. It was he who brought his nephew John "The Fox" Torrio to Chicago from Brooklyn to be his second in command, and Torrio in turn brought his old Brooklyn lieutenant, Al Capone, to Chicago to work as a bartender & bouncer.
When Prohibition went into effect in 1920 Torrio wanted the gang to enter bootlegging but Colosimo refused. It is suspected Colosimo was assassinated so the gang could enter the lucrative business. Al Capone was one of the suspected in his death, but no one was ever convicted.
Complete in 32 pages, a bit irregular at the blank spine & a few minor margin tears, usual browning, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
