Dan Worrall Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) It's summertime now, and time for some light entertainment. Here is a classic gangland murder story from a 1935 newspaper, with gangsters, molls, driveby shootings...the works, and true to the last detail. One of the lead character belongs to a family of Chicago New York gangsters; his neighbors remembered him as a "quiet boy who practiced diligently on the concertina". See if you can find the reference....and enjoy! Dan ps. he was probably one of 'those' Chemnitzer players..... edited to show that they were from New York, not Chicago as initially stated... Edited June 27, 2007 by Dan Worrall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 One of the lead character belongs to a family of Chicago gangsters... Chicago??? The article says the family was from Brownsville, Brooklyn. That's in New York City. So is "...his Manhattan hotel room...." I couldn't find anything on the page to identify the paper. Was it a Chicago paper? Is that why you thought Chicago? ps. he was probably one of 'those' Chemnitzer players..... Since Louie was from Brooklyn, not Chicago, I suspect either English or anglo rather than Chemnitzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted June 27, 2007 Author Share Posted June 27, 2007 One of the lead character belongs to a family of Chicago gangsters... Chicago??? The article says the family was from Brownsville, Brooklyn. That's in New York City. So is "...his Manhattan hotel room...." I couldn't find anything on the page to identify the paper. Was it a Chicago paper? Is that why you thought Chicago? ps. he was probably one of 'those' Chemnitzer players..... Since Louie was from Brooklyn, not Chicago, I suspect either English or anglo rather than Chemnitzer. Oops. New York, then..I goofed! Gangland slayings in the early 20th C usually point to Chicago! English concertina would be the more likely concertina, then. Maybe he was one of Boris Matusewich's pupils. That would account for the diligent practicing! The paper was the Albuquerue Journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 English concertina would be the more likely concertina, then.Maybe he was one of Boris Matusewich's pupils. Probably not Boris. Possibly Boris' father Gergory. I wonder if Boris' son Eric knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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