One hundred and two years ago today, at 5:30p.m., officer Hughes was standing on
the corner of 116th and First Ave.when a woman came up to him and
said a gang had just stolen her purse. Hughes followed her back and she
identified one of the gang -Louis Pietro- as one of those who had robbed
her so Hughes grabbed him.
Within a couple of moments Pietro's
confederates started pelting Hughes with rocks and anything else that
could be used for a missile. Pietro's gang mates then attacked the
officer and, taking his nightstick, freed their pal who took off running
into a six story tenement.
Hughes pulled away from the mob and
chased Pietro up the six flights to the roof and caught him just as he
was trying to jump onto a fire escape. A good old fashioned Hollywood
type brawl ensued as cop and robber duked it out on the roof. Each one
getting the better of the other. After a bit Hughes finally subdued
Pietro and dragged him down the six flights of stairs. Back on the street Pietro's boys once again started to pelt the officer with bricks
& whatnot. (whatnots really hurt by the way)
Having enough Hughes pushed Pietro up against the wall, pulled out his pistol and held the other gang members at bay.
Fortunately during the melee somebody in the neighborhood called the
police and soon the gong of a paddy wagon could be heard approaching.
One
of the gang members slipped out of the crowd and pushed the stolen
purse back into the original owner's hands and everyone took off, save
Pietro who was taken to the station.
"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933
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Monday, April 11, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Loose lips sinks snitch
With information provided by a snitch named Joseph Randazzo
police raided an apartment and arrested a drug dealer named James Di
Lorenzo who was said to be the top cocaine dealer in the city. Also
arrested was Di Lorenzo’s brother in-law John Gravino who had a history of selling opium. Di Lorenzo was released on bail. Coincidentally 102 years ago today Randazzo was found in an east side saloon with twenty-two stab wounds. Actually, police didn't feel that it was a coincidence.
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