1933 lasted all of twenty and a half hours for Larry Fay, who was designated
New York City's Public Enemy #3, I think it was #3, let me check my book
Gangster City...yes there it is pg. 258 Public Enemy #3. Anyways by the
end of 1932 Larry was part owner in a night club called the Casa Blanca
(he seemed to have a thing for Spanish names, a previous club was
called the El Fay) Like a lot of business' during the Depression the
Casa Blanca saw some financial hardships and on New Year's Eve Fay
informed the staff that they would be receiving a 30% pay cut (Happy New
Year!). This didn't sit well with one of the club's doormen who spent
the first day of 1933 drinking and being angry. After stewing for a
number of hours the doorman did what a number of angry Americans do when
they are mad at their employer. He returned that evening with a gun. He
confronted Fay in the lobby of the club and demanded some money. Fay, a reported nice guy and easy touch, was going to comply but before he had a chance to do so, Mr. Drunk Angry Guy pulled his
pistol and shot his boss a number of times killing him.
You can read more about Larry Fay in Gangster City: History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935... in ebook form anyways.
"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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