Word on the street was that Hamley was a former slot machine repairman who talked himself into being Legs' New Jersey slot guy. Supposedly another Legs man, Abe Figura, was Legs' liaison with Hamley. Things were fine until the evening of October 11 when Figura was on his way to Jersey to meet with Hamley but wound up going for a ride; a one-way ride that is. His body was found the next day. The day Figura was found was the same day that Legs Diamond was shot down in his room at the Hotel Monticello. He lived.
Shortly after the two shootings Hamley received a note which read, "You are next on the spot Windy". Windy being his nickname. At around 8 pm on the 27th Hamley's brother visited him at his room at the Newark's Elk Club where the twenty-seven year old told him had a date that night. After visiting with his brother he went to his girl's house. He was nervous and told her that he expected to get bumped off. He left her place around 10 pm. Three hours later Hamley was found near Milburn, New Jersey with, depending which paper you read, either two or six bullets in him. All papers agreed on the fact that a number of them were through the head.
Body of Joseph Hamley
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