September 12, 1931 saw the murder of Italian gangster Giuseppi Mannino or Manino depending on which paper told the story. Mannino was arrested in 1918 for a barrel murder but acquitted. This was followed for an arrest in 1920 for stealing alcohol for which he received a suspended sentence.
Mannino had just parked his car on a Brooklyn street and exited the auto along with two cohorts. As they walked, the two men fell behind Mannino and, pulling out pistols, fired a number of times into his back. Mannino staggered up to the nearest building and collapsed in the hallway. The two gunmen ran up and finished him off before escaping.
The Police Inspector suggested that the murder may have been related to the killing of Salvatore Maranzano the day before. The following day the New York Daily News reported that Mannino was the former partner of mob boss Giuseppi "the Clutching Hand" Piraino, who was bumped off the previous year. The same article stated that Mannino was killed by Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who happened to be the architect of Maranzano's demise as well.
Giuseppe Mannino
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