"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Argonaut


Chicago hoodlum Edward Lattyak was described as bandit and possibly a member of the gang headed by Henry "Midget" Fernekes. On October 12, 1925 his bullet riddled body was found on State road outside of Chicago near the town of Argo. He had been taken for a ride and tossed from a car. Police failed to connect him to any of the bootlegging gangs so chalked his murder up to revenge of his fellow gunmen. Revenge for what wasn't speculated. Lattyak had served time in both the house of corrections and Pontiac reformatory. He had been arrested several times for robbery but managed to beat the rap.


Ed Lattyak

2 comments:

David said...

Patrick espero tengas una excelente noche,una pregunta, sabes de alguna red de tráfico de armas, prostitución e incluso drogas en aquellos tiempos? Siempre he tenido esa duda.


Patrick Downey said...

Hi David, I don't know of any arms trafficking so to speak. Drugs and prostitution for sure. Arnold Rothstein was a drug kingpin. Legs Diamond, Lucky Luciano and a host of others were involved. Prostitution was also rampant. Lucky Luciano was sent to prison for prostitution. Al Capone also was into prostitution.