Albert Anselmi (July 15, 1883 - May 7, 1929) was a Chicago mobster who became an infamous hitman during the Prohibition era for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, also known as Noble Experiment, refers to a Sumptuary law which prohibits Alcohol The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA.
Born in Marsala, Sicily, Anselmi became involved with the local Mafia at an early age. Marsala is a seaport city located in the Province of Trapani on the island of Sicily in Italy. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century In 1924, Anselmi fled Sicily to avoid murder charges. Entering the U. S. illegally on the Gulf Coast, Anselmi eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Anselmi soon began working for the Genna brothers, one of Chicago's top bootlegging gangs. The Genna crime family was one of the major players in the Chicago gangland wars of the 1920s Anselmi soon met John Scalise, another hitman who would partner with Anselmi on many famous murders. John Scalise ( 1900 - May 7, 1929) was an American Organized crime figure of the early 20th century and with partner Albert Anselmi,
On June 13, 1925, Anselmi and Scalise killed two Chicago policemen and wounded one other during a gun battle. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anselmi and Scalise were tried for the murder of one officer, Charles Walsh. Both men were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Four months later, they were acquitted of the murder of the second officer, Harold Olsen. Nine months later, Anselmi and Scalise were granted a retrial for the Walsh murder. They were acquitted. A second trial in 1927 also led to an acquittal.
After the St. Valentine's Day Massacre on February 14, 1929, Anselmi's long time friend and partner Scalise was indicted on charges relating to the massacre, as they had now been working for Outfit boss Al Capone. The Saint Valentine's Day massacre is the name given to the murder of seven people as part of a Prohibition Era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who However, a short time later on May 8, 1929, Anselmi, Scalise, and a fellow gangster named Joseph Giunta were found dead on a road near Hammond, Indiana. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hammond (ˈhæmənd is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is now suspected that they were murdered by Capone when he heard that they were planning to betray him.
External links
- Albert Anselmi and John Scalise
- GanglandNews.com - John Scalise and Albert Anselmi
- Albert Anselmi at Find-A-Grave
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