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Mallory Scalise (1900-May 7, 1929) was an American organized crime figure of the early 20th century and, with partner Albert Anselmi, was one of the Chicago Outfit's most successful hitmen in Prohibition-era Chicago. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar 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. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. Albert Anselmi ( July 15, 1883 - May 7, 1929) was a Chicago mobster who became an infamous hitman during the Prohibition era for the The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA.

1 Early life
2 Prohibition & the Bootleg Wars
3 St. Valentine's Day Massacre
4 Final days
5 External links
6 Further reading

Early life

Born in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Scalise was involved with the mob starting early in his life. Castelvetrano (Castedduvitranu is a town in the Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Sometime around age twenty, Scalise lost his right eye in an attack, which was then replaced with a glass eye. A little time after this incident, Scalise traveled illegally to America, finding his home in Chicago's Little Italy aka "The Patch. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. " He was the uncle of Chicago Outfit mobster Joseph Jerome "Jerry" Scalise, who served under Albert Tocco. The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA. " Mobster " is a slang term for a person who participates in Organized crime, which is known as belonging to "the Mob" | Albert "Caesar" Tocco ( August 9, 1929 - September 21, 2005) nicknamed "Caesar" (though this was actually his

Prohibition & the Bootleg Wars

While working for the Genna Brothers, a gang of Chicago bootleggers, Scalise met Albert Anselmi, who later became his mentor and close friend. The Genna crime family was one of the major players in the Chicago gangland wars of the 1920s Albert Anselmi ( July 15, 1883 - May 7, 1929) was a Chicago mobster who became an infamous hitman during the Prohibition era for the Although younger, Scalise was much more dangerous and intelligent, and soon enough the student was leading the teacher. Both men remain, to this day, the prime suspects in the murder of Dean O'Banion, boss of Chicago's North Side Gang. Charles Dean O'Banion ( 8 July 1892 &ndash 10 November 1924) was an Irish-American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny The North Side family Gang, also known as the North Side Mob, was the dominant Irish-American Mafia criminal organization (although a large number of

Soon after O'Banion's murder, Scalise and Anselmi secretly defected from the Gennas to Al Capone's Chicago Outfit. Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who The Chicago Outfit shortened to " the Outfit " is a Crime syndicate based in Chicago Illinois, USA. During the Capone mob's subsequent dogfight with the North Siders, Scalise and Anselmi would shoot to prominence. On June 13, 1925, Anselmi and Scalise, along with Mike Genna, ambushed North Siders George "Bugs" Moran and Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci in The Patch, shooting up their car with shotguns and wounding Drucci. 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. George Clarence "Bugs" Moran was born Adelard Cunin on August 21 1891 according to his biographer (see BugsMoran Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci (1898&ndash April 4, 1927) was a Chicago mobster during Chicago 's Prohibition era who served a lieutenant About an hour later, as the shooters raced south on Western Avenue, they were pursued by a detective squad and overtaken at the corner of Western and 60th Street. After the cars screeched to a stop, the gangsters opened fire with their shotguns. During the ensuing gun battle, Chicago Police officers Charles Walsh and Harold Olsen were killed and Michael Conway severely wounded. The fourth officer, William Sweeney, pursued the fleeing Anselmi, Scalise, and Genna towards the next block of houses. Genna was fatally shot by Sweeney while the other two fell into police hands. Anselmi and Scalise were bound over for trial.

Prosecutor Bob Crowe vowed to send both men to the gallows. A gallows is a frame typically wooden used for execution by Hanging. During some of the most bizarre legalistics in American history, the two killers’ lawyers managed to convince the jury that they had reacted against "unwarranted police aggression. " Anselmi and Scalise were found guilty of the manslaughter of Officer Walsh, drawing a sentence of 14 years in prison. Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder.

In the time between their trials, the two men and their cohorts sent "collectors" around The Patch to get money for their defense fund. Most wealthy Italians who had given generously to the first defense fund were not so keen about giving again. Men like Henry Spignola, Agostino and Antonio Morici were murdered. The main "collector", a fearsome mobster named Orazio "The Scourge" Tropea, was discovered to be keeping most of the collections for himself. Tropea was shotgunned to death on Halsted Street on February 15, 1926. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Other deaths would follow before both Scalise and Anselmi were both acquitted of the murder of Patrolman Harold Olsen.

Back in Joliet Prison, serving their original manslaughter sentence, the two still played a part in Chicago gangland affairs. This is an article about a men's prison in Illinois in the United States The war between Al Capone and the North Side Gang, now under Earl "Hymie" Weiss, reached a crescendo in the fall of 1926. Earl "Hymie" Weiss ( January 25, 1897 - October 11, 1926) was a Polish-American mobster who became a leader of the Prohibition During a peace conference, Weiss offered peace to Capone if the killers of his friend O'Banion (Scalise and Anselmi) were murdered in prison. Al refused and murdered Weiss less than two weeks later.

By December of 1926, both Scalise and Anselmi were granted a retrial in the killing of Officer Walsh. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The next month, they got out of prison. In June of 1927 the two were tried and acquitted for the murder of Officer Charles Walsh. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Capone threw them a grand party upon their acquittal, climaxed by a shoot-out with champagne-bottle corks.

Because they had gotten away with killing two Chicago Police officers and their Sicilian heritage, John Scalise and Albert Anselmi were automatically suspected of guilt any time any of Capone's enemies turned up dead.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

After the murder of Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo, president of the Unione Siciliane, John Scalise was elevated to the position of vice-president, under Joseph "Hop Toad" Giunta. Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo (d January 8, 1929) was an organized crime figure and head of the Chicago chapter of the Unione Siciliana The Unione Siciliana (often incorrectly called Unione Siciliane) was a Sicilian-American fraternal organization which eventually was rumored to have controlled much of the Soon after the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre, John Scalise was heard to brag, "I'm the most powerful man in Chicago. 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 " Whether or not Scalise actually took part in the massacre is unknown.

Final days

Due to their bad reputations, both Mallory Scalise and Albert Anselmi were questioned in the massacre case, but only Scalise was indicted, along with Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn. Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn (1905&ndash February 15, 1936) was a key member of Al Capone 's Chicago -based criminal organization known Shortly after the indictment, Scalise, Anselmi, and Giunta were found dead on a road near Hammond, Indiana in the early morning hours of May 8, 1929. Hammond (ˈhæmənd is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. 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. All three had been severely beaten and shot to death. One of Scalise’s gunshot wounds had torn off the pinky finger of his left hand. The coroner said he had never seen such disfigured bodies.

Within a few days, informants stated that the three men were lured to a banquet with their Sicilian friends and, while trying to break up a quarrel that was being staged for their benefit, were themselves attacked and killed. Years later, a more popular story would emerge that Al Capone had discovered that Anselmi and Scalise had decided to betray him. At the climax of a dinner thrown in their honor, Capone produced a baseball bat and beat the three men within an inch of their lives, before two or three gunmen stepped in to finish the job. Scalise’s body was shipped back to Castelvetrano, Sicily for burial.

Contents

Early life

Prohibition & the Bootleg Wars

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Final days

External links

Further reading