The Mob and the City (60 page)

67
.
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

68
. Barber's Names, Chairs, Customers–Polygraph Exams, March 27, 1963, in Box 3, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

69
. NYPD DD5, Subject: Vincent J. Squillante, September 30, 1958, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA);
New York Times
, October 1, 1958.

70
. NYPD Teletype Alarm, October 25, 1957, and NYPD DD5, Charles Davis, October 26, 1957, both in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

71
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 348–49 (testimony of Valachi).

72
. Vincent Teresa with Thomas C. Renner,
My Life in the Mafia
(New York: Doubleday, 1974), p. 178.

73
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 207.

74
. Wolf,
Frank Costello
, pp. 262–63.

75
. In April 1958, the NYPD received an alternative tip about the Patriarca Family of New England. The NYPD contacted the Providence, Rhode Island, police department: “This department is in receipt of information that [Raymond] Patriarca might be involved in the killing of Albert Anastasia.” The NYPD then requested information on Providence mobsters. Nothing came of it though, and the lead was shelved. NYPD DD5, Subject: Request Communication, April 11, 1958, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

76
. NYPD DD5, Subject Santo Trafficante, November 13, 1959, in Box 2, Anastasia Files (NYMA).

77
. Sidney Slater and Quentin Reynolds, “My Life Inside the Mob,”
Saturday Evening Post
, August 24, 1963, pp. 38–55.

78
. Peter Diapoulos and Steven Linakis,
The Sixth Family
(New York: Bantam, 1976), p. 22.

79
. Slater,
Saturday Evening Post
, p. 40.

80
. Jerry Capeci, “The Men Who Hit Albert Anastasia,” October 18, 2001, available at
http://www.ganglandnews.com
(accessed July 20, 2013);
New York Times
, October 8, 2008.

81
. Jerry Capeci,
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia
(New York: Penguin, 2004), p. 290;
New York Times
, June 23 and July 30, 1965, and October 8, 2008.

82
. The informant does
not
identify Wittenberg as the second gunman. As for the plotters, the informant stated that a cabal of
mafiosi
, including Joseph Biondo, Charles Dongarra, and Joseph Riccobono, formed after they learned that Anastasia was planning to have them killed. The informant said that these three individuals, “plus Andrew Alberti, Joseph Gallo, Steve Grammatula [
sic
]” and the second gunman, planned the assassination. FBI Teletype from SAC, New York, 92-632, Criminal Intelligence Program, January 3, 1963 (NARA College Park). Capeci relates that researcher Andy Petepiece also found the January 3, 1963, report.

83
. In the newspapers, Alberti was briefly identified, as follows: “Detectives investigating the Anastasia slaying yesterday questioned Andrew Alberti, a suspended prize fight manager. He operates a bakery at 441 East Twelfth Street and Lives at 2675 Henry Hudson Parkway.”
New York Times
, November 13, 1957.

84
. NYPD DD5, Subject: Interrogation of Johnny Busso, November 5, 1957, in Box 2, Anastasia Files, (NYMA).

85
. Ibid.

86
.
Kingston Daily Freeman
, November 10, 1964.

87
. FBI Teletype, To Director, FBI, From SAC, New York, Criminal Intelligence Committee, January 3, 1963, in RG 65 (NARA College Park). FBI Report, La Cosa Nostra, Gambino Family, August 21, 1964, in RG 65 (NARA College Park);
New York Times
, June 23, 1965;
Long Island Star-Journal
, July 9, 1966. As for Grammauta's physical appearance, see the FBI photo reprinted in Jerry Capeci, “The Men Who Hit Albert Anastasia,” October 18, 2001, available at
http://www.ganglandnews.com
(accessed July 20, 2013);
New York Times
, June 23, 1965.

88
. Again, there is no indication that Busso was involved in the plot. Johnny Busso fought in a bout at Madison Square Garden that Friday night, October 25, 1957.
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

89
.
New York Times
, October 26, 1957.

90
. Raab,
Five Families
, p. 115.

91
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 208.

92
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 425 (chart of Gambino Family); Maas,
Valachi Papers
, p. 229.

93
. Armand “Tommy” Rava, one of the few Anastasia loyalists, was known to harbor enmity toward Carlo Gambino. After attending the Apalachin meeting in November 1957, Rava disappeared and was believed murdered. FBI Report, La Cosa Nostra, September 26, 1968, in RG 65 (NARA College Park).

94
. FBI AIRTEL, From SAC to Director, FBI, August 7, 1962, in FBI FOIA File of Anthony Anastasia, available at
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/brotherly-love-fuhgeddaboutit-0
(accessed July 20, 2013); Bill Bonanno,
Last Testament of Bill Bonanno
, pp. 132, 156.

95
. Bonanno,
Man of Honor
, p. 208.

96
.
Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations: Organized Crime and the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics
, 389 (testimony of Valachi).

CHAPTER 10: APALACHIN

1
. Testimony of Edgar D. Croswell (1957), in Box 9, Master Case Files of the New York State Temporary Commission of Investigation (hereafter “COI”), New York State Archives, Albany, NY (hereafter “NYSA”). This chapter draws principally on the COI files of the public inquiry into the Apalachin meeting, and the trial testimony in
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959), National Archives and Records Administration, Northeast Region, New York, NY (hereafter “NARA NY”).

2
.
Binghamton Press
, December 13, 1957;
New York Times
, November 3, 1959, November 21, 1990.

3
. Testimony of Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

4
. FBI Report, Joseph Barbara, November 19, 1957, in FBI Freedom of Information Act File (hereafter “FBI FOIA File”) on Joseph Barbara Sr. (copy in possession of author); testimony of Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

5
.
Hearings before the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field
, Senate, 85th Cong., 2d. Sess. (1958), 12202–12209 (testimony of Croswell);
United States v. Bonanno
, 180 F.Supp. 71, 73–75 (S.D.N.Y. 1960).

6
.
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959) (testimony of Croswell) (NARA NY);
Binghamton Press
, June 14, 1959.

7
.
Binghamton Press
, June 14, 1959.

8
. Testimony of Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA);
Binghamton Press
, June 14, 1959.

9
. Weather records available at
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather-history/13732/1956/10/18/
(accessed July 25, 2013).

10
. Testimony of Frederick Leibe (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

11
. FBI Memorandum, Re: Carmine Galante, January 24, 1958, in FBI FOIA File on Carmine Galante (copy in possession of author); testimony of Croswell, in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

12
.
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959) (testimony of Croswell) (NARA NY).

13
. Record of Interview with Edgar Croswell, in Box 9, COI (NYSA);
New York Times
, January 7, 1958, July 24, 1959;
Binghamton Press
, February 11, 1958.

14
. Testimony of Richard Klausner (1958), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

15
.
United States v. Bentvena
, 319 F.2d 916 (2d Cir. 1963); Memorandum of Edward Kirk to Chief Investigator Joseph Milenky, Suspected Attendees at Hoodlum Meeting, March 19, 1959, in Box 5, COI (NYSA).

16
.
Binghamton Press
, October 25, 1957.

17
. Testimony of Marguerite Russell (1958), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

18
.
Organized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics: Hearings before the Committee on Government Operations, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
, Senate, 88th Cong., 1st Sess. (1963), 389 (testimony of Joseph Valachi);
Binghamton Press
, January 26, 1958, November 14, 1977.

19
. Testimony of Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

20
. Joseph Bonanno with Sergio Lalli,
A Man of Honor: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983), p. 203.

21
. Testimony of Joseph Barbara Jr. (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA);
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959) (testimony of Helen Schroeder) (NARA NY).

22
.
New York Times
, November 15, 1957; testimony of Croswell, in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

23
. Interview with Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

24
.
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959) (testimonies of Croswell and Schroeder) (NARA NY).

25
. Ibid. (testimonies of Croswell and Brown) (NARA NY).

26
. Testimony of Croswell (1957), in Box 9, COI (NYSA);
Hearings on Organized Crime: 25 Years after Valachi: Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs
, Senate, 100th Cong., 2d Sess. (1988), 530–33 (testimony of Angelo Lonardo); Ovid Demaris,
The Last Mafioso: The Treacherous World of Jimmy Fratianno
(New York: Bantam, 1981), pp. 105–106, 188–89.

27
. Testimony of Russell (1959), in Box 9, COI (NYSA); weather records available at
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weather-history/13732/1957/11/14/
.

28
. Testimony of Russell (1959), in Box 9, COI (NYSA).

29
. For a list of the attendees, see table 10–1. For their transportation to Apalachin, see Report to Governor Averell Harriman, November 27, 1957, in Box 1, COI (NYSA), and Arthur L. Reuter, Acting Commissioner of Investigation,
Report on the Activities and Associations of Persons Identified as Present at the Residence of Joseph Barbara, Sr., at Apalachin, New York, on November 14, 1957, and the Reasons for Their Presence
(1958) (hereafter “Reuter Report”).

30
.
United States v. Bufalino
(S.D.N.Y. 1959) (testimony of Russell) (NARA NY); testimony of Russell (1959), in Box 9, COI (NYSA); testimony of Vincent Rao (1959), in Box 7, COI (NYSA);
Binghamton Press
, July 1, 1959.