Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

gambling house notified me that some
one was downstairs to see me- 1t was
Spanish Louie. He said that he had
had talk with ''YoungieS' men. whom
he had met on the corner. and that they
were ready to double-cross Morton be-
cause | was friend of Spanish Louie.
The bargain "Youngie" had made with
Morton was that if his men could collect
the money / owed they were to slug me
anyway and could keep the money for
their own. If they could not collect the
debt they We're to croak me or beat me
up and Morton would pay them $500 for
the job.
had made big winning that night
up the S+O0 / still owed Morton between
"Youngie" and his gunner, which L did
Bloody Mike" was another notorious
ganSster. He was ready to slug or croak
d man for very little money. He was
one of the gangsters who did his work
for the love of it. He gloried in the
sight of blood. That was how he got
his nickname. He was never satisfied
with beating up a sucker unless he
left his victim drenched in blood.
In one of the clothing workers strikes
Bloody Mike hired by a manu-
facturer to slug one of the union dele
was convinced. was bent on running him
financially. He had been grating for
a long time and the manufacturer was
getting desperate. sHe promised Bloody
Mike $50 to do the man up.
BY some mistake Bloody Mike got
the wrong man. His victim was nearly
killed. The manufacturer paid the $50.
having read of the finding of the body of
an assaulted man whose identity was
then unknown at the very place and at
the hour Bloody Mike had reported he
had beaten up the delegate
That same day the delegate walked
into the manufacturers workshop and
the manufacturer nearly died of fright.
thinking his enemy must have died and
this was his ghost Subsequently editions
OF the papers showed that Bloody
Mikes victim plumber.
Bloody Mike was looked up and told
the mistake. He agreed to make good
for $50. Two nights later the delegate
got his He nearly died from loss of
blood Bloody Mike got the $50.
'Bloody Mike was frequently called
on by strikers to attack scabs. Work of
this kind which involved little risk. he
would undertake at 81 a head. 1t was a
pleasant pastime for him He used brass
knuckles rather than a blackjack or
piece of lead pipe. because in that way
he could feast his eyes on more blood.
Several times he was arrested because
of this strange fascination. which kept
him at the scene of his crimes too long.
The influence of politicians was usually
sufficient to get him off.
But Bloody Mike" performed one
great public service. He murdered
Spanish Louie OF course Bloody
Mike" didn't do this job for the benefit
of the community. He did it for the SPA
which Rosenthal paid him for it, After
the many jobs Spanish Louie had done
for Rosenthal, he doublecrossed him in
one which was very close to Rosenthars
heart. and Rosenthal hired Bloody
Mike to kill Spanish Louie"
Before describing how this crime was
done it may be we'll to tell of the job
which Spanish Louie had been en-
ployed to do for Rosenthal. and which
he failed to do. This was the murder of
Sam Paul and Louie Kaufman. for which
Spanish Louie took Rosenthars money
and then fell down on the job. Here is
the story:
The Iesper Club. under Rosenthal' s
management. came to be known as the
one big gambling house downtown
which the police wouldn't raid. Its in
huence was believed to be so great that
the police might be openly detied. These
boa SITS got to be very CALLING to the de-
partment of which Cropsey was then COM
missioner. Deputy Commissioner Glenn
ent Driscoll assigned officers Cody and
MurphV of his staff 10 secure the neceS-