The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-28

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ly missed a day, Mrs. Alpert's ques-
ton went unanswered. She told
police that her son had pointed out
Abe (Kid TWIST Relies as a man
who was out to get me-" Relies AMI
Martin (Buggsy) Goldstein were
picked up - as they had been In
many slayings - and were released
for lack Of evidence.
But Mrs. Alpert, her mind almost
unhinged by grief, still went to the
station.
Two Months Later
Then william O'Dwyer was elect
ed district attorney Of Brooklyn.
O'Dwyer had burning hatred OF his
own for the underworld - his
brother, John, had been killed by
holdup men only two months after
the Alpert Staying.
/ He reopened the Alpert case, OBJ
tanning indictments against Relies,
Goldstein and Anthony (The Duke)
Maffetore. And now, as his inquiry
into the kill-for cash ring pro-
crosses, it appears that at last Mrs.
Alpert may get her revenge. Maj
fetore and Relies are confesSing as
fast as they can and ODwyer ex-
poets to close not only the Alpert
case but possibly 30 contract MUIR
ders.
Credit for cracking Murder, Inc,
goes largely to two men-ODwyer,
q former lahorer and policeman,
and Police Lieut.. John Osnato who
pounded a beat with ODwyer when
both we're rookie cops. Osnato in
duced Maffetore and Abraham
(Pretty) Levine to confess their ac-
tivities as trigger men for Murder,
Inc, this way:
MaffatOre Near Break
After his arrest, Maffetore was
placed alone in guarded hotel
room. He was permitted to spend
few days along with his thoughts.
Then Osnato strolled in, greeted
him in italian and offered few
cigarets which the prisoner smoked
greedily.
They're making a fool OF you,"
Os1lato jeered. "You haven't got a
dime. They've been grabbing the
big dough and what have you got?
They eat steaks and drink cham
payne. They wear good clothes
They wear good clothes. They 60
to Florida and play the races. What
do you do? You stay in Brooklyn
arA Mob ,,n u,I,ot fouy dnllapss H-<1Y
can. When did you ever have $1,000
in cash, like Relies had when he was
picked for vagrancy?"
Maffetore snarled that Osnato was
trying to make him squeal.
Sure" the policeman agreed.
"Why shouldn't you think of your
self for change, and your wife and
baby? They're going to be evicted
next ~wek-not Relies or Goldstein's
families. I want you to think of
Dixie Davis and how he's enjoying
himself in Arizona with his wife be-
cause he talked to Tom Dewey about
Jimmy Hines"
Break Comes at Last
The next time Osnato called,
Maffetore began to cry:
IT love my wife," he moaned. II
don't want to leave hers I'll talk"
When he had finished with his
story, Levine was brought into the
hotel room. The Duke proved to he
an apt pupil.
Pretty" MafYetore said, you're
just a punk like me. They made us
that way and they were ready to
knock us off, If they decided we
knew too much. Now you've got to
think of your wife and kid. That's
what I'm doing. I'm talking my
head off and that's what you've got
to do" L"vine said.
Life Of O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer came to this country
from ireland in 1910 when he was
20. He worked as hod-carrier
and coal-passer while attending
night school. In 1917 he was APP
pointed a policeman. He was grad
uated from Fordham Law school In
1923, started the practice Of law In
1925 and was appointed a magistrate |
In 1882. In 1888, he was appointed |
to the county court bench, a posi-
ton he held until his election.
1t was while he was a magistrate
that O'pwyer's brother was killed |
and from then on he waged an un-
ceasing war against crimes Of vio-
lence. He frequently warned gun
men they could expect no mercy in
his court. He Is hero to his staff, |
one Of whom remarked that had the
tabled Cock Robin been killed in
Brooklyn, O'Dwyer certainly would |
have found the slayer.
(Tomorrow-the last installment |
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