The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-02-01

able to get away with it-until, in
the wake of the Committee hear
ings, he was sent to prison on the
New Jersey gambling charges. Pre-
viously. he had been arrested many
times on charges ranging from
grand larceny to kidnapping and ex-
tortion, but had paid only insignifi-
cant fines.
Adonis is slick and smooth, an eX-
pensively tailored figure with iron
gray hair pomaded into a Holly
wood type hair-do. His voice was
deep and gruff. but the words that
came from his mouth were mostly
wi Il d y, meaningless, lesaAstic
phrases which sounded like the
words of his counsel.
A bizarre picture Of still another
phase Of underworld life was given
by the former Virginia Hill, now
Mrs. Hans Hauser, the once-strik.
ing, erstwhile consort Of the muir
dered Buggy Siegel and other gang
sters. The strain Of the life she
had led since she ran away to Chi
cago at II from her little Alabama
town has taken its toll. Now IS, and
plumpish she no longer is the cap
tivating figure who once charmed
such gangsters as Siegel, Adonis
and Frank Costello.
She told a fantastic story Of how
she collected an annual income that
ran into thousands Of dollars from
''the men / was around'-only, she
Indignantly insisted, they ''were not
gangsters or racketeers."
When she began living with the
late Ben Siegel-her eyes flashed
Indignantly when Counsel HALEY
referred to him as 'Bugsy"-the
gifts ran into big money and even
"a house in Florida" costing
$49, 900.
HALEY questioned Miss Hill about
famous six weeks she spent at
Sun Valley. where, incidentally, she
met her latest husband, a skiing in
structor. In six weeks, she squand-
cred $12,00O-al but $500 Of it
paid in cash. Most Of the money
came from some Mexican gentle
men whose names she refused to
reveal as HALEY suggested. ''out Of
chivalry."
Her income tax return shows that
she used to report large winnings
from betting on the horses, any
where from $4,000 to $4,000. 81
didn't keep any books or accounts
or anything. but I paid what
thought was right" she explained.
When HALEY suggested that this
sort Of tax reporting might seem a
little irregular to Uncle Sam, she
peevishly snapped: ''Well, then,
he'll have to take care Of that,
won't hep"
Uncle Sam? Maybe he win,
Mrs. Hauser." Haley said.
Well" she retorted in her tough
little voice, that's all right, sure.
don't blame him."
II Buggy or Joe Adonis or any
Of her friends would start to talk
business around her, she testified,
she would just get up and walk
away. Whether you believe it or
not" she nared at HALEY, Il don't
know anything about their business
:. didn't want to know"
OF all the witnesses from the
crime world summoned before us
in New York, Frank Costello was
the focal point Of interest.
mo, Mr.. Haley" Costello said
toward the end of his long exam.
ination when counsel asked him Il
he supported a certain judges can.
didacy. Since the Aurelio case ]
burned my fingers once and new.
er participated in any candidates. !"
1t was not q convincing picture
that Costello sought to paint of his
lack Of political influence. There
can be no question:" the COMMITTEES
concluded that Frank Costello ha.
exercised a major influence upor
the New York County Democratic
organization, Tammany Hall. be
cause Of his personal friendship,
and working relationships with n,
officers and with Democratic dis
trict leaders even today in ten O,
the sixteen Manhattan districts"
Next week: Smashing the Grim.
Syndicate.
Condensed from the book, ''crime II
America" by Estes Kefauver. Cpr. 1881
Pub. By Doubleday, Inc. Dist, Genera
Features corr.--WNU.
Roloioh IN xnY;l II Cohool nov,