- 1899 in organized crime
"See also:"
1898 in organized crime ,
other events of 1899,1900 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in organized crime'.----
Events
*A gang war breaks out between the
Hip Sing andOn Leong Tongs overillegal gambling inNew York 'sChinatown .
*New YorkBlack Hand leaderGiuseppe Morello is arrested forcounterfeiting and sentenced to three years. Released in 1902, Morello establishes a system where counterfeit $5 US dollar bills would be printed inSicily and smuggled into the United States.
*Ignazio Saietta , known as "Lupo the Wolf", arrives inNew York .
*Charles Umbriaco arrives in New York later joining the Black Hand under Giuseppe Morello and Ignazio Saietta.Arts and literature
Births
*
Frank Abbatemarco ,Profaci crime family member
*Louis Amberg , New York (Brooklyn ) gangster
*Anthony Carfano ,Florida gambling racketeer
*Joseph J. DiCarlo "Jerry the Wolf"; "Joe the Gyp", Stefano Magaddino gunman and Miami gambling racketeer
*Murray Humphreys , Chicago Outfit member
*Vincent John Rao (Frank Arra ; Nunzio),Lucchese crime family consiglieri and associate ofWillie Moretti
*Jacob Shapiro ,Labor union racketeer
*Abner Zwillman ,New Jersey Prohibition gangster
*January 17 -Al Capone , Chicago Mafia leader
*December 1 - Gaetano Luchese,Lucchese crime family founder
*December 24 -Moe Dalitz [Morris Barney Dalitz] , Cleveland mobster and Las Vegas casino ownerDeaths
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