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He Beats the Rap but You Take It
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| Title | He Beats the Rap but You Take It |
| Abstract | Photo and article about the murder trail of Charles Gargotta, "rat-faced Pendergast political lieutenant and gangster" reportedly interrupted by Sheriff Thomas Bash in "a killing party on Armour boulevard and Forest avenue" on August 12, 1933. Details about the case and information about other Kansas Citians involved, including the following: "Ferris Anthon, a rival Fifteenth street bootlegger" allegedly killed in the shooting by Gargotta; Sammy Scola and Gus Fasone, "friends of Gargotta and fellow workers in the North Side Democratic club" killed by Bash; John Lazia, "North Side gangster king" and owner of the Gargotta Buick; and presiding judge Merrill Ots, et al. |
| Date | May/17/1935 |
| Source | Future |
| Location | f051 F996 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Number | 19 |
| Page | 1-3 |
| Local Subject | Gargotta, Charles
Bash, Thomas B.
Armour Boulevard
Murders
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 114767 |
| CONTENTdm number | 16804 |
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