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Pe ernie —— ENCLOY Soa — we «ee a, Rosen et 7 ‘ i, ieCebe September 16, 1947 tr, Ancrevws Trt LOUIG CAMPAONA, with aliases, Louis Compacna, ' Louie Cook, Loute Carmint, Louis Compare y . laugh Coupagne, Louds Campagnis, Morino C, Cook, "lofty Louis" Comperna, "Little New Tork? Compa gne.. PERSOUAL BISTORY Loule Camparna is popularly kmown in hoodlum cirelea as "little tev York" Compagna. le wis born on September 23, 1900 at Brookin, Hew York. He parents, Louis and Norie Camparna, were born in Italy and entered the United States in 1899, settling in Brooklyn, New York. &¢ the age of fifteen, Canpigna left howe with a theatrical troupe ani toured through Texas and Celifornis finalty landing in Chicacpo. Hila early life in Chicaro wis spent as a teamoter an weiter. He was married at Chicago, Tllinois, on October 6, 1919 and had three children by this marriare. In hie oncupational questionaire filed with folectiva Service Board #2, Berwyn, Iliinols, Campacna stated that he wis e form proorietor and manager since 1932, Ne further atuted that he owned ant manared tro fares. (COL MPACFUTSTR ER PION cir On lmgenbar 27, 1943, in the U, S. District Court at hew Tork City, Louls Cazpacna and others wore found putty om jury trial for “violation oe: tho Anti-l"acketeoring Statute, The Goverment charged Canparna and tis ascccisiue 5 Charles Gioa, Phillip UlAndrea, Paul Yelucla and John Hosglli, with eons sini: wh William Dieff and Ceorge Browne in connection with extorting large sums of worn, from movies producers. On Lecenber Fl, 1943, Campagna m5 sentenced te coerce ton yearn ina Federal panitentiary and was fined $16,000, According to vurlous nevse paper accounts, 1+ wis Indicated that Louis Canpagna ds peroled from a Vutersi CHIMTUAT activ TIES GUNERALI “pville Owrer an! Georga Tartnan of the Chicage Tribu: wrote « serius of articles in Merch, 1943, which related that Campionato carear hac been packed eth crimes of violence, going back to December 20; 1917, wion he was guspoctos. ofa _ 100,000 bank robbery. He particlpated in an $24 ,000 holdup in Chicane and eo boon @ suspoct in & number of murdera ine lucing thosa of frankie Yale Usle, vy Fork gancster, jillian J, White, Chicaro mobster, Illinois State Nenresontatt vos echn ¢ Belton and Albort Prignano, but has never been convicted. ha has plezi: dan rtant An activities and o featdons of Chieacc labor unlono. ino part = (62m 751A Face In 1931 when Al Capone was sent to prison ho left his wriee@Mpe BQL AS my 214 rons the the hands of Louis Campercna, Frank Nitti, Paul Uslucia and others, : ae SUNY pe Ww. wr. Cle * =: SEO TRS terior, formerly of Local No, 66, Chicaco Plevater Operators anc i. Rose rot Union, prior to his death told States Attorney Thoma J, Courtine: thet e tebans offered hin #304000 t relinquish gontrol of the mion to Canjcgnie Mr. Harbdo —_ 2 Ae = CE! (62cm 3Sorial *y PL» 233.) —— Pn a cate a a oar oe _ rs aoe epee fe sey tae a Te antl tare ie ie ante ee ee es = oa . . oF" ™ ia _ et g, ° ee, wee ARE ee PS moe