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’ er Past RECORD OF LOUIS (DOC) STACEY Stecey mede his first eppesrance eround the old Chicago Red Light District when he was sbout seventeen or eighteen years of sge. He started in as @e P and hes been known es one ever since, He worked for, end wea identified with three very notorious. houses in the old District, nemely Dego Frank Lewis, Cherlie Meybeum end Naurice Ven Buren. The old District was closed betveon 1915 end 1914 . end Stecey went beck to his home town, Melrose Perk where he nade hie hesdquerters, but lived in Aurore most of the time. In Aurors be ected es FP for the lendledy for a H. of P. known es Edna. Her son who slso took the naxe of Finer ptecey is now with “Doo” at the 0. P. Inne Elmer 8tecey, who ig like his father is e notorious P but hes been @ great many deels with "Doc". He mekes his hang-out et thajO. Pe Inne Dos Stecey also hes a brother by the neme of “Slug" Stecey, quite e notorious cherecter who works et the O. P. Inne If the three Staceys were kept apert, properly questioned, considerable might be learned as their stories would very soon differ. Stessesee eeg@eaeee 1919. oO When prohibition went into effect the first of July, 1010, Stecey took $500.00 thet he hed saved, bought liquor end eterted bootlegging in Aurora. He kept this up until 1921 incressing his business end meking coneidersble money. During 1921 he returned to Melrose Perk end formed @ liquor syndicate with a Roy, Deleno end George \Corere {not the Union men). Their territory wosl pert of Cook Comty end Kene County end they soon controlled the slki liquor and beer business in the sbove montioned territory. Stacey who controlled this syndicete sontimed the c | game until lete in 1925 or eorly in 1926 et which time A; Cepone hed teken over the eyndi cate in Chicago. Capone soon found thet this was ® lucretive territory, sent his men out, end told Stecey thet he wes going to teke over the territory but wes willing to put Stacey in es sforeasntioned mensger on e 10% cut. Stacey wes wise enough to give the territory upe This was the stert of his dowfell. Bis money soon went es he was e big spender. He did not take en interest in the business end the territory soon dwindled dow to nothing. Early in 1928 Stecey wes Yet out end Frenk : fae wes sent down to orgenise the territory. ale b2-239/15-4-40 ‘ = 4 ee i a rg ry - ——