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Stecey still received favors from the syndicate es he hed etepped out gracefully end was siweys willing to do enything thet he could for them. Shortly efter this, Stecey shot e mnin Molrose Perk and the same wes squered under the Bob Crowe regime, The ayndicete then used Stacey on end off for smell jobs. He wes the men thet engineered the first kidnepping case of \Eesaarello, ef of Police ofAMelrose Park. Pesserello diseppesred or tvo weeks and then came back steting thet he hed been on e fishing trip. The second time he was kidnapped he never came beok end is now in a stone quaerrye ; banker by the neme of ¥Gosse. Goss wee connected with the Citizens Sevinge Benk of Melrose Perk. He hes e brother who at the present time is a benker in Elgine & This bank had some trouble. They hed a munber of Itelien Depositore end in some way the Itelian Depositors were fleeced. Just whet the trouble is, I don't know, but Stacey's threet was strong enough to make Goss leave Melrose Perk. ovot fost, Dos Stacey threstened a Melrose Park Bet seane@eeaesadaeaseaenzn ae 1950. In 1950 Stacey opened e H of P known es the White House loceted in Cook County but near Elgine He ren thie. plece for ebout eix months but hed e very tough crowd of Italians theres A sumber of fights took plece end e mmber of Elgin boys were bedly besten up. One Elgin boy in perticuler of # prominent fenily wes a0 bedly beaten up that his fether went te Cerburry, the Stete's Attorney end made # comilsint. As the White House wee located in Cook County, Carbdburry could do nothing, but sent the compleint to Swenson, This cowpleint vas forwerded direst to Capone end Cepone Bad the highway police clese this joint. After this, Stecey tried to open enother hoursg, but Capone hed it closed, Stecey hes been interested in the 0, F. Inn ~~" think since ebout 1926, 1927 or 1928. He eterted with s pertner : but now hes it himself, This plece has elways been frequented by end « heng out of some of the most notorious gangsters of this pert of the country. If wanted, I cen furnish e list of twenty to thirty big shots who have hung out there, They mode a prestice of having messages left there, receiving telephone cells there and # greet many jobs have been plenned et the O- P. Inne _ Charlie ver notorious mail robber wes hid out there for some _ time. ‘ ; ne : Note: ( Cheunsey Reid State's Attorney of Du Pege f° Countye You cen depend upon him. I think if he wents to, he sen help you e lot).